2.4c to 2.8c? worth it?

[jayman7]

I was thinking about upgrading my pentium 2.4C to a 2.8C for only $60. Do you guys think that the performance increase would be dramatic and worth it?

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

you OCing?

 

[jpetermann]

I have had a 2.4, 2.6 and 2.8. I can say that I am liking this 2.8 better than the others. Of course, I got some OCZ gold to go with it and am happily running it at 250 fsb, 1:1 and at 1.55 vcore! Hehe

 

[jayman7]

Nope, I don't plan on overclocking any of my CPUs anytime in the near future.

 

[touchmyichi]

They are all really just the same core speed binned.... But having the higher muliplier might let you reach a higher fsb speed, since the low one on the 2.4c makes it hard on some mobos. I still don't think its worth that 60 dollars, take a cute girl out to dinner instead.

 

[Corporate Thug]

thats a nice upgrade for $60

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: shady06
thats a nice upgrade for $60

Yes that's a nice upgrade,better yet keep the 60$ and OC your 2.4c to 3ghz.

 

[Krutoy]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: shady06
thats a nice upgrade for $60

Yes that's a nice upgrade,better yet keep the 60$ and OC your 2.4c to 3ghz.

Hehe, he said he is not planning to OC any time soon. I'm in a similar situation as him, while I dont mind OC the processor I dont want the extra noise created by fans needed to OC.

 

[borgmang]

Originally posted by: shady06
thats a nice upgrade for $60

Well worth the $60 bucks, especially if your not OCing.

 

[jayman7]

hmmmmm... still not sure what do... i'm tempted to upgrade since i want a gaming machine to play all the new games like hl2 and doom 3. my radeon 9700 pro is coming in from newegg in the next couple of days, yay! i should follow touchmyichi's advice and take a cute girl out to dinner (when I find one that is). Know any good restaurants?

 

[Tom]

If you are sure you don't want to overclock, and there's nothing wrong with that decision, the 2.6c is proably worth $60.

Because of the Pentium 4 design, higher speed chips gain quite a bit of performance, compared to other cpus.