New P4: What a difference a couple generations make

[jen4950]

I let my computer(s) search for E.T. in their free time-

And I just finished building my new P4 Prescott and noticed a difference in performance from my 1.7 Willamette

Old Computer
P4 Willamette 1.7gHz
1.5GB PC800 RAMBUS

New Computer
P4 Prescott - 3.2gHz, 1MB L3
1GB PC3500 2-2-2
SCSI and SATA RAID; U320

I've also run some benchmarks; generally they all tell me I've made a >4x improvement in performance across the board.

 

[jen4950]

setup:

Built the desk about 3 years ago.. Still loading up software..

 

[Brad4321]

I see we both have the same tastes in cases.

I wouldn't get any other.

 

[jen4950]

I see we both have the same tastes in cases.

I wouldn't get any other.

yeah- I really like my new one- PC-76; the old one is a PC-70.