Intel Pentium D OEM 925 3ghz 4mb $49.90 + S/H

[CrazyHorse]

Frys.com has the Intel Pentium D 925 OEM for $49.90 + S/H ($6.03 for me).

Lowest on PG / Froogle runs around $90 bucks (shipping not included)

Processor: Intel® Pentium® D processor 925
Architecture: 65nm, LGA775
Cache: 2x2MB L2 Cache
Clock Speed: 3.00GHz
Front Side Bus: 800MHz
1 Year Warranty

The Retail box is 10 bucks more....

 

[MustangSVT]

any idea how to BSEL mod this?

 

[manimal]

Nice price!

 

[zephyrprime]

what's a bsel mod?

This might be nice for my system which unfortunately cannot support a conroe

 

[zephyrprime]

dp

 

[anthcla81]

Anyone think this would be enough of a performance upgrade to be worth it to go from a Single core P4 3.0Ghz (631 I think is the model) to this dual core one, in a cs:s dedicated server box?

 

[Budarow]

Thanks OP...this is just what the doctor ordered

Now I can order 1 of those ASRocks "upgrade" special mobos (4CoreDual-VSTA LGA 775 VIA PT880 Ultra) and use all my "old" stuff to give me a huge speed bump from my current AMD Socket 462 set-up. For a mere $~125 my PC should be rockin

 

[htne]

Yeh......

This is approximately $56 for those who don't have to pay tax, $60 for those who do have to pay tax (I do). Ewiz has the retail E2140 for $80.77 with free shipping.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E2140BOX

$21 more for me, and you get a HSF, and the cpu is faster, more overclockable, and runs quite a bit cooler.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
what's a bsel mod?

This might be nice for my system which unfortunately cannot support a conroe

for mobos that has o/c features locked but supports higher frequency, you can do a sort of "pencil trick" on the cpu itself to run it at higher fsb.

i cant find the layout

 

[JmsAndrsn]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT
any idea how to BSEL mod this?

Yes, I am normally modest but I believe I am the only person who knows how to do this. If you thinking I'm kidding then show me an example on the internet of someone else successfully doing BSEL mod on Presler or CedarMill (I'm not talking about Prescot, Smithfield, Core 2 Duo - those are easier).

See Post# 202

 

[CrazyHorse]

Originally posted by: htne
Yeh......

This is approximately $56 for those who don't have to pay tax, $60 for those who do have to pay tax (I do). Ewiz has the retail E2140 for $80.77 with free shipping.

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E2140BOX

$21 more for me, and you get a HSF, and the cpu is faster, more overclockable, and runs quite a bit cooler.

I doubt that E2140 is on stock faster then the D 925, more overclockable yes but sure not faster on stock.

 

[Conroe]

The 2140 is faster at stock clocks.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl...ium-e2160_8.html#sect0

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: anthcla81
Anyone think this would be enough of a performance upgrade to be worth it to go from a Single core P4 3.0Ghz (631 I think is the model) to this dual core one, in a cs:s dedicated server box?

Should be, especially at the price. It will definitely help in multi-threaded games, like Crysis.

 

[cmv]

Guess it's OOS? Odd the product page doesn't even come up on that link anymore.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: anthcla81
Anyone think this would be enough of a performance upgrade to be worth it to go from a Single core P4 3.0Ghz (631 I think is the model) to this dual core one, in a cs:s dedicated server box?

i'd pay a tiny bit more for a low end core 2 processor. pentium d's aren't worth the electricity they consume anymore.

 

[mdetz]

Originally posted by: htne
Yeh......
This is approximately $56 for those who don't have to pay tax, $60 for those who do have to pay tax (I do). Ewiz has the retail E2140 for $80.77 with free shipping.
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E2140BOX
$21 more for me, and you get a HSF, and the cpu is faster, more overclockable, and runs quite a bit cooler.

Will this work with all of the same chipsets that the 925 is compatible with?

 

[JmsAndrsn]

Originally posted by: mdetz

Originally posted by: htne
Yeh......
This is approximately $56 for those who don't have to pay tax, $60 for those who do have to pay tax (I do). Ewiz has the retail E2140 for $80.77 with free shipping.
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=E2140BOX
$21 more for me, and you get a HSF, and the cpu is faster, more overclockable, and runs quite a bit cooler.

Will this work with all of the same chipsets that the 925 is compatible with?

Not necessarily. The motherboard should support Core 2 Duo in order for E21x0 processors to work. So ideally you'll need an Intel 965 chipset or newer (Intel 975X is not newer despite higher chipset#) or some later model Intel 945 & 975X boards will support C2D as well.

 

[IEC]

Not bad for a budget dual-core processor. It should be noted that lower-end AMDs are *generally* better bangs for the buck, and consume less power. IMO AMD is great for budget users right now due to price competition, while C2D dominates the high-end.

 

[Perknose]

This was a killer proc in it's day -- if you lived in Alaska it's auxiliary room heating function was a welcome plus -- but the better 775 bet, even at this price, is the 2140, even if you have a non-tweak mobo. And for the 2140, that's just the beginning.

Hey, all you guys who once lusted after this proc, how's that semi-senile feeling of washed out but warm, sepia-toned nostalgia agreeing with you? Feeling a mite older?

 

[AkumaX]

Originally posted by: Perknose
This was a killer proc in it's day -- if you lived in Alaska it's auxiliary room heating function was a welcome plus -- but the better 775 bet, even at this price, is the 2140, even if you have a non-tweak mobo. And for the 2140, that's just the beginning.

Hey, all you guys who once lusted after this proc, how's that semi-senile feeling of washed out but warm, sepia-toned nostalgia agreeing with you? Feeling a mite older?

the 820 heated up my room nice and toasty during the winter

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Perknose
This was a killer proc in it's day -- if you lived in Alaska it's auxiliary room heating function was a welcome plus -- but the better 775 bet, even at this price, is the 2140, even if you have a non-tweak mobo. And for the 2140, that's just the beginning.

Hey, all you guys who once lusted after this proc, how's that semi-senile feeling of washed out but warm, sepia-toned nostalgia agreeing with you? Feeling a mite older?

Actually, unlike the 800 series, the 900 series were .65nm and ran much cooler. And this is a later-released 900 series. For the price, it is a pretty good deal for a dual core processor, especially for those running chipsets/motherboards that don't support the newer cpu's.