Click on the links to obtain price and to review PC Authority test results on the new processors.  
  

	New AMD with performance tests: Sempron Athlon X2 Phenom X4
	New Intel with performance tests: Pentium Dual Core Celeron Dual-Core Core Duo Core 2 Quad Core 2 Extreme
	Used AMD prices: Athlon XP Athlon Sempron K-6
	Used Intel prices: Pentium 4 HT Pentium 4 Pentium III Pentium II Pentium
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	Building a PC  Learn how to build a creativity or gaming PC based on an Intel® processor.		Optimize and Upgrade Your PC  Compare Intel parts against other manufacturers
At the moment for Prices - please go to the vendors page of this web site and visit the traders web site.
Type		Price		FSB	Socket
	2.8 - 3.2GHz	contact a vendor for a quote		800	LGA775
	3.2 - 3.73GHz	contact a vvendor  for a quote		800 - 1066	LGA775 / mPGA478
	3.0 (630) / 3.2 (640) / 3.6  - 2mb cache	/ $645 / $954		800	LGA775
	2.8GHz / 3.0 (530)	/ $276
	3.0 (531) / 3.2 / 3.4 (1mb cache)	/ $332 / $444
	3.0 (E)	$285		800
	Pentium PIII	..
450MHz / 500 / 550 / 600		$30 / $40 / $49 / $59		100	Slot 1
550MHz / 600 / 650 / 667		$45 / $50 / $55 / $60		100 / 133	370
733 / 800 / 866 / 933 / 1000		$65 / $75 / $45 / 60 / $75		100 / 133	370
	2.66 / 2.8 / 2.93/ 3.2 GHz	$129 / $150 / $168 / $call		533	LGA775
	2.4 / 2.6 / 2.8	$113 / $127 / $147		533	478
266, 300, 350 MHz		check with vendors		100	Slot 1
366MHz / 400 / 433 / 466 / 500		$5 / $5 / $12 / $10 / $19		.100	370
566MHz / 600 / 700 / 900		$15 / $20 / $37 / $59		.100	370
Pentium II		.
233MHz / 266		$3 / $ 7		66	Slot 1
300MHz / 333 / 350 / 400 / 450 / 550		$ 8 / $ 9 / 10 / $19 / $ 35 / $ 70		.100	Slot 1
PENTIUM Non-MMX		.
90MHz / 100 / 133 / 120 / 133		$ 1 / $2 / $2 / $2		33	socket 7
150 / 166 / 200		$ 2 / $ 5 / $10		33	socket 7
PENTIUM - with MMX
166 / 200 / 233		$ 5 / $10 / $15		33	socket 7

 

	System building guide Find recommended component lists  and other documentation to help build, upgrade or optimize your system.		Component System Information * Recommended motherboards * Cooling solutions * Power supplies
At the moment for Prices - please go to the vendors page of this web site and visit the traders web site.
Type	pProcessor			FSB	Socket type
	3800 / 4200 / 4400 /  4600 / 4800				939 / AM2
	3000 / 3200				939
	2800 / 3000 / 3200				754
	3000 / 3200 / 3400 /				939
	3500 / 3700 / 3800
	2800 / 3000				754
	2600 / 2700 / 2800			333	462 - socket A
	3000 / 3200			400
					462 - socket A
	2200 / 2400 / 2500 /
	2600 / 2800
	2600 / 2800 / 3000 / 3100				754
ATHLON				66	Slot 1
ATHLON				100	socket A
				100	socket A
	300 / 450			66	socket 7

The vendors provide a full range of processors. This is just a small sample of the CPU / processors that are available for sale at the market, so please ask your vendor. 

If you need a CPU that is not on the listed, please contact the vendors < vendor contact information >  
 

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Check that your motherboard BIOS has the CPU temperature monitor ENABLED as well as the cooling fan .

The build-up of dust can slow the CPU fan and increase the operating temperature of the processor.

CPU cooling is essential for the system to work without the Windows BLUE SCREEN popping up. 

  If your buying a AMD 64 bit processor use WINDOWS XP Professional x64, 64 - bit native applications can deliver more data per clock cycle, making them run faster and more efficiently.

The 64 processor enables larger memory, supporting up to 128 gigabytes (GB) of RAM and 16 terabytes of virtual memory, enabling applications to run faster when working with large data sets. Applications can preload substantially more data into virtual memory, allowing rapid access by the 64-bit processor. 

Visit Microsoft for further information

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