RJK
Wed Apr 30 03:45:29 PDT 2008
As usual, ..."heaven" is a P4 cpu 512kb L2 cache instead the "failed" P4's,
(Celeron's ! 128kb L2),
....it's so nice to be able to do more than one thing at once, without
everything grinding to an almost complete halt !
...can anyone remember the first Celeron's with ZERIO amount L2 cache ?,
...that was nothing short of criminal !
regards, Richard
"Gary Brandenburg" <Gary@whatever.com> wrote in message
news:%23QdOsBkqIHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Oooh-You're right.
> Just checked some of the prices on the older ones & they're higher than
> the 533FSB CPUs!
> This particular one is also a Northwood. It's a 2.6, 400MHz FSB for $69:
>
>
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=115
>
> The reason I know it's a Northwood is because it has the 805032 in the
> part #.(some of them, on that site, don't even have the part #,though)
> See-
>
http://www.cpu-world.com/Cores/Northwood.html
>
> "Identification of microprocessors with Northwood core:
> By part number: Part number contains 80532 (but not 80532K) and does not
> end with "2M", "F", "FS" or "MS". For example: RH80532GC049512,
> BX80532PC1800D "
>
> Either way-You're going to notice an improvement with your new P4,over the
> Celeron.
>
> ~Gary
>
>
> "RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u3EtzKiqIHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> The motherboard in the Packard Bell iXtreme 6052,
>>
http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1741
>> cpu support list - indicated that 2.6 Northwood 400mhz fsb, was the
>> fastest cpu it supports.
>> I don't think that a 2.8 / 533 will run on it.
>>
>> I couldn't find a SL6PP or SL6SB, for example, anywhere for a sensible
>> price. i.e. it would have almost been cheaper building a more up to date
>> PC, looking at some of the ridiculous prices people are selling some of
>> the "older" cpu's
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>
>>
>>
>> "Gary Brandenburg" <Gary@whatever.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oy8TW0ZqIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I just upgraded my folks PC from the same Celeron 2.6 with a P4 2.8,
>>>512kb L2 cache,533MHz FSB/478 socket for only $59 + shipping.
>>> It really is an improvement over the Celeron, for sure!
>>> It took only 3 days, including the day I ordered it, to receiving it via
>>> priority mail.(I chose the cheapest shipping to save them money)
>>> If you change your mind about installing the 2.5 then you can find the
>>> 2.8 here:
>>>
>>>
http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=118
>>>
>>> ~Gary
>>>
>>>
>>> "RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23UAujyTqIHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>I know it would of course have been best to have upgraded cpu first but,
>>>>the replacement cpu has not arrived yet.
>>>>
>>>> ...Packard Bell iXtreme 6052 / XP Home ed. fully MS updated.
>>>> Have just added 256mb pc2700 as it was partially strangled by its'
>>>> factory fitted 256mb pc2700.
>>>> ...tidied it up ...lots !, pruned XP services and startup items etc,
>>>> ...the remaining partially "strangled" effect is of course thanks to
>>>> the the Celeron 2.6's / lowly 128kb L2 on-die cache.
>>>>
>>>> ...and seeing as I'd reached that heavenly point where all hardware and
>>>> software is behaving in a robust and well-behaved fashion, I Norton
>>>> Ghosted its' hd onto my external USB hd in 1gb chunks, and burnt those
>>>> out onto 6 x dvd r's.
>>>>
>>>> Now, when it arrives I will swap out the Celeron for a Pentium IV SL6GT
>>>> 2.5ghz / 512bm L2 cache,
>>>>
>>>> ( couldn't find a skt 478 2.6ghz BX80532PC2600D / RK80532PC064512 SL6GU
>>>> SL6HB, SL6PP, SL6QR, SL6SB / QMT0ES, QWB5, SL6GU, SL6PP, SL6SB for a
>>>> sensible price ! )
>>>>
>>>> My question is simply, if one were to restore the aforementioned hd
>>>> image, and XP discovers a different cpu, am I right in thinking that
>>>> this should not cause problems ?
>>>>
>>>> btw this machine has never yet had any "significant" changes to
>>>> hardware that MS would have noted :-)
>>>>
>>>> regards, Richard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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