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Niflheim

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Hey hi you,
I'm thinking about buying a new processor for my desktop. I currently have a P4 3.06gHz socket 775, 1.5bg of RAM and a geforce 8800gts.

What I'm mostly doing on my desktop pc is playing games, so would a cpu change make such a difference? Is it worth it?

Then, if yes, what to buy? I know close to nothing about cpus. I'm looking for something rather cheap, about 125$ (canadian dollars ahaha, sorry). Like, what's the difference between these :

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...ory_slc.asp?CatId=2219
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...ails.asp?EdpNo=3301655
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/appl...ails.asp?EdpNo=3274224

Well anyway, I'm open to any suggestions.

Thanks for your help :D
 
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stevty2889

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well it depends a LOT on your motherboard. Not all socket 775 CPU's work on all socket 775 motherboards..so you need to give more info. Ideally a core 2 duo CPU would give the best performance. The pentium 2180 and the E4500 are core 2 duo's. The pentium-d is litteraly just 2 pentium 4's slapped together, and not much better than what you already have. The E4500 would be the biggest performance boost of those, but only if your motherboard supports it.
 
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Niflheim

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i knew i was forgetting something. my motherboard is an ECS P4M890T-M2.
how do i know if it is compatible?
 
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Denithor

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If you have rev 1.0B of that motherboard, you're seriously in luck.

CPU Compatibility List

You have support for the e21x0/e6x00/e6x20 series of chips. You may have to do a BIOS update to actually use these processors, make sure to flash to the newest available before removing your current P4 cpu from the board.

Here is a good starting summary of the lower-priced processors you could get. I would probably recommend the e2180 ($92) as it has the highest stock performance of this series and costs less than $20 more than the lowest performer.

It really doesn't make sense to go above the e21x0 series with your motherboard as the e6x00/e6x20 chips cost a lot more than their faster/newer e6x50 counterparts (example: e6550 @ 2.33GHz is $170 while the older e6420 @ 2.13GHz is $200). Add to that the fact that the e2180 will be much much faster than your P4 3.06GHz and it's a win.
 
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Denithor

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I missed you are in Canada...

Check this page at ncix.com for your upgrade options. I would still recommend the e2180 as your best price/performance deal for your current motherboard.
 
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Niflheim

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wow thanks a lot to all of you :D
i might very well look forward to an e2180.
might try the local stores to skip shipping fees.

oh and does a new processor uses a lot of power supply charge? i have a 450W.

thanks again!
 
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myocardia

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Originally posted by: JWade
nope, that 450w will be good for you for the 2180
Click to expand...

Yep, although a more accurate answer would be that it will use alot less power than his old P4.
 
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