AMD Sempron 140 AM3 Processor, Asrock AM2+ N68C-S UCC mATX Motherboard and Geil Value 2GB DDR3 1333 Memory - £67.98 @ Ebuyer

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  StormB2 years, 2 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  I priced up the following base unit for £125 using the above (no O/S).
  
  Above CPU, mobo and processor - Quickfind 257985 - £67.98
  Maxtor 250GB SATA HD - Quickfind 159393 - £15.70
  Case + 450W PSU - Quickfind 174506 - £22.85
  DVDRW (Retail - inc SATA cable) - Quickfind 194089 - £13.61
  Molex to SATA adapter - Quickfind 158874 - £1.79
  Extra SATA cable - Quickfind 161360 - £1.73
  Kettle lead - Quickfind 20293 - £1.76
  
  Total - £125.42
  
  I normally wouldn't skimp on the PSU (I have a Seasonic in my normal rig) but at this kind of price I would make an exception.
  

  
  Edited By: StormB on Mar 16, 2011 13:51
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  danakajoel2 years, 2 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Is this a dual or quad core?
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  StormB2 years, 2 months ago #3Show comment toolsReply

  danakajoel

  Is this a dual or quad core?

  
  
  Just single core out of the box.
  
  Although it's simply a dual core with one core disabled. The second core can be re-enabled using the motherboard, but only if it's not a dud. Some will work, some won't. It's a lottery.
  
  Personally I think this cheap for a single core set up. If it becomes a dual core then it's fantastic value.
  

  
  Edited By: StormB on Mar 16, 2011 13:59
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  PhilK2 years, 2 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Aren't the A3's triple core ?
  One core disabled, but most motherboards can re-enable that dud core ?
  If so it's a spectacular deal
  But probably showing my lack of knowledge on the subject !X)
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  StormB2 years, 2 months ago #5Show comment toolsReply

  PhilK

  Aren't the A3's triple core ?
  One core disabled, but most motherboards can re-enable that dud core ?
  If so it's a spectacular deal
  But probably showing my lack of knowledge on the subject !X)

  
  
  I'm pretty sure these are dual core Athlon X2 Regor's with a core disabled. The Athlon X3 and Phenom X2 processors are both from quad-core processors. Therefore if you're lucky with a Phenom X2 you can turn a dual core into a quad core!
  
  However they aren't as cheap as this deal ;)
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  ssjinzo2 years, 2 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  StormB

  I priced up the following base unit for £125 using the above (no O/S).
  
  Above CPU, mobo and processor - Quickfind 257985 - £67.98
  Maxtor 250GB SATA HD - Quickfind 159393 - £15.70
  Case + 450W PSU - Quickfind 174506 - £22.85
  DVDRW (Retail - inc SATA cable) - Quickfind 194089 - £13.61
  Molex to SATA adapter - Quickfind 158874 - £1.79
  Extra SATA cable - Quickfind 161360 - £1.73
  Kettle lead - Quickfind 20293 - £1.76
  
  Total - £125.42
  
  I normally wouldn't skimp on the PSU (I have a Seasonic in my normal rig) but at this kind of price I would make an exception.
  

  
  
  
  good for a person a budget but the hard drives not in stock you might want to amend that
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  martysg2 years, 2 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Recently built my new system around the Sempron 145 and I can confirm that the "Everyday Performance" is a fair assessment, a real bargain in my opinion. Second core said unlocked but then I had problems loading Linux Mint OS so I returned it to single core (you may have more luck in Windows). Bargain price so able to pair it with a decent Motherboard.
  Sempron 145, Asus M4A88T-M, 2Gb DDR3 : £103 at Scan
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  StormB2 years, 2 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  ssjinzo

  StormB

  I priced up the following base unit for £125 using the above (no O/S).
  
  Above CPU, mobo and processor - Quickfind 257985 - £67.98
  Maxtor 250GB SATA HD - Quickfind 159393 - £15.70
  Case + 450W PSU - Quickfind 174506 - £22.85
  DVDRW (Retail - inc SATA cable) - Quickfind 194089 - £13.61
  Molex to SATA adapter - Quickfind 158874 - £1.79
  Extra SATA cable - Quickfind 161360 - £1.73
  Kettle lead - Quickfind 20293 - £1.76
  
  Total - £125.42
  
  I normally wouldn't skimp on the PSU (I have a Seasonic in my normal rig) but at this kind of price I would make an exception.
  

  
  
  
  good for a person a budget but the hard drives not in stock you might want to amend that

  
  
  
  Quite right. Looks like it's gone out of stock since I posted. Maybe swap the HD for a 500GB model?
  
  Above CPU, mobo and processor - Quickfind 257985 - £67.98
  Seagate 500GB SATA HD - Quickfind 158860 - £26.88
  Case + 450W PSU - Quickfind 174506 - £22.85
  DVDRW (Retail - inc SATA cable) - Quickfind 194089 - £13.61
  Molex to SATA adapter - Quickfind 158874 - £1.79
  Extra SATA cable - Quickfind 161360 - £1.73
  Kettle lead - Quickfind 20293 - £1.76
  
  Total - £136.60
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  realdeals2 years, 2 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  Good spot the sempron 140 is a great budget cpu with amd's usual scope for overclocking, in its natural state its a 2.7g but has been know to be clocked upto 3.5g and stable so if you can unlock the 2nd core you can have upto a 2 x 3.5g NIce :-)
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  montyburns562 years, 2 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  I was going to post this deal myself, but I thought that everyone would vote it cold 'cos it's not an i7 and has cheap memory. X)
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  StormB2 years, 2 months ago #11Show comment toolsReply

  montyburns56

  I was going to post this deal myself, but I thought that everyone would vote it cold 'cos it's not an i7 and has cheap memory. X)

  
  
  I know what you mean!
  
  At the end of the day computer hardware only needs to be as good as what you do with it. This would be a great office/web machine. It's actually overspecced for something like Ubuntu.

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