- 45nm Sargas 45W
- 1MB L2 Cache
Best possible price/performance
07/13/2010
This review is from: AMD Sempron 140 - Sempron Sargas Single-Core 2.7 GHz Socket AM3 45W Processor - SDX140HBGQBOX
Pros:
-Cheap
-Run Windows 7 64 bit without a hiccup
-Overclocks well
-I hear a lot a lucky people unlocked the 2nd core(I wasn't lucky)
-Comes with a heatsink
-Supports both ddr2 and ddr3 1066
-Runs very cool
-Uses low power
Cons:
-You aren't guaranteed a 2nd core
-Bottlenecks my SSD :)
-Bottlenecks my $35 graphics card (hd 4350) when playing COD 4 modern warfare
Overall Review:
I just can't unlock the second core! No matter what, I can't even get into the BIOS. What a bummer, it stinks badly playing Call of Duty 4 on a single core. Overclocking it to 3.75 Ghz helped a little though. I bought this because I really wanted to get a whole new build, but didn't have enough money. So I bought this for around $33 and a graphics card for around $35 until I can get the phenom II 965 ($180) and hd 5850 ($300). I can still play cod 4 at 800X600 resolution at 60+ fps, but that's the highest I can go. I get about 5-10 fps at my monitors native resolution (1920X1080) It's ok though, I almost have enough money saved up for the phenom II and after that I can start mowing lawns for my graphics. If all you do is surf the web, watch movies, and run security software, this is all you need. I might, however suggest an upgrade the the athlon II, which is like $20 more but two cores is worth it, because Windows 7 can use two cores and almost everything today can as well.
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