Pentium D or Pentium 4

[Bobthelost]

It's a single CPU, but it has two cores, (essentially two CPUs in one box). It will work fine with XP home if you're wondering.

Edit: None of the Intel boards they list are Conroe Compatible, which is a pain in the rear.

 

[naimcohen]

what about from a different uk site?

is it deffinitly better than pentium d and pentium 4?

is there any better?

thanks

 

[Bobthelost]

No, there is nothing better. Well, not unless you spend more money and you get a faster Core 2 Duo chip

Other sites? Yeah you can find them there, but rembmer you're paying an extra £10 for shipping that way, also the only intel boards out that support Core 2 Duo are more expensive than that Asus board, in the region of £80+

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Intel.html
dabs don't have any at all on their site for less than £100.

Edit:

Just found your other thread. You don't need more than onboard graphics? In which case you could afford a faster C2D CPU and 2GB of RAM.

 

[naimcohen]

ok im going to take your advice and buy the core 2 duo. is there much difference between the e6300 and e6600?

ill look at some boards and post it once i have decided on one

thanks

 

[Bobthelost]

Depends what you're doing with it, the 6600 is around 30% faster than the 6300. But if you're not doing video encoding etc. then you'll never need that much speed. Also it's got 4MB cache rather than 2Mb which is another 5% or so performance increase.

 

[naimcohen]

what about the e6400? thats the cache on that

is it worth getting?

with ram shall i get a matched pair?

thanks

 

[Blain]

Post exactly the applications that you use, prioritize them in the order you use them (heaviest first)...
Sit back, relax and let us pick the perfect CPU for your needs. :roll:

No kidding, we'll find the perfect CPU for you...
Hunt down the cheapest place to find it...
All you'll have to do is pay for it :laugh:


BTW: We do accept PayPal as a payment method for this service.

 

[Bobthelost]

RAM: it's about equal to buy two sticks as to buy a matched pair, so you might as well get a matched pair (but make sure you get value RAM).

6400: 2MB cache, but the cache isn't all that important. 15% faster than the 6300 and around 30% more expensive.
6600: 4MB cache, ~35% faster and 100% more expensive.

The 6400 is a good balance. Edit: and what Blain said.

 

[naimcohen]

ok so i have decided im going to get the e6400 now i just need a motherboard and ram.

ram, i want 2gb. shall i get 2 matched pairs of 512mb, totalling 2gb or 2 matched pairs of 1gb also totalling 2gb?

is kingston a good brand? or crucial?

im lookin for motherboards now so ill post one in a few mins

thanks

 

[fire400]

both are good processors.

however, the pentium D will outperform the Pentium 4.

the other guy is right, dBTelos; the PD is a better choice for cost versus performance.

if you are trying to build a cheap computer but will still run apps, get the Celeron D for 40 bucks. otherwise the Pentium 4 and the Pentium D, early class competition will hit a hundred bucks.

so you got the Pentium D, featuring two cores, or the P4 with only one core at the same price. Prescott model of the P4, stay away from, that was 2003, when enthusiasts were willing to let the heat issue not worry them a whole lot. It's 2006? Get the Pentium D, it's latter models are cooler in temp.

conroe, yeah, but that's 200 bucks for a CPU. if you just want a running system, you can get a CPU for a hundred bucks and spend 50 bucks on a reliable running mobo and the other 50 bucks on maybe 768 megs of RAM.

the Pentium D is not becoming too far outdated yet. the PD is only taking one step down the stairs as the conroe is readying to take over for Intel's primary performance chip.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: naimcohen
ok so i have decided im going to get the e6400 now i just need a motherboard and ram.

ram, i want 2gb. shall i get 2 matched pairs of 512mb, totalling 2gb or 2 matched pairs of 1gb also totalling 2gb?

is kingston a good brand? or crucial?

im lookin for motherboards now so ill post one in a few mins

thanks

Ok, I've got to say it now... STOP!
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[naimcohen]

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: naimcohen
ok so i have decided im going to get the e6400 now i just need a motherboard and ram.

ram, i want 2gb. shall i get 2 matched pairs of 512mb, totalling 2gb or 2 matched pairs of 1gb also totalling 2gb?

is kingston a good brand? or crucial?

im lookin for motherboards now so ill post one in a few mins

thanks

Ok, I've got to say it now... STOP!
These exact same questions have been asked and answered 11,426 times so far, just in the past 9 months.
*** PLEASE *** PLEASE *** PLEASE ***
**** Read Threads In This Forum ****

once more cant hurt lol

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: naimcohen

Originally posted by: Blain

Originally posted by: naimcohen
ok so i have decided im going to get the e6400 now i just need a motherboard and ram.

ram, i want 2gb. shall i get 2 matched pairs of 512mb, totalling 2gb or 2 matched pairs of 1gb also totalling 2gb?

is kingston a good brand? or crucial?

im lookin for motherboards now so ill post one in a few mins

thanks

Ok, I've got to say it now... STOP!
These exact same questions have been asked and answered 11,426 times so far, just in the past 9 months.
*** PLEASE *** PLEASE *** PLEASE ***
**** Read Threads In This Forum ****

once more cant hurt lol

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[naimcohen]

so you want me to pay you?








no

 

[naimcohen]

if you do lock this thread i would like to thank all those who have helped me! especially Bobthelost.

thank you very much you all have really helped me

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: naimcohen
so you want me to pay you?








no

Not me, the General Hardware Forum. Think of GH as your PA's. :laugh:

 

[jmagg]

Another series of non productive posts from blain the lifer.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: jmagg
Another series of non productive posts from blain the lifer.

WRONG...
I started out trying to help the guy with his question. You would have known that IF you had actually read my posts.
It degenerated into sarcasm and "Read similar threads" posts after the guy starts in with redundant replies.

Is that a fair assessment of the situation?





(post 10,483)

 

[jmagg]

"It degenerated into sarcasm and "Read similar threads" posts after the guy starts in with redundant replies."

Case and point.

"(post 10,483)"

Mostly ignored.