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P 4 Northwood or Prescott?
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Posted by: goranpaa
My brother, is going for a new P 4 CPU. 478
And he is into Photo editing video edit and music.
Also minor gaming.
He gave me this options for the CPU.
1. Prescott 3.0 800 FSB. HT
2. Northwood 2.8 , 800 FSB. HT
Wich one should he go for? (The 200 Hz difference is'nt the issue here)
I have heard that the Northwood should be the best choise, because it stays cooler and are slightly faster than the Prescott?
I know, that the Prescott is a "hot" CPU. But is it really such a big difference in temps between Nortwood and Prescott?
Is it any truth in the Northwood beeing faster?
Would like to add, that he is not interested to O.C.
Posted by: zorg
Northwood is alot better apparently, I would look into the 3.0ghz northwood as the prices are more or less the same. I havent had an intel in 6 years :P so I am going on hearsay 
Posted by: goranpaa
Hi Zorg!
The problem , finding a 3.0 Northwood. Is that nearly all the Northwood CPU:s are gonners at the PC hardware dealers. here in SWE.
It took me some time to even find the 2.8 Northwood!
And get it from a net shop in another country will be expensive.
The tax will be horrendous!
Posted by: zorg
Oh dear, i was lucky to get a 3.2 northwood for my cousin, he was adamant to get the northwood as he uses it for music creation/development, heaven knows what you call it :P That is quite bad, that you cant buy it like that, excuse the ignorance, but I thought SWE was part of the EU, but I guess im wrong ... nm
Posted by: goranpaa
Yes you where lucky there!
Sweden is part of EU.
But we have certain taxes that is our own goverments idea anyway.
And then you must add the cost of using the credit card + delivery cost. Yay!
So unfortunatly my brother have to settle for the 2.8 Nortwood, if he want that one?
The whole problem, would have been much easier, if he had a mobo for AMD CPU:s instead.
Posted by: zorg
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acata...Socket_478.html
these guys ship to the EU, id have a quick look at the ordering and see what they charge. I know the chip is a 3.2 northwood, but maybe worth a look for future ordering and shipping from EU based companies :P
Posted by: goranpaa
Thanks Zorg!
Youre great!
THAT could solve this prob.
Just curious to know a little more about this Prescott - heat issue, and the speed difference.
But if it shows that Prescott is a "Volcano", I will do all I can to convince my Bro to buy the Northwood!"
Posted by: zorg
Hehe, as far as I could tell the people posting on forums and reviews just said that the northwood core runs faster and more stable and also does everything cooler. The Prescott actually has a bigger cache I believe 1 meg over the northwood 512.
Also try having a look at pixmania, this is the .co.uk version, but you can choose yoru country
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/779...tml?articleId=0
choose country
http://www.pixmania.com/
Posted by: goranpaa
Yes, I read an article, where the author said, that even though the cashe is nearly twice the size in the Prescott, this didn't make such a big differense anyway. Have something to do with the 9 micron core on the Prescott I belive?
And is very difficult for me to be neutral in this "CPU buying thing" for my bro.
I myself, have such a Northwood. 2.8 800 FSB, O.C. to 3.2 gighz, since 3 weeks and I love it!
Had a 2.26 Northwood before that, O.C. to 2.7 gighz and It worked fine too!
That 2.26 CPU, I keep in a drawer as reserve.
But my brother, keeps mumbeling about "beeing unsure if not the Prescott, still is'nt the bettter one"?
Thanks for the links and trying to help me out!
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