A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at £79.95 - Can it be True?
Table of contents
- 1. A Budget CPU At Top Speeds
- 2. A Budget CPU At Top Speeds, Continued
- 3. Inside the Pentium D 805
- 4. The Secret Of The Multiplier
- 5. 133 MHz FSB: Perfect For Overclocking
- 6. How Is Breaking The 4 GHz Barrier Possible?
- 7. How Is Breaking The 4 GHz Barrier Possible? Continued
- 8. How Is Breaking The 4 GHz Barrier Possible? Continued
- 9. Three Theories Where The Customer Comes Out Ahead
- 10. Which Memory Clock Speed Is Most Suitable?
- 11. The Right Chipset
- 12. Keeping Cool When Power Consumed Tops 150 Watts at 4.1 GHz
- 13. Keeping Cool When Power Consumed Tops 150 Watts at 4.1 GHz, Continued
- 14. Power Consumption Levels Top 200 W
- 15. Power Consumption Levels Top 200 W, Continued
- 16. Energy Saving Functions Lack C1E
- 17. Risk-free Overclocking, Including Heat Protection
- 18. Ready For The 64 Bit Future
- 19. Tom's Hardware Guides Overclocking Diary
- 20. 3.33 GHz Remains Stable At Standard Voltage Levels
- 21. 3.33 GHz Remains Stable At Standard Voltage Levels, Continued
- 22. Trouble Free Operation At 3.60 GHz
- 23. At 3.8 GHz Some Minor Voltage Increases Become Necessary
- 24. Water Cooling Is Recommended For 4.0 GHz
- 25. Water Cooling Is Recommended For 4.0 GHz, Continued
- 26. Overclocking To 4.10 GHz Boosts Basic Clock Speed By 54 Percent
- 27. Overclocking To 4.10 GHz Boosts Basic Clock Speed By 54 Percent, Continued
- 28. Will The System Boot At 4.3 GHz?
- 29. Benchmark Results Show Performance Increases Of Up To 54 Percent
- 30. 3D, Continued
- 31. 3D, Continued
- 32. Video Editing / Video Encoding
- 33. Video, Continued
- 34. Video, Continued
- 35. Audio Encoding
- 36. Office Applications
- 37. Office Applications, Continued
- 38. Parallel Applications - Multitasking
- 39. Synthetic Benchmarks
- 40. Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- 41. Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- 42. Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- 43. Summary Overview: Who's The Winner?
- 44. Conclusion: The 4.1 GHz Dual Core Delivers Peak Performance For Pocket C...
- 45. Conclusion, Continued
There are still some situations in life that are guaranteed to put a grin on anyone's face, even hard-boiled technical sceptics like us. This particular story borders on being a sensation unmatched in our last eight years of hardware reviews. The news, for those who just can't stand the wait any more, is this: Intel has offered a budget Pentium as part of its processor line-up for a little while now. With a simple modification, however, this CPU can outperform every top-of-the-line processor around.
The bottom line is that the Athlon FX-60 and the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have both met their match - there's simply no escaping this conclusion! This is bound to cause lamentation among the elite circle of users who've invested big bucks in their high-end systems, if not outright wailing and rending of garments. The basic stats for this insignificant-seeming budget processor read as follows: Pentium D 805 clocked at 2.66 GHz, equipped with two processor cores both with 64 bit support. At your friendly neighbourhood retailer you can pick up this secret weapon for pocket change - right now, for example, it's available at overclockers.co.uk for just £79.95, including VAT. We were quite amazed as the first performance figures emerged from our test labs: stable operation was possible at 4.1 GHz, and without even the need for substantial boosts to cooling!
