pentium D 3.0 ghz $114.99
only problem is 800mhz fsb
oops forgot link
cheap 3.0 ghz dual-core
That, and its a Pentium D. ;)
Performance differences between core2duo, a64x2 and pentium D in games
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/in ... =2795&p=14
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/in ... =2795&p=14
You can see from the link hornet supplied, the C2D is almost 2x better hz for hz. The C2 architecture is completely different from the Prescott architecture. Ironically, the C2 is an extension of the PIII arch.
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Well what do you know, someone finally remembers the lineage of the Core2Duo. Intel tried to play down the fact that the Pentium III was actually faster clock for clock than the Pentium 4. They went to the Pentium 4 so they could acheive higher clock speed becuase they felt the Pentium III had reached it's ceiling. The Pentium III was faster, cooler, and more efficient. Thats why they continued to use it in laptops even after P4 came out. Intel Fanboys of the time would tell you that the Pentium M(which came from the Pentium III Mobile) was actually pretty competitive with the Athlon 64 so there were a few motherboards that you could get that could take the Pentium M(the CPU in the Centrino bundle).
The Pentium D also draws alot of power.
The Pentium D also draws alot of power.
Yea there were specialized desktop motherboards for enthusiasts (geeks) for overclocking them too. The P4 design (or should i mentality with pipelines) wasn't a complete flop however, it's when it got to prescott and beyond did it really show it's ugly side. The fact of the matter intel did nothing wrong, deeper piplelines for increased clock speed has always been done. They just reached the end of what the silicon technology could do.
Don't forget some of the things developed for the P4 made it's way into the core architectures.
Don't forget some of the things developed for the P4 made it's way into the core architectures.