[Ron.L]

I can get a used Pentium D 945 around $50 to upgrade my system, or I could build a new rig which would cost my pocket to bleed...

Is it worth to get the Pentium D 945 for $50?? or build a new??

 

[Kirgan]

the 945 is a great chip, im using it atm, (it dosnt say in my sig) but going for a new machine would be better

 

[Coma]

Bleeding pocket > P D

 

[Modki]

805 -> 945 = 74Mhz gain
805 -> E6300 = 1.06Ghz gain*

Performance-wise the Core architecture processes aprox twice as fast as the Pentiums

 

[blooder11181]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Modki 805 -> 945 = 74Mhz gain 805 -> E6300 = 1.06Ghz gain* Performance-wise the Core architecture processes aprox twice as fast as the Pentiums

my PD925 oc to 4ghz fsb 267=1070 beat a hell out of c2d6600 2.4ghz fsb 266mhz=1066mhz

 

[Modki]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blooder11181 my PD925 oc to 4ghz fsb 267=1070 beat a hell out of c2d6600 2.4ghz fsb 266mhz=1066mhz

You're comparing an Overclocked PD to a Stock C2D. That E6600 oc'd would tear through two PD's without thinking. Sorry.

 

[NintendoSensei]

You did kind of shoot yourself in the foot if what he says is true. I don't see a point in upgrading from a Pentium D 805 to anything other than a C2D. Might as well spend some more on better cooling and get some higher clocks out of the 805 if you want to have a pentium D

 

[Witchfire]

The 805 is easily the most overclockable Pentium D available. I really don't see a 945 as any kind of upgrade, myself. I honestly can't see where you would even get any performance gains by making that swap.

Get an E4300 or E6320, a decent 965P based mobo, and 2GB of PC2-6400 and you can make your upgrade for a very reasonable amount of money, and have EXCELLENT performance gains to show for the $$$ spent.