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H.264 videos are rendered by the gpu along with other popular formats. However, pretty much ya.:lol:
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That could easily have been the first and only necessary comment in the thread.
"I can get a $21.24 cpu and have a 20-30% chance at an unlock, after which I might be able to overclock a relatively...
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good job! I've beenw aiting for one of these. now it can go together with my $15 motherboard.
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Superbiiz.com has the AMD Sempron Processor 145 AM3, OEM for $24.99 - $3.75 (Coupon Code DADSRULE, exp 6/18) = $21.24 with Free Shipping, the lowest price for this so far.
This CPU can potentially...
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The $15 AR ECS board does not have the option to unlock cores though it can overclock.
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Disagree, I have no problem watching 1080i mkvs with either XBMC or mpc-hc even with madvr renderer.
I haven't tried a bluray yet, but nice quality mkvs up to 20gbs - no problem.
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I've got a cheap bedroom HTPC with one of these and a ATI 5450 and it plays Blurays fine, but it's hooked to a 720p TV. Not sure about 1080p.
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Considering that you can buy an SB G530 for $35 at MC, they should be paying you take this e-waste off their hands. :lol:
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I had one of these last year that unlocked easily. OC to 3.2ghz with no voltage increase. Great chip.
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ordered 2 from the past deals, none unlock! just saying...
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These overclock fairly well too. I was able to get one unlocked to a dual core and clocked to 3.4ghz. Great value if you can unlock it
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awesome deal for HTPC :D Repped+TU
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Microcenters are available in all 17 states!!!! Wait, 17 states????
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:lol:
I wish I had a microcenter close by to take advantage of those deals but like Matt said, most people do not. I do not see why they don't offer any deals even half as good online than their...
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True, no unlock. but at $37 for motherboard and cpu, can I complain?
it's not like i'm planning to do any major stuff anyway.
i wonder how high i can get it up to using a stock cooler from my...
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is this not good with the ecs boards?
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I said ATI dedicated "CLASS" graphics- which includes integrated. Which I consider the ati 4/5/6 integrated GPUs to fall into.
exactly
any ati x8xG (42xx or higher video) chipset is fine, but...
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Norton is a virus in and of itself. Same with Mcaffee. The only paid Internet Security worth its salt that will run fine on pretty much any computer is Kaspersky Internet Security. It has a small...
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If you can't unlock the 2nd core you are pretty much fubar. I have a 145 and when its in single core "mode" its insanely slow. For $21 I don't really expect any better but be prepared to use as...
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easily unlocks and overclocks both cores to 3.5Ghz and stable w/o bumping up voltage on ASRock Mobos
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If we all had Microcenter stores around us, I'm pretty sure most AMD platform guys would get the Phenom B55 for $40 for a budget build.
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Ordered 2, couldn't unlock the second core on either.
Overclocks to 3.4 though.
Its ok for HTPC
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I bought one of these months ago and it's still in the envelope. I need to put together a computer to sell off. I think I have everything I need to do so.
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And the one in NJ doesn't have the G530. So good luck in finding the G530 in the other 16 states.
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my semrpon 145 build is strictly for fun and to recycle old components. i don't expect much out of - if it can do as much as a core2duo i'll be happy.
my old parts:
1 case, atx from 1998
1 psu,...
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The older 140 series generally were more likely to unlock to a dual core. Still, the 145's (whether they unlock or not) almost always can be overclocked to 3.4Ghz (or higher), which isn't bad for a...
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" but at $37 for motherboard and cpu, can I complain?"
yes- because single core CPUs are worthless as just having modern antivirus installed will cause you to end up with poor system performance...
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Looks like the coupon works for any item(s) in case someone was looking for something else...
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Hmm, very tempted to use the coupon code on the OEM 965 BE - would be less than $83 if I choose USPS first class.
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You are for sure stuck with single core with that ECS $15 MB. You can overclock it fairly well with that MB though. Even with a MB that supports core unlocking, it's not a sure thing that the...
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Thanks op. gabbed one. May grab another couple. Always good to have a couple for some low end builds for customers.
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good find. Great job. Thank you.
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coupon doesn't work for me says its been used and invalid
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What single core CPU were you using and with what graphics? 1080p flash works fine with this CPU stock along with 880g (HD 4250) integrated graphics. It should work just as well on older ATI...
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Yes- MSE isnt as bad as NortonIS or McaffeTP or others (vipre and trend and avg hog too)
I have personally observed MSE sit eating cpu time in task manager on systems with 2gb or more ram (probably...
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I have only ever heard the phrase "dedicated class" graphics to describe the graphics included with AMD's Fusion APUs. I don't know what you're referring to when you say "4/5/6 integrated GPUs," I...
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More than ok.
I have Pentium 4 Prescotts running ubuntu 11.10 with no problems at all. 1gb ddr, using radeon 9600 as video. runs every necessary work task 100% as well as my dual and quad core...
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eh, the cheap $15 ECS motherboards don't have onboard video anyway :)
there's a ton of cheap pcie video cards out there.
I'm not sure but guessing that even the lowly sempron 145 at single core...
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by 6 im referring to whats in the FM processors, and by 5, I was referring to the 5X0v but appears that dont share system memory so it doesnt apply
anyway
I disagree that people interested in a...
