Pentium D

[Martin87]

Basically i need to speed things up for a friend and im wondering if this will do him until he gets sum cash together for a new box?

LN15813
Intel Pentium D, 925, Socket 775, Presler Core, 2x3.0 GHz, 2x 2MB Cache, Retail £44.19 £51.92

[Sprite]

Whats he got atm ? Pentium Ds are pretty crap...

[Martin87]

3 ghz celeron d 256kb l2 cache its pants
on a foxconn board
1gb ddr400 ram
samsung 200gb sata!

[Sprite]

Ah, well you probably will see some improvement then That PD will probably do, look on ebay though for some cheap P4s / PDs as it's only for a while ?

Check the motherboard as well to see if it takes dual cores.

[Martin87]

cheers for that!
anyone else got any opinions!

[Agent]

Make sure the mobo can support a Pentium D - not all can.

Also, check his PSU. Pentium D's are hungry, unforgiving beasts.

[Martin87]

The board can support up to a pentiumD 940!

PSU i'll have to check on and get back to you about that!

[staffsMike]

you could get a cheap amd 939 motherboard and dual core 3800 for about £70 / £80

[Martin87]

Its a 400W PSU so any thoughts on that?

Thank you for your continuing help!

[Flewis]

look on the label on the side at the outputs on the 12V rails, let us know what they are and we'll tell u if it will be up to it.

[Agent]

or give us the brand / model and we can look it up

Just hope it isnt a Q-tec

[Martin87]

No but its probably as bad i think its one of these from maplins!

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...47952&doy=30m4

[Martin87]

found manufacturer now:

http://www.compucase-hec.co.uk/mainp...ail.asp?pid=63

So what exactly Is it i'm meant to be looking at, i presume your after the table as you scroll down the page?

[Flewis]

17A on 12V rails, not sure if that will be enough. might just about be ok.

[Agent]

Yup. What wattage is it?

Suffice to say all those are pretty poor though.

[Martin87]

400W i think, ill have to check again sometime tomorrow!