daft geeky Q about P4 CPU's.......

[Tiger]

what would be the better/faster processor out of these 2:

P4 2.8 800fsb 512 cache HT

P4 3.0 800fsb 512 cache non HT


thanks

 

[David]

you wouldn't notice the difference but 'id argue that it would probably be the 2.8...but then i think it would depend on what your doing with it.

 

[McBunny]

i wouldnt go for either get a pentium d805 only a 2.8 dual core but can over clock to 4.1gig (about 3.7 withou fancy cooling) making it the faster than the extreme editions

 

[KyleB]

my mates ht machine ran fm2005 like a dream, even though mine was a similar spec.

so id guess ht makes a fair bit of difference

 

[Pettsi]

What are you planning on using your pc for? thats what you have got to think about..

 

[Jays172]

the 2.8 ht, but go for amd....

 

[Hotshot]

got a really geeky picture to put up when i get home, apparently my new CPU arrived from Intel. Test CPU ahoy!



p.s amd are balls.

 

[Jays172]

pps - intel are squares

 

[David]

ppps amd suck

 

[Jays172]

pppps - this is getting a bit ghey, and pointless!! there both made by yanks

 

[Tiger]

ill be mainly using it for music software ie. reason, ableton etc etc then just fartin about the net....

 

[David]

get the 2.8 mate, you woin't notice it anyway unless your encoding

ppppps agreed!

 

[Hotshot]

got the new cpu, ben trying to get a bleedin photo of it all weekend but the writing is way way to small.

"intel confidential" stamped on the top and a helluva lot of test docu's. benchmarks to follow once the new RAM arrives, haven't got a damn scooby what it is 775set and the test date seems to cover Intel Extreme Edition Dual Cores @ the 3.5->3.7 range

 

[Tiger]

i ended up buying the P4 3.0 800fsb 1MB cache with Hyper Threading got it for 60 delivered, i forgot about one i was watching on ebay the exact same cpu and it went for 42 quid, what a steal!

 

[G_F]

i ended up buying the P4 3.0 800fsb 1MB cache with Hyper Threading got it for 60 delivered, i forgot about one i was watching on ebay the exact same cpu and it went for 42 quid, what a steal!

Lots of rebrands on ebay, i.e 2ghz rebranded to 3ghz..

I have the article (pcpro) at home, i will scan it in when i get home.

 

[Tiger]

Lots of rebrands on ebay, i.e 2ghz rebranded to 3ghz..

I have the article (pcpro) at home, i will scan it in when i get home.

jesus! dont say that.....

this is it here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6881113112&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWN:IT&rd=1

do they change the print on the actual cpu like?

 

[1fast6]

Haven't heard of it but i guess its possible seeming as though the multiplier is unlocked on prescott cores and standard chips will do a fair bit over their standard rating. e.g. my 3.2 is at 4.2 ghz, thats with water cooling though.

I don't rate the dual core chips. I've tried about 25 at work through different machines and they all overclocked poorly and gave no real performance gain for just a single workstation. Useful in a server environment though.

 

[wozzaa]

The 2.8ghz dual core now is known for being a bit of a monster overclocker though well now it is.

And multithreaded apps are starting to become a bit more normal now. Few of the latest games support dual cores. Oblivion is one of them.

 

[wozzaa]

dobule post it didnt show up before