Sempron offers decent performance at rock-bottom prices for those on tight budgets.

A cheap, lightweight choice for single-core applications, but you get the performance you pay for.

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Despite the processor industry being driven for so long by the now dispelled 'Megahertz Myth', AMD's budget conscious 1.833GHz Sempron 2600+ CPU put in an very good showing.

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We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

Producing a PC for under a thousand dollars will inevitably lead to compromises – do you go for a better screen or more processing power?

There may be two main CPU manufacturers, but picking the right processor is anything but simple. We put 51 CPUs through their paces

Impressive quality, considering the bargain basement price. We're talking sub $1000 here.

Right now, this is the best bargain to be had in the notebook world.

If you’re locked into Intel, there’s value to be had. But AMD’s Sempron is the budget-buyer’s king.

Computer maker terminates exclusive Intel marriage.

Synonymous with cost effective CPUs, Intel's Celeron has carved a market for itself by producing products which are reliable and boast something many others cannot – interoperability. This has been achievable by producing products that work with the same socket 478 pin configuration found across the entire range of processors.

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The latest Lenovo ThinkCentre A Series desktop PCs offer AMD single- ordual-core processors.

A range of cut-down Core 2 Duo processors that are fine for everyday tasks.

Free version of a distribution ideal for beginners