I'm not an AMD guru, but I had a nearly identical setup to you! Old dual P3-933 on Tyan Thunder workstation. I ran into some odd problems with it so I finally decided to upgrade to AMD (I haven't used AMD since the K6-200 days).
I went with the MSI NF4 K8N 7125 NEO4-F and 3000+ ATHLON 64 939P. It's probably a touch bit more expensive than your choice but you can always drop the clock down. I'm always worried about the chipsets myself, but I think the latest 64 bit offerings from AMD seem more stable than the Socket A selection (which wasn't that horrible either if you knew how to get around the weirdness). - Carroll Kong > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 2:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] AMD board and CPU > > I have a old,k dual 1GB Tyan 250 setup that is used for > storage with my old PATA collection, as well as Video > recording with a AIW 9600 PRO. The board is giving me > problems, so I am thinking of upgrading to a AMD setup. I > haven't worked with AMD since the K62 days. > > I don't want to spend any real money for this, it is just my > third computer that I rarely turn on, but it is useful to have it > > ....Newegg has these for around $150, but I have no idea > what it is! I know the Sempron isn't their fastest chip, but > this a 64 bit setup isn't it? How does this chip compare to a > P4 ... is it suppose to be equal to a 3100 > > MSI K8T Neo-V Socket 754 VIA K8T800 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $55 > > AMD Sempron 64 3100+ Palermo 800MHz FSB Socket 754 Processor > Model SDA3100BXBOX - Retail $100 > > I need the AGP slot and I don't need anything on board... I > have a SMC GB NIC PCI card and a PCI SB Live Value and a > Antec 550 True Value Xeon PS with a 20 pin ATX adaptor. I > just need the board and the CPU. And I want no problems ... > just reliable computing. > > Could a AMD guru let me know if this sound like a good value? >
