I am looking for a reliable supplier for an AMD processor for my laptop.
I need part number TMSMT40BQX5LD to go into a socket 754 mother board.
I am using that part number, because it is the lowest power rating/highest temp tolerance due to the fact that my laptop has some inherent cooling issues.
Anyone know a good place to find one? specifically a trust worthy vendor that will over night me one so I am not down for too long?
Thanks!!
RD
im all about Frys
they have a local store and its freaking huge, with better deals than places like best buy and stuff.
i dont know if they will have what you are looking for, but they are warehouse style.
Try this:
I always shop www.tigerdirect.com
Unfortunety, not any of those sources has the model number I need.
Here is the processor I am looking for. Notice the low voltage, and high heat tolerance.
There are several others on that page, of varying speeds, but the specific part# I want is the fastest of them.
Why? So in a few weeks/months you can post a question about another virus your windows box got? Go here instead!
lol
-David
You know, everyone says Macs/Apples are so great, and PC suck really bad, so I decided to follow the crowd and I bought one.
It sits unused collecting dust because NONE of my company software runs on the damm thing.
They supposedly have some sort of compatibility software to force PC programs to run on them, but it tooooootally sux, and my Futures/Commodity trading software will not run reliably on it AT ALL. Infact, the Tec support told me flat out the software will not work on a mac, no matter what kind of utility they “Claim” to have for making it do so. After too many long frustrating attempts, he has gotten to the point where he will not even try to help a mac user to get it to work. It’s a long drawn out exercise in total futility that NON ONE has the time or patience for.
The Mac is the biggest piece of crap I have ever seen. It’s only good for word processing, and internet cruising. As far as my Real business needs, it’s completely useless.
In addition to that, I had a friend who repairs computers for a living, he hates working on Macs because parts are more difficult to get, they are much harder to physically dissembled and work on and by far, more difficult to trouble shoot.
In Addition to THAT, he tells me they break, don’t work, and get viruses just as much as PC’s do. The ONLY reason they “Appear” to have less problems, is there just aren’t many people using them, so they don’t show up in the repair shops as much.
If you look at the market share they have, it’s the same percentage as the repair stats (Macs in the shop, to PC’s), so shut the F’n hell up about your stupid love toy already.
In addition to THAT addition, a new processor will cost me around $100.00
An ENTIRE NEW computer will be $1000.00 (Mac or otherwise)
AND I have no way to get any of my software to run on the worthless thing, and no way to transfer all my data, any of my files, company records or anything that is critical to running my business. Even if I could, Macs are such crap that NONE of it would run on one anyway! (and what few things would run, wouldn’t run smoothly)
It would be a huge unsurmountable headache just so idiots like you can be all mentally blank and spout “Get a Mac, it just works” over and over like the mindless drones and brainwashed fools you all are.
Now, if you are not going to be of help, and instead spout mindless brain washed Mac propaganda at me, that is so beyond useless to solving my problem, get the hell off the thread and stop making an ass of yourself…all you are doing is really ****ing me off, because you think you have God’s damed gift to the computer world, and all a Mac really offers is one huge god dammed headache after another, and endless vertually impossible problems to over come (none of which I have the time, or hours and hours and hours to solve (and thats not even saying that most cannot be solved anyway), when my PC has a SIMPLE, CHEAP and easy solution.
No go F yourself.
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895149]No go F yourself.[/QUOTE]
Oh geeze, I must have hurt your feelings. I am sorry RD.
I am sorry you need new PC parts every few months to keep your machine running smoothly. I am sorry your software developer makes you suffer through using Windows. I am sorry you get viruses that wipe out your hard drive and you lose important files. I am sorry your computer repair guy knows nothing about Mac’s.
Meanwhile, my trusty POS mac has been running 3 years without 1 single crash. Not 1. And my laptop - which is an Intel based Mac Book? Even better! Got it 6 months ago, not a single problem with the OS, not a single application crash ( and I run Pro Tools on it with loads of Plug Ins).
Again, I am sorry that I made you curse at me. Go ahead, get another AMD chip.
lol
-David
Oh,and one more thing, you wanna test how (Q vally girl voice) “Totally awesome” (/Vally Girl voice) your Mac is when it comes to viruses? Go install a P2P client, search on Evanessence and download all thier songs. The record companies have a 2 part Trojan that they have embedded in several songs, and then released onto the P2P networks…lets see how well your precious “Mac” survives THAT!!
If you are lazy, i am more than willing to e-mail you copies of the songs in question.
Have fun restoring your hard drive after the Trojan wipes it out…Macs just don’'t have the recovery tools PC’s do.
[QUOTE=CLFLPstudent;895154]Oh geeze, I must have hurt your feelings. I am sorry RD.
I am sorry you need new PC parts every few months to keep your machine running smoothly. I am sorry your software developer makes you suffer through using Windows. I am sorry you get viruses that wipe out your hard drive and you lose important files. I am sorry your computer repair guy knows nothing about Mac’s.
