AMD SEMPRON Line?

[Mr. Analog]

 Me wanty upgrade and this seems like a cheaper way to go from 2000+ to 3000+ (only ~$130). Anyone out there in cartoon land know why I shouldn't buy one?

[Shayne]

 L2 cache is VERY low....

Barton 3000XP = 512KB
Sempron 3000XP = 128KB

...buy the barton for the cheap upgrade.  I went from a 2500 to 3200

[Mr. Analog]

 Would the Barton be compatible with my A7V333 though?

[Darren Dirt]

 *grumbles in shame at 50 month old P3-733*

[Shayne]

 

Would the Barton be compatible with my A7V333 though?

Outta be.  You might need to flash it, but the FSB on a 3000 barton is only 166 (166x2=333).   The 3200 XP might be a problem as the FSB becomes 200.

I would bet it works like a charm.  drop it in, fire it up.

With the upcoming pin change on the Athlon64s, it would be a very tough sell for me on those.

[Ustauk]

 Since you have a 2000+, you may want to double check what speed RAM you have.  You may have one or more 266 mhz memory modules you'd need to replace.

[Lazybones]

 As suggested, they are cheaper because somethings missing.. You want to game, so I would suggest a complete chip.

[Shayne]

 

As suggested, they are cheaper because somethings missing.. You want to game, so I would suggest a complete chip.

couldnt have said it better myself.

..Ustauk has a good point as well.  if you got some 266mhz DDR, you could be in trouble, but also note that 512MB DDR400 is $58.95 at memoryexpress (which is now the most uber CPU shop eva!).