P4@2.8 or Duo@1.86?

Ifikratis · 09-06-2006, 04:55 PM

Hi all!
I have a P4 at 2.8Ghz on an Asus P4PE motherboard and 1GB of Ram. I am also interested in playing the new Flight Simulator X if someone knows about its requirements. So, I am thinking of upgrating my system and I just saw an "upgrate packet" which includes : motherboard:ASUS P5V-VM DH LGA775 , CPU: INTEL 1,866GHZ 1MB X 2 S775 , and 512 DDR-2 Ram. The price is 300 Euros, so it is a good deal. (http://www.plaisio.gr/IWCatProductPa...&Merchant_Id=1)

My question is whether the Duo cpu at that speed can beat my P4 witch has higher frequency. Would I see any serius difference, or should I wait for the prices to drop and save more money to buy a 2.8Ghz duo cpu? I would be really grateful to hear your opinion.

Regards,
Ifikratis

leetkyle · 09-06-2006, 05:03 PM

The Duo is futureproof for sure. The multiplier is locked but you could still o/c it a bit.. FSX is demanding (I love the demo!), so I'd say wait a bit and get your Duo! (An E6400 would do nicely..)

bebopin64 · 09-07-2006, 01:00 AM

i have an AMD 64 3800+ 2GB DDR2 and an X1900XT and FSX is choppy at full settings.

09-06-2006, 04:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ifikratis New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 6	P4@2.8 or Duo@1.86? Hi all! I have a P4 at 2.8Ghz on an Asus P4PE motherboard and 1GB of Ram. I am also interested in playing the new Flight Simulator X if someone knows about its requirements. So, I am thinking of upgrating my system and I just saw an "upgrate packet" which includes : motherboard:ASUS P5V-VM DH LGA775 , CPU: INTEL 1,866GHZ 1MB X 2 S775 , and 512 DDR-2 Ram. The price is 300 Euros, so it is a good deal. (http://www.plaisio.gr/IWCatProductPa...&Merchant_Id=1) My question is whether the Duo cpu at that speed can beat my P4 witch has higher frequency. Would I see any serius difference, or should I wait for the prices to drop and save more money to buy a 2.8Ghz duo cpu? I would be really grateful to hear your opinion. Regards, Ifikratis

09-07-2006, 01:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
bebopin64 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 19 Posts: 693	i have an AMD 64 3800+ 2GB DDR2 and an X1900XT and FSX is choppy at full settings. __________________ Good things happen to those who wait. Great things happen to those who get off their ass and go for it.

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09-06-2006, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
leetkyle Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 17 Posts: 587	The Duo is futureproof for sure. The multiplier is locked but you could still o/c it a bit.. FSX is demanding (I love the demo!), so I'd say wait a bit and get your Duo! (An E6400 would do nicely..)