Meanwhile, my trusty POS mac has been running 3 years without 1 single crash. Not 1. And my laptop - which is an Intel based Mac Book? Even better! Got it 6 months ago, not a single problem with the OS, not a single application crash ( and I run Pro Tools on it with loads of Plug Ins).
Again, I am sorry that I made you curse at me. Go ahead, get another AMD chip.
lol
-David[/QUOTE]
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It’s nice to know your machines runs well for you, and does what you need it to. However, it would never work for my applications, so advising me to take on an extensive burden just so you cna feel good about your toy will not help me.
It gets really f’n annoying when I need some advice on a SIMPLE problem, and Mac users solution is to S#it can my entire system and go with a platform that is completely useless to me (thus creating thousands of problems, when I only have one).
Also, maybe YOU have not had many mac problems, but I know plenty of people who have, most are problems PC users also deal with, yet they still totally denie they even have them, even when I have been in the room when it happens. (hence why I say Mac users are brainwashed). It’s like talking to people in Cults.
Two examples off the top of my head, one freind of mine actually sat there talking about how much greater macs are then PC’s while at the same time struggling to clean a virus out of her system that had crippled her computer.
My sister has had macs as long as i have had PC’s, and she has also had her share of problems, that in no way proves the supposed “Superiority” of a Mac. If anything, all I have seen are people with Macs having all the same issues with thier computers as everyone else. The mantra “It just works” is complete propaganda and a total lie that does not pan out in my experience.
I have, on the other hand, seen plenty of PC users who have bought PC’s and had them for many, many years with out a single issue. My ex wife for instance still has a windows 98 platform. The ONLY reason she got her new laptop, is because she is now using it for work related projects and that requires Windows 2000 or higher to run what she needs. She to, has not had a single problem with it. I don’t know too many people still using with Macs from 1997
My daughter has had 2 PC, the home made one was problematic, the laptop her mom bought her is a stable system with no issues at all.
MY Pc’s, despite occasional issues that pop up, which are generally simple fixes and most often caused by minor incompatibilities in the way I built them, generally perform very well. I can have 34 widows open at once, run movies (including Quicktime), charts, write estimates, listen to Itunes and what not, and my desktop hardly even slows down. I have yet to see a Mac perform that well, under that extreme of a load. Infact, I have seen macs almost lock up with half the number of open windows.
My laptop is made by Averatec, and THAT is the ultimate source of all it’s problems. Avaratec is crap. The whole thing is built out of the cheapest components, NOT what matches well. The reason I am am looking for the specific part number, is NOT because that is what the laptop came with, but because it has the specs that my laptop needs. Averatec built it with a processor that runs way to hot in a platform with a substandard cooling system. That has NOTHING to do with the PC platform, and everything to do with Averatec poorly optioning out thier system.
So to sum it up EVERYONE I know that has had Macs, has had problems with them, but only about half the people I know that are running Pc’s have had problems.
Of the PC people who have had problems, they were all like me and built thier own systems (or bought an Averatc product). Anyone I know that bought a decent brand of PC and used it right out of the box has had a stable, reliable system from day one. PC for the most part, literally do “Just Work”
PS.
My friend is very skilled, and knows his way around macs very well (he sees plenty of them in his repair business). If he says they are much more complicated to work on, then they are just that.
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895155]Oh,and one more thing, you wanna test how (Q vally girl voice) “Totally awesome” (/Vally Girl voice) your Mac is when it comes to viruses? Go install a P2P client, search on Evanessence and download all thier songs. The record companies have a 2 part Trojan that they have embedded in several songs, and then released onto the P2P networks…lets see how well your precious “Mac” survives THAT!!
If you are lazy, i am more than willing to e-mail you copies of the songs in question.
Have fun restoring your hard drive after the Trojan wipes it out…Macs just don’'t have the recovery tools PC’s do.[/QUOTE]
So, you’re saying if I do something illegal, I will get a virus that destroys my hard drive? Even if I have a mac?
Well, then - no thank you. Don’t need that!
-David
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It’s nice to know your machines runs well for you, and does what you need it to. However, it would never work for my applications, so advising me to take on an extensive burden just so you cna feel good about your toy will not help me.[/quote]
It was a joke going back to the last ‘conversation’ we had about computers. Calm down.
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895160]Reply]It gets really f’n annoying when I need some advice on a SIMPLE problem, and Mac users solution is to S#it can my entire system and go with a platform that is completely useless to me (thus creating thousands of problems, when I only have one).
Also, maybe YOU have not had many mac problems, but I know plenty of people who have, most are problemes PC users also deal with, yet they still denie they even have them.[/quote]
There are mac problems, but the majority of people who use mac’s can work around them or there is a fix fairly quick. Not nearly as many BSOD’s though. Not nearly on a mac. If your ‘repairman’ friend says otherwise he’s either lying or his clients are imbeciles.
