My budget is super low, the lower the better.
I see lots of 3.2 and 3.4 Prescotts out there so I could go with this, but will I REALLY see any good advantages over my 2.6C? I know I won't see a HUGE performance increase with these chips but something is better than nothing.
In this day and age, is there a significant difference between the 3.x Northwood and 3.x Prescott chips? Will I even *notice* a difference between the 2.6 and 3.x?
Why upgrade so minimally? I just upgraded to Windows 7 RC and I do lots of photo editing in Photoshop. No gaming at all but some movies, music and lots of web designing. So multitasking could benefit from this upgrade as well.
FYI: About to upgrade to Crucial 2GB (1GBx2) PC3200 CL3 and 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 0A38016.
Specs:
P4 2.6C Northwood
Asus P4P800-D
1GB (512x2) PC3200 400MHz Corsair ValueRAM
160GB Seagate 7200RPM
430W Antec PSU
I see lots of 3.2 and 3.4 Prescotts out there so I could go with this, but will I REALLY see any good advantages over my 2.6C? I know I won't see a HUGE performance increase with these chips but something is better than nothing.
In this day and age, is there a significant difference between the 3.x Northwood and 3.x Prescott chips? Will I even *notice* a difference between the 2.6 and 3.x?
Why upgrade so minimally? I just upgraded to Windows 7 RC and I do lots of photo editing in Photoshop. No gaming at all but some movies, music and lots of web designing. So multitasking could benefit from this upgrade as well.
FYI: About to upgrade to Crucial 2GB (1GBx2) PC3200 CL3 and 1TB Hitachi Deskstar 0A38016.
Specs:
P4 2.6C Northwood
Asus P4P800-D
1GB (512x2) PC3200 400MHz Corsair ValueRAM
160GB Seagate 7200RPM
430W Antec PSU