L2 cache 1mb or 512mb

niceguyrichy

tomd84 wrote:

Where is that from?
btw so that runs as two prosessesor that are both 2.66? in total about 5ghz of prosessing power?

I need an upgrade! lol

Thanks Tom :-)

doesn't exactly work like that I'm afraid

for a prog optimised to only use one core (as most still are, although newer ones are getting better), it would effectively only work as a single 2.66ghz cpu.

for mutiple system intensive apps (say, re-encoding a movie whilst working in PS) you would notice a big difference , as the OS can share the workload across the 2 cores, giving you the power of the 2 cpu cores.

as for where to get them, try all the usuals; Scan, aria, novatech, ebuyer, microdirect, dabs, ocuk, overclock, yoyo tech etc

tomd84

Thats still a good deal! So if i was extracting a winrar file thats quite resource heavy, it would use one CPU, and let the other prosesses run smootly, using the other one?

Thanks Tom :-)

jpe20

The hidden secret of the pentium D805 is that it is "super" overclocking chip. See article
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores_uk/

Okay 4.1GHz is ridiculously high and you would need some fancy cooling but I am sure you could reach 3.6-3.8GHz with acceptable stability and CPU temps. You would need to buy a decent air cooler ... Zalman CNPS 9500 or something similar (30 quid). At 3.5GHz+ this is performance beyond a Pentium EE 840 chip (costs 470quid ) which clocks in at 3.2GHz.

As for which motherboard would be good???? I dunno.

Jules

niceguyrichy

jpe20 wrote:

The hidden secret of the pentium D805 is that it is "super" overclocking chip. See article
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores_uk/

yeah , I wasn't ignoring that. just taking into consideration the original post:

heathen wrote:

as i have no idea what cache even is let alone what it does.

made the leap that if he doesn't even know what cache is, he's not likely to be a big overclocker

but even forgetting the oc'ing aspect, it's still a damn good price for a damn good cpu

jpe20

I agree .....

niceguyrichy

jpe20 wrote:

I agree .....

superb .... with what??

heathen

niceguyrichy wrote:

yeah , I wasn't ignoring that. just taking into consideration the original post:



made the leap that if he doesn't even know what cache is, he's not likely to be a big overclocker

your right i have no interest in overclocking at all.
some interesting opinions on whether a duel core is a good idea though;)

i guess its really a case of go for the best your budget will stretch to as always.