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895160]Reply]Two examples off the top of my head, one freind of mine actually sat there talking about how much greater macs are then PC while at the same time struggling to clean a virus out of her system that had crippled her computer.[/quote]
There are plenty of Mac anti-virus software out there. Didn’t say you shouldn’t use them, just that I don’t and I never had a problem. I bet you use AV software, but you still come here every bunch of months with a virus question.
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895160]Reply]My sister has had macs as long as i have had PC’s, and she has also had her share of problems that in no way proves the supposed “superiority” of a Mac. If anything, all I have seen are people with Mac having all the same issues with thier computers as everyone else.[/quote]
See above answer. Plus, if you are doing stuff you shouldn’t be doing don’t be surprised if your computer catches a cold
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;895160]Reply]I have, on the other hand, seen plenty of PC users who have bought PC’s and had them for many, many years with out a single issue. My ex wife for instance still has a windows 95 platform. The ONLY reason she got her new laptop, is bacuse she is not using it for work related porjects and that requires Windows 2000 or higher to run what she needs. She to, has not had a single problem with it.
So to sum it up EVERYONE I know that has had Macs has had problems with them, but only about half the people running Pc’s have had.
Of the PC people who have had problems, they were all like me and built thier own systems. Anyone I know that bought a PC and used it right out of the box has had a stable, reliable system from day one.[/QUOTE]
Why then do you need to upgrade the Processor, the video card, the sound card et al ad nauseum to make you box run smoothly?
No worries mate, didn’t mean to get your feathers all ruffled.
-David
ps here you go with the AMD chip but it looks to be in the $200-$300 range
Why then do you need to upgrade the Processor, the video card, the sound card et al ad nauseum to make you box run smoothly?
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because I was poor when I built the one I have now, and couldn’t afford the one i should have bought in the first place. Remember, my desktop was build by scavenging through my friends scrap box. So over time, when I get some extra money, I like to put better parts in it. you generally don’t need to do that with an out of the box unit.
Other people have special needs, for instance, if they are big gammers. So they buy the best system they can find, and then put an upgraded video card. Other times, new technology comes out, and the PC owner just “Wants” to upgrade to the newest, baddest component. They are like audio freaks in that respect. Some people just prefer to customize everything that they own (Cars, sound systems, TV Computers etc…)
Some people are perfectly happy buying off the rack clothing, others prefer to have everything custom tailored. PC’s generally give you both options. I think PC owners tend to attract custom freaks more than Macs do. Macs seem to attract people who like pretty colors and catchy marketing slogans.
I looked at the link you posted. I have been finding that as well.
I may have to go with a lessor Processor. My system has a 1.8 Gig Processor in it now. I don’t want to go any slower than that.
I did find a TMSMT32BQX4LD for $159.00 that will work. It’s the same speed as I currently have, but a lower wattage (will generate less heat), and the heat tolerance is very high at 95 degrees celcius.
The other option I may have, is to go with a slower CPU, but one that has a larger cache. It should give similar performance, and run even cooler.
I also “Could” just put a sempron in it. Those run hot though, but are only like $30.00-$40.00 I am sure I could get another year or so out of one, but then I’d be doing the same mismatching Averatec did originally (PS, don’t EVER buy an Avaretec product!!!).
The original replacement is $99.00, but I want one the runs cooler.
I always go with tigerdirect.ca or tigerdirect.com i guess for you folks in america.
They generally don’t have much of a problem sourcing a part if you need it.
alternately, why not go straight to source RD?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/
they will tell you exactly where to get that part.
p.s MACs are crap. lol You are 100% correct about them being application handicapped because they are. They have a miserable market share and misleading marketing backing them up. Most apple products with one or two exceptions, like pro-tools are utter crap on an industry standard scale.
Also, i have a e370d ibm laptop. It still runs awesome! that system is from 1996! lol Still hums along while my G2 and G3 collect dust because they can’t even run pshop as well as my compaq amd 3500+ 64 single core. lol.
can’t get enough mac bashing frankly. 
compaq amd 3500+ 64 single core. lol.
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That is a really nice CPU. It runs a bit hot for my application due to the fact that Averatec seems to have included a cooling system as an after thought, but it is the CPU i’d be using If I didn’t have factory design flaws to compensate for.
If I have time today, I may drill a few more holes in the case, in a select location to see if that improves my cooling problem. If it does, then i will just get a hotter processor. Although, I am a bit doubt full I can get it to improve enough.
Unfortunetly the ideal CPU for my application is darn near $300.00.
If I wasn’t broke though, I’d order one today, and also find a much larger, cooler running Hard Drive. I have an 80 Gig now, that is just about filled. I can’t add memory though, so I am stuck with the 1 gig I have, due to the second chip installs right where I need air flow to the CPU. Adding memory will just block off badly needed air flow, because of where it installs on the board.
[I]alternately, why not go straight to source RD?
http://www.amd.com/us-en/[/I]
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The CPU I need is discontinued. I have to search and find someone who has one as old stock. It seems every other Laptop manufacturer knows how to make laptops with good cooling systems, so CPU’s with extreme performance standards are not needed too often.