WTB: P4 660 3.6E GHz, 800 FSB, L2:2MB

erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native TexanHouston,Texas Member
edited August 2008 in Trading Post
Intel Pentium 4 660. Just the cpu no HSF.

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  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Why that particular CPU? There are others that will work with the same motherboard. Nothing wrong with asking for that model, you are just limiting your market and making it less likely you'll find what you need.

    Apart from that, good luck. Thanks for posting, Eric.
  • erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native Texan Houston,Texas Member
    edited July 2008
    Well I just want a replacement cpu for my old one before it quits. I would like a 3.6 but I would go for a 3.0 to 3.4ghz.
  • Vintage86Vintage86
    edited July 2008
    I have a p4 3.0ghz 30cap for sale
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited July 2008
    Two questions, Erich:

    1) you wrote, "replacement CPU for my old one before it quits." What do you mean by that? CPUs are probably the longest lived components in a computer, outlasting probably all the other parts. Do yo have reason to believe your current CPU is going to fail? I really don't understand.

    2) Is the Pentium 4 660 Socket 478 or 775?
  • erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native Texan Houston,Texas Member
    edited August 2008
    I'll take ether of the following

    p4 640 3.2E GHz LGA 775

    P4 650 3.4E GHz LGA 775

    P4 660 3.6E GHz LGA 775

    Extreme edition
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    I really don't see any reason to buy another obsolete CPU. BTW, that series of P4 are some of the worst processors ever to leave Intel plants.

    Save your money for future upgrade. As I wrote above, it very likely other components, including the motherboard, would experience failure years before the CPU would. It's very rare for a CPU to become dysfunctional without outside intervention such as overclocking or a large power spike. On that topic - a power spike big enough to kill the CPU would likely also take out the graphics, motherboard, and PSU also, necessitating a complete rebuild anyway.

    If you are satisfied with your system for the most part but would just like the fun of an upgrade, that's another matter. It's most likely your Socket 775 board is compatible with Core 2 Duo CPUs, which would be significant performance boost over the 660. Low-end C2Ds are fairly inexpensive. Any C2D would completely outclass the processor you have now.

    What is your motherboard model and brand?
  • erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native Texan Houston,Texas Member
    edited August 2008
    The intel core2 cpu is not compatible with the northbridge 915p chipset. I don't have $2,000 to build a new computer. I'm satisfied with my pc. the prescott cpu does run a little warm some times but thats to be expected running 3D Studio Max and light wave since 2004.

    Clearly core2 is the better no argument there but I lack $$$$ right now. I have gone through my fair share of cpus one day my cpu will simply stop working. I installed Soyo techAID on my pc in 2005 when there is an issue with my pc it tells me my cpu is fault it gives me a code message (FF) that means I have a faulty cpu. I OC my cpu to 4.1 ghz to shave 10-20 minutes on render times.

    I'll upgrade when ddr3 is cheaper and when pci-e 3.0 is in the market. I'm one of those people that builds a pc when a significant piece of technology is invented.

    P5GD1 CPU CHART
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    OK, I understand your upgrade strategy. It makes sense. But...

    $2000 - completely ridiculous - straw man. You can do a mobo-C2D-DDR2 for under $400. If you want to wait for PCI-Exyz and DDR3 to inexpensive, again, I understand. (BTW, $2000 is more money than I spent on DDR2, motherboard, and CPU upgrades for FIVE computers altogether.)

    Just my opinion - if you spend more than $20 on ANY Prescott CPU, regardless of socket, you've just wasted money.

    Nonetheless, if I see any for a reasonable price, I'll let you know.
  • erichblas2005erichblas2005 Your Native Texan Houston,Texas Member
    edited August 2008
    The reason for the elevated price is the MLB I want will have dual processors and 64-128GB of ddr3 memory. These specs will more than likely cost around $5k.
    Maybe by the time pci-e 3.0 is available asus will have these specs because SUPERMICRO, and TYAN are the only manufactures for these MLB and only support Dual Intel Xeon.
    I just want this system to run at 90% till my next job.
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited August 2008
    I've run dual processor rigs for the past 6 years and can honestly say that you don't want dual processors. All the dual-processor boards I've used are quirky as hell, cost 4 to 10 times as much as comparable uniprocessor boards, and were obsoleted by platform changes within two years of purchase. You will not be able to open your case for under $1000.

    Do yourself a favor and don't spend more than $1000 on something that will be worth less than the electricity it uses in under 5 years.

    -drasnor :fold:
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