Any Intel CPUs significantly faster than my 2 year old 3.4GHz Northwood?

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: AftaHrs
I am looking for a cpu that will run at OCed gains as well as my celeron Northwood 2.4 400mhz FSB@533mhz (3.2ghz) on a socket 478 because of low L2 (128). How ever $ for $ seams that it is time for me to consider new RIG...What kind of results are you getting with the 3.4GHZ Northwood and what dose it have for L2?

Northwoods have 512k cache, but typicaly they don't get much higher than 3.6ghz, since they are pretty much stretched to their limit @3.4. There are exceptions of course. My 3.4 prescott hit 3.91ghz(but that was on water, it was way too hot on air).

 

[StrangerGuy]

The only good upgrade will be a X2 3800+ or faster, even then you may not see too good of a speed boost.