4.1ghz Pentium D!

[GILLxXx]

just saw this article and thought of how good it would be to get it.

heres it at take2
i have got to have this!

how does everyone feel about pentium d processors? anyone got one already?

 

[JStrike]

Isn't Pentium a bit old-school? As far as I know, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo and Merrom the the current and upcoming new hotness?

 

[GILLxXx]

yeah my view exactly! but for similar performance to what they got in the experiment at a similar price I dont know if it gets any better

 

[Turbo_Aspiration]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=43101

Price of the board + cooling might offset the cost of the chip

 

[Franna]

GILLXXX - Rather get the 900 series Intel dual core CPU. More bang for the buck with 800MHz FSB (opposed to 533MHz), 2x2MB L2 cache (opposed to 2x1MB) and 65nm (opposed to 90nm) fabrication process.

Intel recently slashed the prices of their dual core processors. I think their is another reduction coming up next month.

Intel D 805 2.66GHz : http://www.take2.co.za/product.php?id=1600343 (R1,094)
Intel D 920 2.8GHz : http://www.take2.co.za/product.php?id=1491086 (R1,590)

 

[nGAGEd55]

Only problem is the 900's dont have a 20x multiplier

 

[werner]

Only problem is the 900's dont have a 20x multiplier

955 and 965 are unlocked, so you pick your own multiplier.
of course, you pay for this privilege

 

[nGAGEd55]

of course, you pay for this privilege

Yep, nearly R6000 more

 

[werner]

Yep, nearly R6000 more

*ahem* cough...just promise not to tell my wife, k?