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CPU for GA-965P-DS3

richard00001

richard00001

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I've got a gifted Pentium 4 3GHz CPU that I could fit to my newly acquired mobo. But, should I not bother, spend say £55 and buy a E6300 dual core CPU? Will I notice a significant difference if I get a dual core? I am minded to build a budget CAD "workstation". TIA.
 
Depending on the P4 CPU - even a mid-range 6 series Core 2 would be atleast 3x faster than the P4... I'd advise getting the E6600 if you can find one cheap as these will clock to 3gig on stock voltage in 99.999% of cases with no chance of damaging the CPU - at that speed its approaching 6x the performance of a P4.
 
I bought the board off Ebay for £35 including postage. Being on a budget I thought I'd done okay, but I got it because I knew it would run the P4 I have. But, for the sake of a bit more expense I wonder getting a dual core, I mean if I can afford it, I think the low-down is do it! :c)

E6600 I'll see how much they cost.

Board is rev.3.3: CPU list is:

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/CPUSupport_Model.aspx?ProductID=245
 
Yup - good range of supported CPUs with just a few of the new 45nm quads either not supported or not officially supported.
 
E6300 for 55 quid?

I got my E6400 over a year ago for about 37!

Go for a newer chip, like the E5200 as long as the board supports it.
 
BTW Ctrl+F1 in the main menu of the BIOS on gigabyte boards unlocks advanced options if you didn't know that already.

E5x00 have low FSB (800) so you don't need to push the board so hard to get higher clockspeeds... but IMO get a E6x00 if you can for the extra cache.
 
Of course, as a whole the E5200 was a very overclockable chip. Most people managed around 3.6 and some even 4ghz.

The E2160 is also a good idea (or the E2180, E2140 and E2200 :p).

The E2160 is a fantastic clocker. Mine went to 3ghz on LESS than stock volts and at that speed it was a very very capable chip. Mine cost me 30 quid 2 years ago. They can be had for around 20 now I think.
 
ghop said:
Of course, as a whole the E5200 was a very overclockable chip. Most people managed around 3.6 and some even 4ghz.

The E2160 is also a good idea (or the E2180, E2140 and E2200 :p).

The E2160 is a fantastic clocker. Mine went to 3ghz on LESS than stock volts and at that speed it was a very very capable chip. Mine cost me 30 quid 2 years ago. They can be had for around 20 now I think.
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Not a bad thought really, when you are a budget like me. I'm musing what to do.
 
Well the E2160 is definitely a great budget option. Sluggish at stock but when overclocked it's still a very capable chip that generally feels as fast, or faster than most of the high end duals.
 
Cache stores the results of frequently used operations so if that operation comes up again it can be pulled out of cache instead of being re-computed.

If your doing something that fits the profile it can be a massive performance increase - often as much as 40% faster - problem is unlike extra MHz its not a guaranteed performance increase.
 
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