Is there someone who own a 2.4ghz and bought a 3.2ghz comp recently. The reason I ask is b/c I had the chance to upgrade to a 3.2ghz but was hesitant to do so. Is the performance that much of a different between the 2? I just want to know b/c if I was given the same chance again I'd know what to do. Thanks.
2.4ghz to 3.2ghz any1
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1. There is a massive difference
2. The difference may be even more massiver
depending on the core involved 
Before I can comment more, I need to know the core you've got, grab CPUz from www.cpuid.com and check the field called "CodeName"
2. The difference may be even more massiver
depending on the core involved Before I can comment more, I need to know the core you've got, grab CPUz from www.cpuid.com and check the field called "CodeName"CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Northwood
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 2 9
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Brand ID 9
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
CPU Clock Speed 2525.2 MHz
Clock multiplier x 19.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 132.9 MHz
Bus Speed 531.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2525.2 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits
Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0G1548, A00
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A05
BIOS release date 12/02/2003
Chipset Intel i845G rev. A1
Southbridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) rev. 1
Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 1024 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 166.1 MHz
FSB
RAM 4:5
CAS# Latency 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 SpecTek Incorporated DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Module 1 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c
Number of CPUs 1
Name Intel Pentium 4
Code Name Northwood
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
Family / Model / Stepping F 2 9
Extended Family / Model 0 0
Brand ID 9
Package mPGA-478
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
CPU Clock Speed 2525.2 MHz
Clock multiplier x 19.0
Front Side Bus Frequency 132.9 MHz
Bus Speed 531.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache 8 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Trace Cache 12 Kµops, 8-way set associative
L2 Cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 2525.2 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 256 bits
Mainboard and chipset
Motherboard manufacturer Dell Computer Corp.
Motherboard model 0G1548, A00
BIOS vendor Dell Computer Corporation
BIOS revision A05
BIOS release date 12/02/2003
Chipset Intel i845G rev. A1
Southbridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) rev. 1
Memory
DRAM Type DDR-SDRAM
DRAM Size 1024 MBytes
DRAM Frequency 166.1 MHz
FSB
RAM 4:5 CAS# Latency 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge 3 clocks
Cycle Time (TRAS) 7 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
# of memory modules 2
Module 0 SpecTek Incorporated DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Module 1 Kingston DDR-SDRAM PC2700 - 512 MBytes
Software
Windows version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
DirectX version 9.0c
Ok so you've got a NorthwoodB 2.53Ghz chip there:
Clock: 2.4Ghz (133 x 19.0)
BUS: 533MHz
L2: 512K
The 3.2GHz chip that you can upgrade to whether it be Northwood or Prescott based will be:
Clock: 3.2Ghz (200 x 16.0)
BUS: 800MHz
L2: 512K (northwoodC), 1MB (Prescott)
Of the two, the NorthwoodC is the superior choice.
I dont know Intel chipsets all that well but if i recall the i845 wont support a 200MHz bus which means your "3.2GHz" proc will actually be running at 133x16.0=2.128Ghz (since the multiplier is locked)
Clock: 2.4Ghz (133 x 19.0)
BUS: 533MHz
L2: 512K
The 3.2GHz chip that you can upgrade to whether it be Northwood or Prescott based will be:
Clock: 3.2Ghz (200 x 16.0)
BUS: 800MHz
L2: 512K (northwoodC), 1MB (Prescott)
Of the two, the NorthwoodC is the superior choice.
I dont know Intel chipsets all that well but if i recall the i845 wont support a 200MHz bus which means your "3.2GHz" proc will actually be running at 133x16.0=2.128Ghz (since the multiplier is locked)
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Thanks praetor. I guess I should've upgraded.
Sorry to not mention it before. I am a power user and like to open/run many prog at once. I do video editing and use photoshop a lot. I was hoping for some1 who previously own a 2. something ghz that upgrade to a 3 something that does a lot of video converting, editing, etc. to tell me how much of a performance increase they saw. For instance right now it take me about 1.5-2 hours to convert a avi to a vcd and about 3 hours to compile a dvd with tmp dvd author 1.6. Those are the information I want to see. Thanks.
Sorry to not mention it before. I am a power user and like to open/run many prog at once. I do video editing and use photoshop a lot. I was hoping for some1 who previously own a 2. something ghz that upgrade to a 3 something that does a lot of video converting, editing, etc. to tell me how much of a performance increase they saw. For instance right now it take me about 1.5-2 hours to convert a avi to a vcd and about 3 hours to compile a dvd with tmp dvd author 1.6. Those are the information I want to see. Thanks.
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