[Pc_Support] Re: Appropriate PSU for Socket 754 and 6600GT AGP?

[Jason Boxman]

On Thursday 18 August 2005 22:36, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> BTW, I hope you didn't take offense to my prior posts.
> I just didn't want to see you go down Socket-462 which is _dead_.

No problem.  I posted my OP because it'd been so long I figured I was totally 
out of date.  Obviously, I was.  I'm glad someone took the time to set me 
straight so I didn't spend money on dead technology.

> AMD has Socket-754 planned out until next year, it's not dying at all.
> Socket-462 basically died last year, and as of now, is no longer being
> manufactured.
>
> Yes, I have said I don't think Socket-754 is worth it versus Socket-939,
> but that _assumes_ you're buying a new, higher-end PCIe card and power
> supply already.  If you already have an AGP card, and you want to save
> money on the PS, etc..., then Socket-754 with Sempron is a good move.

I actually jokingly looked into trying to run one of the Athlon 64 Mobile 
754s, as there are a few threads out there on which boards unofficially 
support the mobile microcode and what HSFs will work.  I finally decided 
against it, as it isn't worth the hassle.  The only reason I can see to try 
to run 64 Mobile on the desktop is to overclock the heck out of it.  So, I 
went with the Sempron so I could just 'plug and play'.  Plus, it's officially 
supported on my mainboard.

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Jason Boxman
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