Just upgraded Pentium D 805 but????

[Nightowl805]

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please excuse any ignorance.

Just built a system with the Pentium D 805 and have it going at 3.7 with upgraded fan. This new conroe chip is driving me nuts though. Can someone give me a real world difference between the two using a fan cooled overclocked E6600 say encoding a dvd to divx format.

Unfortunately, I have to purchase a new motherboard to due this...my asus board doesn't support conroe. I have even thought about overclocking the x6800.

And than you guys throw the Kentsfield into the mix with 4 cores....will any programs take advantage of this?

So money being an abstract thought...would you stay with the 3.7 Pent D 805, Jump to the Conroe or wait for the Kentsfield.

Tia
Ken

[SeasonalEclipse]

There is a big difference, The Pentium D uses net burst stuffs.. and the conroe is a totally new thing. It will out perform all net burst things.

[wing]

The Conroe blows away my PentD 950, so it double blows away the 805 because the 950 blows away the 805 :) Simplistic but thats about the bottom line :)

:welcome:

[Stilletto]

The Conroe blows away my PentD 950, so it double blows away the 805 because the 950 blows away the 805 :) Simplistic but thats about the bottom line :)

:welcome:

And do it at MUCH MUCH cooler temps:beer:

[batboy]

You will need to decide for yourself. Yes, the Conroe is a better performing processor, but what does your budget look like? Does your system handle all your current software ok? You still have a decent system, you might consider holding off a while, like maybe until this fall, when Conroe prices drop and there are more Conroe supported motherboards available.

[inclemental]

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please excuse any ignorance.

Just built a system with the Pentium D 805 and have it going at 3.7 with upgraded fan. This new conroe chip is driving me nuts though. Can someone give me a real world difference between the two using a fan cooled overclocked E6600 say encoding a dvd to divx format.

Unfortunately, I have to purchase a new motherboard to due this...my asus board doesn't support conroe. I have even thought about overclocking the x6800.

And than you guys throw the Kentsfield into the mix with 4 cores....will any programs take advantage of this?

So money being an abstract thought...would you stay with the 3.7 Pent D 805, Jump to the Conroe or wait for the Kentsfield.

Tia
Ken

i think we are pretty much in the same path, i just upgraded to 940 two months ago...and now conroe is here which i totally understand that it will blow my 940 off. however, in reality, i don't really need something that is super fast at this moment, 940 is just enough for what i am doin' now. and i will be satistified. and right now, i can have my 940...and wait till the new tech more mature, then i will upgrade to kentsfield later.