Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Prescott 3.0GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 478 89W Single-Core Processor - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116027 $80 and 3.0 GHz, is this really that good of a deal? or another crap CPU that will screw up after a few months..? So opinions, good deal? or not? EDIT: Ok, I read up a little, and it's actually 1.5Ghz processors thrown together, so it only show up on games as being 1.5Ghz ? So Now, i have to go lower,~2.2Ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116063 Intel Pentium E2200 Allendale 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Ok, opinions on this?
the answer is no. GHz aren't the only thing that matters. pentium 4s are very inefficient. Yes it runs at 3Ghz(not 1.5, 3ghz) but it has a really long pipeline and few functional units so it's very inefficient. my core 2 duo @ 2.13Ghz is as much as three times as fast as that pentium 4 in some instances, and at the 3.6Ghz I have it running at day to day it absolutely blows the p4s out of the water. this is a better CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116052 on average it's around 20% faster than that p4 in single threaded aps and 140% faster in multi threaded aps. to put this into perspective a pentium 4 is literally HALF a pentium D. a pentium D has two pentium 4s within it, so do the math there. in conclusion p4s suck balls and were a huge mistake by intel(FYI when they were released, the pentium IIIs were faster than the pentium 4s and continued to be so until the PIIIs were discontinued)
I have a Pentium 4 (3.4 Ghz) ;( I know this is kinda like thread stealing but whats a decent (200-300$) CPU I can get for this motherboard. Link
Here is your motherboard on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx...N82E16813131534 Can only go up till Celeron D The only Celeron D I could find was this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116031 Other than that I would just get a new motherboard, new Processor, it will be cheaper and also will work for a couple more years Z
with a stock heatsink not sure maybe 2.2-2.4 with an aftermarket cooler probably 2.5-3.0 thats for the e2160
im buying an aftermarket cooler, and putting in a few extra fans, just not sure exactly where, and how cool it will keep it. Please tell me if this is all i need to get a system running. Do i need to buy any more cables, fans, ect. to get the thing running stock? DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106228 Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119106 HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136076 GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130085 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817256032 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820146565 BOARD:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128084 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819116063 This is my first build, and to be honest Im a little scared, because I don't want to spend too much,want everything compatible , and want everything to be there when i start the build. EDIT: and some arctic silver 5 thermal compound of course =) and maybe a after market cooler, after i get it built I want to see how high i can overclock with the stock cooler, then maybe buy another later.
get a budget board and OC a budget CPU. e2160 or e7300 gigabyte DS3l [/b][/quote] This is what I'm doing, how much do you think the 2.0Ghz can be overclocked to? Since im on a budget [/b][/quote] 2.6-3.2 GHz on the stock cooler; 3.0-3.4 on a better one consider http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813127049 and an e2180(it's $10 cheaper and will OC just as far. to hit 3Ghz you only need 333FSB and the IP35 and DS3 both hit 400-500 relatively easily) then put the difference into a heatsink http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835186134
Ok cool, thanks. So thee2180 with heat sink will go father than the other without a arctic heat sink? EDIT: Also is there any other cables, cords fanss, ect. that i need to buy to have a running PC?
yes. they're the same CPU in essence just the e2200 ha a 10x multi vs. a 9x mltiplier. higher multipluier CPUs require less capable boards and RAM to overclock, but in this case it doesn't matter.
