P4 Northwood 3.4g or Prescott

[The PIT]

Which one before I go for the big upgrade next summer???

Power supply a 550W but sometime time a radeon 800XT PE is going in which will eat power as well.

[ayoub_ibrahim]

if you want heat for winter then go with the prescott.
clock for clock the northwood will be faster.

[xortam]

Originally posted by ayoub_ibrahim
if you want heat for winter then go with the prescott.
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That's what I hear.

I run a 2.8 GHz Northwood o/c'ed to 3.5 GHz (in order to get a 1 GHz FSB). Runs fine with hardly a temperature rise and HTPC cooling. Running with a 400 watt PS (Silverstone ST40F) and a BFG 6800 GT OC (at Ultra speeds plus).

[The PIT]

Don't need any heat for Winter. My Mother will do that. Normally I have my Windows open and heating off in my rooms and the temp never falls below 70F.

I can get the Prescott for £205 inc vat while the Northwood would cost £234 inc vat.

[knirfie]

Prescott might be faster when the new SSE instructions and HT2 start getting used...

[The PIT]

If in doubt read the reviews. P4 northwood it's going to be.

[Jammrock]

Re: P4 Northwood 3.4g or Prescott

Originally posted by The PIT
Which one before I go for the big upgrade next summer???

Power supply a 550W but sometime time a radeon 800XT PE is going in which will eat power as well.

Take my advice and get a power supply with a whole hell of a lot fo current on the +12V rail. These are the ones I've found that can push the most current:

OCZ PowerStream 550 W

When looking at pure current scores, this one from PC Power & Cooling rules: PC P&C Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe

Antec TRUE550

Enermax 550W

And by the time you get your new system, AMD will have second gen PCIe boards out, so I wouldn't lock in to Intel just yet

Jammrock

[The PIT]

I've got an Antec True Power 550