• Pentium D: Bang for the buck?
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Hello, Facepunch. I'm doing a massive upgrade of my computer: New motherboard, RAM, graphics card, and, most crucially, processor. My question is, would this particular Pentium D: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116391"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116391[/URL], in you guy's opinion, be as good a deal as it initially appears to be? 3.4 Ghz dual-core for only $45 looks amazing, but it could be a dilapidated piece of junk too. PS: My current processor is a 2.4 Ghz Pentium 4 single-core, so keep that in mind while saying how good the thing is... honestly, anything could be better.
My brother's old computer had a Pentium D. It was slow. How much GHz it has doesn't mean anything; an i3 2100 only has 3.1 GHz and it's a lot faster due to a better architecture and other factors.
Pentium Ds are awful, save your money and just get an i3-2100 sandy bridge setup
It would be a great upgrade compared to what you have. But really, get an i3... less power consumption, runs cooler, infinitely better performance.
Yeah, I noticed that it only has 65nm architecture... I'll look for some better processor. EDIT: Would this processor be decent? I am on a [I]very[/I] tight budget. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399[/URL]
[QUOTE=Naaz;34340572]Yeah, I noticed that it only has 65nm architecture... I'll look for some better processor. EDIT: Would this processor be decent? I am on a [I]very[/I] tight budget. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116399[/URL][/QUOTE] Yes, that will do nicely. If it's based on the Sandy Bridge architecture (which it is) then it's modernized. If you can afford the 20 or so extra bucks, get it! [editline]22nd January 2012[/editline] If you have a paypal account and you're strapped for cash I could always send 10 or 20 bucks your way to help pay for the upgrade?
The introduction of the latest generation 32nm Hi-k manufacturing process technology brings improvements to the Intel Pentium processor over the previous generation Core microarchitecture.
[QUOTE=Coridan;34341828] If you have a paypal account and you're strapped for cash I could always send 10 or 20 bucks your way to help pay for the upgrade?[/QUOTE] I wouldn't go around saying that very often. People might start asking. [editline]24th January 2012[/editline] Can I have $10
Q6600?
[QUOTE=Godline;34374071]Q6600?[/QUOTE] Why, when he'd have to upgrade everything if he ever wanted a new cpu.
Pentium D's are soooo slow.
[QUOTE=Legend286;34374465]Why, when he'd have to upgrade everything if he ever wanted a new cpu.[/QUOTE] Cheap Cpu, ddr3 boards avaliable. GPU you can get what ever. PSU you can get an expensive one. I guess he should just save though.
I need a mobo, HDD, graphics card upgrade anyway. My current mobo won't support new processors and it doesn't have PCIe.
If you're going tight budget i would keep your current HDD or find one second-hand, shit is expensive right now. Go for an LGA1155 Pentium or the i3, and an H61/67 motherboard and 2-4GB of DDR3 (2x2gb of 1333 is like $25). If you don't game too much or don't care, you can skip the GPU and just run on the IGP until you can afford a GPU. The sandy bridge IGPs are not that bad, far better than anything intel has tried before and better than your average nvidia or amd radeon IGP you will find elsewhere.
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;34380588]If you're going tight budget i would keep your current HDD or find one second-hand, shit is expensive right now. Go for an LGA1155 Pentium or the i3, and an H61/67 motherboard and 2-4GB of DDR3 (2x2gb of 1333 is like $25). If you don't game too much or don't care, you can skip the GPU and just run on the IGP until you can afford a GPU. The sandy bridge IGPs are not that bad, far better than anything intel has tried before and better than your average nvidia or amd radeon IGP you will find elsewhere.[/QUOTE]Fantastic, thanks... other than the fact that my current HDD is IDE and I can't find a single mobo supporting this ancient tech.
Oh, in that case you need something like this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812206002[/url] They're not 100% reliable and quite slow but it will do the job. Another option is that most External HDDs nowadays are SATA, and all that's inside them is a SATA hard drive with a circuit board that allows it to transfer data via USB and accept power from either USB, or an AC plug. If you have one you can usually take it apart and use the HDD from inside it. I've done this twice and it does work just fine, but they are usually 4500-5400RPM but despite the speed it's an option.
[QUOTE=AugustBurnsRed;34381257]Oh, in that case you need something like this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812206002[/url] They're not 100% reliable and quite slow but it will do the job. Another option is that most External HDDs nowadays are SATA, and all that's inside them is a SATA hard drive with a circuit board that allows it to transfer data via USB and accept power from either USB, or an AC plug. If you have one you can usually take it apart and use the HDD from inside it. I've done this twice and it does work just fine, but they are usually 4500-5400RPM but despite the speed it's an option.[/QUOTE]Awesome, thanks. I didn't know anything like that existed.
[QUOTE=feltoni;34376984]Pentium D's are soooo slow.[/QUOTE] I remember when I built my first gaming rig so I could play hl2 Pentium D was top of the line :-P lol.
[QUOTE=apierce1289;34448444]I remember when I built my first gaming rig so I could play hl2 Pentium D was top of the line :-P lol.[/QUOTE] How times have changed. In the future we'll be talking about how slow these i5 2500's are :D
or we'll be too busy talking about how fast our i9 9900s are [editline]30th January 2012[/editline] aka in about 19 months rofl
[QUOTE=:smugspike:;34460229]or we'll be too busy talking about how fast our i9 9900s are [editline]30th January 2012[/editline] aka in about 19 months rofl[/QUOTE] Intel's naming system for CPU's is so frickin' weird. I doubt that there will ever be an i9 though.
You're right, it'll probably be the i2 Intel six core microprocessor based on 16pm technology.
Nah, 9000 picometer technology is more like it.
The only bang from Pentium D's should be is an explosion.
I've heard they get hot... ...but not that much!
Pentium D = dual Pentium 4 die under a singular IHS. Double the power consumption, double the heat production and double the inefficiency. Many Pentium D models have a 95/130W TDP and require huge coolers to prevent from having a thermonuclear meltdown.
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