I plan on upgrading my work computer from a 2.8ghz p4 w/ 512cache and an asus board to a 3.2+ p4 and an ABIT board for OC'ing.
From looking at benchmarks, there seem to be some subtleties to chip performance due to factors that I cannot detect. Here's what I was figuring for an upgrade:
CPU- Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1M L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - OEM ($309)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-177&depa=1
OR
CPU- Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail ($319)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-168&depa=1
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Mobo: ABIT "IC7-G MAXII ADVANCE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL ($130)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-152&depa=1
I would think that the first chip is a good amount faster since it has the same clock and twice the cache. However, the 1mb is a Prescott and the 512 is a Northwood. I hear Prescotts aren't good to overclock? Which CPU do you think I could get the best performance out of after OC'ing with an abit board? Thanks!
From looking at benchmarks, there seem to be some subtleties to chip performance due to factors that I cannot detect. Here's what I was figuring for an upgrade:
CPU- Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1M L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - OEM ($309)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-177&depa=1
OR
CPU- Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4C GHz 800MHz FSB, 512K L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail ($319)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-168&depa=1
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Mobo: ABIT "IC7-G MAXII ADVANCE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL ($130)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-152&depa=1
I would think that the first chip is a good amount faster since it has the same clock and twice the cache. However, the 1mb is a Prescott and the 512 is a Northwood. I hear Prescotts aren't good to overclock? Which CPU do you think I could get the best performance out of after OC'ing with an abit board? Thanks!