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    Single threaded Apps are too SLOOOWWW!

    Thanks for the advice. To edplayer : my motherboard caps out at 399mhz FSB with DRAM in all 4 slots. It doesn't have that cap if I only have 2 sticks of DRAM installed. Kind of funny. And it does look like I'll be waiting. The "Ghz race" isn't entirely over. The latest intel parts are...
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    Single threaded Apps are too SLOOOWWW!

    Thanks for the replies, guys. So a 25% CPU performance boost if I went to 4 ghz, and maybe another 10% from using a more modern core. Total = 35%. Cost? I found that vapor cooler on ebay for $400, then I would need a new, top binned CPU ($350) and a new motherboard ($200) New...
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    Single threaded Apps are too SLOOOWWW!

    Just how much would the cooling cost to overclock to 4ghz? Is it even stable? (I don't see many posts from people running above 3.6) And 4.0/3.2 = 1.25. Hardly the 100% improvement I would expect for paying more for the parts than the CPU I have NOW cost THEN.
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    Single threaded Apps are too SLOOOWWW!

    My system : E6400 CPU clocked at 3200 mhz 4 gigs ram, clocked at 800mhz timings 4/4/4 12 3 separate mechanical hard drives, and the swap file is on it's own drive Asus p5b XP 64-bit I run several applications...