H3nrik V! wrote on 2023-07-22, 06:54:
FWIW, I also ran WinXP on Pentium 4 back in the day.
So did I, and in fact my primary system built at the end of 2004 was very similar to the OP's:
>> P4P800 with P4 3.0GHz and 2GB DDR400 (2 Dual Channels)
--> I had P4P800-E and started with 1GB RAM; eventually upgraded to 2GB and as the mobo died, replaced it with a P4C800-E
>> GeForce 6800 GS 256mb by XFX for Graphics and SB X-Fi for sound.
--> Started with a FX5200 (not for gaming),
H3nrik V! wrote on 2023-07-22, 06:54:You may get disappointed from that upgrade, as the 3.2/1mb uses the Prescott core rather than the 3.0/512kb which uses Northwood core. Clock for clock, Northwood is a bit faster than Prescott.
eventually upgraded to a decent 6600GT and added an Audigy 2 ZS
>> The C drive is set to RAID0 thru dedicated VIA IDE RAID controller with 2 IDE 80gb Seagate HDD (ATA100)
>> Another 80gb for storage as D drive.
--> Never used RAID; started with a single 120GB drive, added a 250GB later, as they got older and developed bad sectors, replaced them with a 500GB/750GB pair passed down from a newer desktop system.
H3nrik V! wrote on 2023-07-22, 06:54:You may get disappointed from that upgrade, as the 3.2/1mb uses the Prescott core rather than the 3.0/512kb which uses Northwood core. Clock for clock, Northwood is a bit faster than Prescott.
I also used Northwood CPU (3.0C), for the same reason and others. It's not a clear win for either chip - in some applications/workflows, a Prescott will beat a Northwood clock-for-clock. However, Prescotts were known to run much hotter (or at least report hotter temperatures), which was causing insane amount of noise with stock cooling. Of course, one could invest in a quiet cooler, but I did not see the point.
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