Fast Computer On The Cheap? The Sempron 3100+ On Overdrive

Test System

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AMD Processors (Socket 754)
200 MHz FSB (DDR400) Sempron 3100+ (1800 MHz 128/256 kB)
Motherboard
Socket 754 DFI Lanparty nF3 250GbChipset : nForce 3 250 GBBIOS : 27.08.2004
Memory
DDR400 I 2x 512 MB - DDR400 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX512-3200XLTimings : CL 2.0-2-2-5
DDR400 II 2x 512 MB - DDR550 (200 MHz)Corsair TwinX CMX512-4400Timings : CL 2.5-4-4-8
Common Hardware
Graphics Card Sparkle GeForce 6800 GT
AGP GPU : NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GTMemory : 256 MB GDDR3-SDRAM
Hard Drive Hitachi DeskStar 7K250 HDS722525VLSA80250 GB, 8 MB Cache, 7200 rpm, SATA
DVD/CD-ROM MSI MS-8216 16x DVD
Software
NVIDIA Graphic Detonator 66.93
NVIDIA Chipset Driver Forceware 5.10
DirectX 9.0c
OS Windows XP Professional, 5.1.2600Service Pack 2

Benchmarks And Settings

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Benchmarks and SettingsOpenGL
Wolfenstein Version : 2.56 (Patch V 1.02)
Enemy Territory 1280 x 1024 - 32 bittimedemo 1 / demo demo4Geometric detail = highTexture detail = high
Doom III Version : 1.0.12621024x768 - 32 bitVideo Quality = High Quality
DirectX 8
Unreal Tournament 2004 Version : 32041280 x 1024 / 32 bit / Audio = offTHG8-assault-single
DirectX 9
3DMark03 Version 3.4.01024 x 786 - 32 bitGraphics and CPU Default Benchmark
Video
Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus Version : 9.1.2from : 352x288 MPEG-2 41 MBto : 720x576 MPEG-2 95 MBEncoding and Transition Rendering to MPEG-2/DVDno Audio
Auto Gordian Knot Version : 1.57 Beta
DivX 5.2 Audio = AC3 6ch
XviD 1.0.2 Custom size = 100 MBResulution settings = Fixed widthCodec = XviD and DivX 5Audio = CBR MP3, kBps 192182 MB VOB MPEG2-source
Audio
Lame MP3 Version 3.96Wave 17:14 minutes (182 MB) to mp332 - 320 kBitVBR = level 3
Applications
3D Studio Max 6.0 Characters "Dragon_Charater_rig"
Discreet Pixel : 1024 x 768Rendering Single
Synthetic
PCMark 2004 Pro Version : 1.2.0CPU and Memory Tests
SiSoftware Sandra 2004 Version 2004.10.9.89CPU Test = MultiMedia / CPU ArithmeticMemory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.