Quick pentium dual core question

[blueflame]

I have a no name motherboard that does not support overclocking but has a pentium dual core 5300 processor...I did a little research and found my 2mb cache 5300 is much faster @ 2.66 ghz than a 3ghz+ pentium D...while using much less wattage....is this a true statement..also if my motherboard supports the dual core...can I just drop a core 2 duo right in...and how much of an upgrade would that be if I stayed consistent with the clockspeeds of the two...thanks in advanced.

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[gwarren007]

your motherboard supports all 775 processors. You coan move up to a E8400-E8600 dual if gaming is what your doing with your computer.

 

[maleficarus]

The first gen dual cores were based off netburst I believe which isn't the same as todays dual cores. So yes, your 2.6GHz would be faster then a 3GHz Smithfield Pentium D.

 

[blueflame]

thanks guys Ill think ill go with the duo 2.53...should be significantly faster....One more quick question tho...im a everquest 2 junky...its a very very cpu intensive game, obviously video cards makes a difference, so my question is...go from a 2600xt (ddr3) to a 9600gt 1gb or 5300 dual core 2.66 to 2.53 core 2 duo...LMK! and ty

 

[gwarren007]

2.53 ?? what processor is that? That sounds like a pentium 775 which is slower by 1000%.

 

[Arkuatika]

Duo cores will give much better performance than single cores, as there are two more cores. Power consumption is the price you pay for an extra core-though in our technology age that's no longer the issue.

 

[fanboy]

Your board may have a TDP limit of 65 watt cpu which most 45nm chips our so if you was to drop a q6600 or e6600 into it well it wouldn't work..as those are 90-105 watt TDP chips..

 

[gwarren007]

OP: You do realise the chip you have is the same core as the C2D without the name, right? If the only reason you are upgrading is to get the C2D name, forget it. You could switch chips and lose performance

 

[rive22]

Your chip smokes a Pentium D. I had one, and the little dual I'm running now detroys it even at stock speeds. And even with this tiny 1MB cache. My Pentium D I had back then choked on certain programs that this little dual cuts through like butter. Also with the D I was only able to run two things at once, while with this chip even though it's "only a dual" it seems I can just keep slapping on the tasks and it does them all easily. Obviously I'm talking about most things other than video encoding. So definitely what you read in SiSandra is very on par.

And yeah like said above, if you want more performance don't buy a new chip as they are the same except for the cache size. Just OC the one you got. Slap in a new 50 dollar gigabyte mobo. But get a P45, anything less will hold you back as in my case.

 

[blueflame]

so you would upgrade the 2600xt rather than the chip? any suggestions what is a good 100$ or less card? lmk ty for all the input.

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[gwarren007]

Might be stretching you at $110, but here is the powercolor 4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131163

 

[friend'scatdied]

HD 4850, GTS 250, HD 4770


Also, the only difference between the "Pentium Dual-Core" (NOT "Pentium D") and "Core 2 Duo" families is the cache size, which only produces subtle differences for games. The underlying architecture is the same.

 

[gwarren007]

HD 4850, GTS 250, HD 4770


Also, the only difference between the "Pentium Dual-Core" (NOT "Pentium D") and "Core 2 Duo" families is the cache size, which only produces subtle differences for games. The underlying architecture is the same.

And thats not entirely true eithor. Look at a E6400 and the E5300. The E6400 is a core2Duo and the E5300 is pentium dual core. Both have 2mb cache.