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[Hawgdog]

I've got a P4 2.4 Northwood 512 that doesn't support hyperthreading- mobo does.
I've got it clocked to 2.8 forever.
I want to get in the next day or two a new cpu, I'm thinking 150ish bucks. Whats the hot setup for that range? Theres a 2.4 GHz ( 533 MHz ) - L2 1 MB avail, . Larger cache- better gaming?
Or how much of a bump to need to "see" the difference?
thanks


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[Hawgdog]

I've got a P4 2.4 Northwood 512 that doesn't support hyperthreading- mobo does.
I've got it clocked to 2.8 forever.
I want to get in the next day or two a new cpu, I'm thinking 150ish bucks. Whats the hot setup for that range? Theres a 2.4 GHz ( 533 MHz ) - L2 1 MB avail, . Larger cache- better gaming?
Or how much of a bump to need to "see" the difference?
thanks


When you get to Hell, tell 'em HawgDog sent you!

[gprr]

Hi Hawgdog

First,please check your mobo support for Prescott type cpu's.
Second,better save your money for bigger type of bang/cpu speed/more components upgrade.
Third,others know better than me.

Cheers
gprr

[LuckyBoy1]

Hunter82 can give you the solid gold answer to that question. He has real experience with the chips as it related to this game. I only look at the reviews which I always find suspect because they rarely take this game, much less any flight simulation game into consideration. However, I can tell you that you will not get as much of a jump going from 512 KB of cache to 1 MB. How much less of a jump? Well, that's why I say wait until we can beat an answer out of Hunter82! Of course, be prepared to deal with paying more attention to heating issues should you decide on the 1 MB cache chips.

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