i am thinking to upgrade my desktop processor, the current processor is a pentium 4 3.06 GHz socket LGA 775 and the motherboard can Supports Intel Pentium 4 HT processors i would like to know how much difference is between these processors? will my desktop perform better? faster ? and one more thing if a upgrade the processor do i need to upgrade some extra hardware also? like the power supply maybe?
2006-10-10 11:49:14 · 3 answers · asked by siber_explorer28 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you are just planning to upgrade to a P4 with hyperthreading, don't bother, hyperthreading was way overrated as it only really gave you about a 5% increase. You want proof, notice how none of the new processors even use it. If your board can support a Pentium D, that might be worth the upgrade as you will get a more noticeable gain.
2006-10-10 13:16:44 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intel's website should have a wealth of info on this, the HT processors are like two in one
2006-10-10 11:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by micah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try comparing the two at intel.com.
2006-10-10 16:57:16 · answer #3 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