> On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 Pong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > previous socket 754 Sempron models were really only 32-bit. so this could > be the Athlon XP rebadges. > > but newer batches of 754 Semprons are 64-bit capable and have SSE2, SSE3 > instruction sets but have either half or 1/4th L2 cache of their A64 > brothers. also they are as cheap (or even surprisingly cheaper in some > stores) as the 32-bit Semprons.
The processor is cheaper, the motherboard more expensive. > how to tell by ocular inspection? there is a 64-bit logo/mark on the > box. or if this is OEM (no box), look at the last two letters of > the processor code name on the metal plate and see if it ends with > the letters "BX". Wow, I bought a 64-bit processor by mistake! Now that you mentioned it I noticed that the box indeed has the "AMD 64" logo. It's probably time to download the 64-bit version of my favorite distro. -- Albert Einstein: Wichtig ist, dass man nicht aufho:rt zu fragen. (The important thing is that we don't stop asking questions.) Lust, ein paar Euro nebenbei zu verdienen? Ohne Kosten, ohne Risiko! Satte Provisionen für GMX Partner: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/partner _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
