When do you think P4 Northwood be totally dead?

Sidney · 15th January 2005, 04:31

I'd say another 10 years ..... here is why.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01...m_death_delay/

Last warnng: You have until March 31, 2005 to place order for your favorite Pentium II 100, 133 Mhz chips.

jmke · 15th January 2005, 13:17

I'll be recommending 2nd hand P4's for quite a while still, over AXP systems

Sidney · 15th January 2005, 15:54

You could get really nice Northwood from eBay. Any P4 HT 800 Mhz would go over 3 GHz or 250 FSB; any quality memory would go 1:1 rato; all NW is lower in heat output.

Only drawback would be without 64-bit, but no one benefits from it yet. And, even 64-bit OS comes about, it will be another year or two or three before supporting softwares to catch up.

Building a P4 800mhz system -
A Good to excellent motherboard ~$80
A healthy CPU <3 Ghz ~ $120
Excellent pair of memory sticks ~$125
Single SATA 80 G HDD ~$50
6600GT AGP ~$200

Total ~$575 - you are likely running 3.5 Ghz with simple air cooling <48 dBA system
You are not at any backseat at all.

15th January 2005, 04:31	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	When do you think P4 Northwood be totally dead? I'd say another 10 years ..... here is why. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01...m_death_delay/ Last warnng: You have until March 31, 2005 to place order for your favorite Pentium II 100, 133 Mhz chips. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th January 2005, 13:17	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	I'll be recommending 2nd hand P4's for quite a while still, over AXP systems __________________

15th January 2005, 15:54	#3
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	You could get really nice Northwood from eBay. Any P4 HT 800 Mhz would go over 3 GHz or 250 FSB; any quality memory would go 1:1 rato; all NW is lower in heat output. Only drawback would be without 64-bit, but no one benefits from it yet. And, even 64-bit OS comes about, it will be another year or two or three before supporting softwares to catch up. Building a P4 800mhz system - A Good to excellent motherboard ~$80 A healthy CPU <3 Ghz ~ $120 Excellent pair of memory sticks ~$125 Single SATA 80 G HDD ~$50 6600GT AGP ~$200 Total ~$575 - you are likely running 3.5 Ghz with simple air cooling <48 dBA system You are not at any backseat at all. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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