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10-17-2004, 07:10 AM
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Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
Should the speeds matter much for a multi-tabler? Am I being paranoid in thinking that within a year or two the poker clients might evolve hoggishly enough so that it may eventually matter?
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10-17-2004, 07:45 AM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
1.8Ghz is really on the low end for a new desktop... Are you talking about notebooks? If so a Pentium 1.8M is on par with a 3.0Ghz desktop
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10-17-2004, 04:40 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
Yeah, it's slow, I'm having a friend hang some parts together for me and call it a pc. I can have the 1.8 chip for $200 cheaper than a modern p4 so I'm wondering what the performance issues might be now and near term.
Insp.
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10-17-2004, 06:34 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
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Yeah, it's slow, I'm having a friend hang some parts together for me and call it a pc. I can have the 1.8 chip for $200 cheaper than a modern p4 so I'm wondering what the performance issues might be now and near term. [/ QUOTE ] If your friend is ordering new parts rather than scavenging from other PCs, just have him/her order a motherboard that can accept CPUs that run at 1.6 to 2.8 Ghz or more. By the time performance issues come up, the 2.8 Ghz CPU should cost less than your 1.6 Ghz. Assuming you don't have any bus or memory bottlenecks, you can just pop in a new processor and get a cheap instant upgrade when the time comes.
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10-18-2004, 02:03 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
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I'm having a friend hang some parts together for me and call it a pc. I can have the 1.8 chip for $200 cheaper than a modern p4 so I'm wondering what the performance issues might be now and near term. [/ QUOTE ] Is your friend buying the parts himself? The 2.8 GHz chips are all around $170-$180, so I don't understand how anything could be $200 cheaper (Unless it's free I guess). You could buy a Pentium 2.2 GHz or an AMD Athlon "2.5GHz" for about $100.
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10-17-2004, 01:37 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
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[ QUOTE ] Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor? [/ QUOTE ] 1.2 [/ QUOTE ] damn, I was all prepared to give my little witty answer, and some bastard beat me to it! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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#8
10-17-2004, 01:47 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor? [/ QUOTE ] 1.2 [/ QUOTE ] me too. MicroBob needs to learn how to sleep in. cheers! damn, I was all prepared to give my little witty answer, and some bastard beat me to it! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ]
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10-18-2004, 12:08 PM
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Re: Diff. between 1.6 and 2.8G processor?
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MicroBob needs to learn how to sleep in. [/ QUOTE ] I am NOT a morning person AT ALL....but getting to "work" whenever I feel like it has really screwed up my sleeping habits. Sometimes I crash out at 7p and wake-up at 2a. Other times I fall asleep at 5a and get up at 1p. Sometimes I feel like taking an hour nap and don't wake-up for another 8 hours. etc etc.
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