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From: Bruce Varney on 27 Apr 2010 07:18 Which would be the best processor to install in a Dimension 8300 motherboard. The pc is NOT used for gaming. It is used for photo processing using Photoshop. I have 2GB of memory installed at present and I am running Win 7 Pro. Bruce.
From: William R. Walsh on 27 Apr 2010 09:34 Hi! > Which would be the best processor to install in a Dimension 8300 > motherboard. I would recommend a Pentium 4 Northwood CPU with an 800MHz FSB and a clock speed of 2.8GHz or better. Although the Prescott has a larger on- die cache and some more hardware instructions (SSE3), it has a much higher heat output and the apparent performance is not as good as the Northwood. I ordered my Dim8300 new with a Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4GHz CPU. I was not happy with it from day one, and then I installed a 2.8GHz Northwood. Despite the lowered clock speed, the machine was *definitely* faster. William
From: woody on 27 Apr 2010 10:54 "William R. Walsh" <wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:5f670653-d2f6-4773-a213-91dcd8968ddf(a)u31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > Hi! > >> Which would be the best processor to install in a Dimension 8300 >> motherboard. > > I would recommend a Pentium 4 Northwood CPU with an 800MHz FSB and a > clock speed of 2.8GHz or better. Although the Prescott has a larger on- > die cache and some more hardware instructions (SSE3), it has a much > higher heat output and the apparent performance is not as good as the > Northwood. > > I ordered my Dim8300 new with a Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4GHz CPU. I was > not happy with it from day one, and then I installed a 2.8GHz > Northwood. Despite the lowered clock speed, the machine was > *definitely* faster. > > William Agreed. Any high speed 800 Mhz Northwood would be the best choice. Stay away from the Prescott. Woody
From: Bruce Varney on 27 Apr 2010 11:33 Thanks Guys, Northwood it is. Bruce. "woody" <woody(a)woohoo.ca> wrote in message news:4bd6fb64$0$12462$9a566e8b(a)news.aliant.net... > "William R. Walsh" <wm_walsh(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:5f670653-d2f6-4773-a213-91dcd8968ddf(a)u31g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... >> Hi! >> >>> Which would be the best processor to install in a Dimension 8300 >>> motherboard. >> >> I would recommend a Pentium 4 Northwood CPU with an 800MHz FSB and a >> clock speed of 2.8GHz or better. Although the Prescott has a larger on- >> die cache and some more hardware instructions (SSE3), it has a much >> higher heat output and the apparent performance is not as good as the >> Northwood. >> >> I ordered my Dim8300 new with a Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4GHz CPU. I was >> not happy with it from day one, and then I installed a 2.8GHz >> Northwood. Despite the lowered clock speed, the machine was >> *definitely* faster. >> >> William > > Agreed. Any high speed 800 Mhz Northwood would be the best choice. > Stay away from the Prescott. > > Woody >
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