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Uhh.. Sempron is Socket A. Infact, Semprons are basically weaker XP's. I don't understand your thinking here.
Ok, not all Semprons are Socket A, but I don't see why you wouldn't get an XP with a 512 cache instead of a Sempron with 256?
I just recently ripped a CD with it to make a slipstreamed ISO for WinXP and when I go to burn it, it says the drive failed to initialize and I might have a bad disc. Ok, no problem. I put in a different disc (same brand) and it still gives me the same error. So I try, yet again, another disc...
My suggestion would be to get a case like this; http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-125-468&depa=0 and then mount your radiator above the optical drives and that would also be where the 120mm fans go. But that's just what I would do. :)
If I remember right, anything after Week 39 of production for the bartons is when they are locked, but don't hold me to that as I think I am only thinking of the 2500+'s..
As far as buying from Xoxide goes, I think they're pretty reliable. I've bought all my (LED) fans from them when the price was right, all have worked wonderuflly and aren't loud at all, even two 120MM fans (standard).
/end crappy sales pitch :p
With that same chip, mine is set to shutoff at 65°C, but I've never seen it go pass 45°C with my setup. Unless your room is blistering hot and your case has no airflow, I wouldn't worry about your CPU going over 55°C..
I have the Barton 2500+ overclocked to 2.5GHz on air. With aVcore of 1.75, I never run Prime95 (make that, never have), but I'd say I am fairly stable as I can game for hours on end or just plain leave my pc idle for weeks on end and I've never recieved any errors. However, I am certain that...
Psh, as if you couldn't tell they were going to eventually do a revamp of their site when they first changed the way the viewitem & shopping cart looked/acted.