Pentium 4 3.2GHz @ 3.68 GHz
Pentium 4 3.2GHz @ 3.68 GHz
Samaratin :
people give me their old stuff.. i usually just gut it all... currently i have 2 main desktops i use, 2 others i experiment with so i dont mess up my mains.. 2 laptops, 1 windows tablet, 1 android tablet, and then i have a pentium 4 system i put together just for shits n giggles.. built it, checked it for working order, and havent turned it on since.. has 4 ram slots (1gb each), a PCI edition Zotac 610GT 1GB, and an Asus PCI sound card. have vista running on that turd lol. I did test some emulators on it and it worked reasonably well for the early gen stuff.. did notice some micro stutter playing bluray mkv files in VLC with it though
That PCI Zotac 610, Very Rare and worth quite a bit
photonboy :
What you do won't make much difference. You just don't have enough extra processing power to add. The biggest boost you can get is from overclocking, like a 34/32 ratio which gives about 6% improvement. You might also face problems with your video or system memory. I could try a new graphics card to raise FPS, but I think sticking with the 3.2GHz would be fine. Thanks.
Monkeypie8 :
photonboy :
Your efforts won't make much difference. You simply don't have enough extra processing power to add.
The biggest boost you can get comes from overclocking, like a 34/32 ratio gives about 6% improvement.
You might also face problems with video or system memory.
I could raise FPS by installing a new graphics card.
I think I'll keep the 3.2GHz model since it's fine enough.
Thanks.
No, you can't.
You mentioned the CPU is at full capacity, so upgrading the GPU won't help much. The GPU still needs to handle draw calls from the CPU, but if the CPU is already at its limit, it just sits idle.
Monkeypie8 :
people share their old devices... I usually just throw them away. Right now I use two main desktops, two others for experiments so I don’t ruin my primary ones. That includes two laptops, one Windows tablet, one Android tablet, and a Pentium 4 system I built just for fun. It’s functional, has four RAM slots (each 1GB), a PCI Zotac 610GT 1GB, and an Asus PCI sound card. I’m running Vista on it. I tried some emulators and it worked okay for older games. I did notice some minor stuttering when playing Bluray MKV files in VLC. The PCI Zotac 610 is very rare and quite valuable. I only paid $59.99 at NewEgg.
Have you experimented with nitrogen liquid cooling for your P4?
I recommend purchasing a used Intel Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz SL7PP or SL8K4, which can be easily boosted to 3.9/4.0 Ghz on a suitable motherboard without overvolting. I own one of these CPUs (Pentium 4 3.4 SL7PP) on an Asus P4P800-E Deluxe board, operating smoothly at 4.0 Ghz (FSB 236) with the built-in cooler.
I usually don’t suggest AMD anymore, but if your main interest is Minecraft, an APU combination could be worth considering...
It’s really tough to make a case for an APU when gaming is involved.
You:
a) Lose some memory (it’s assigned to the GPU in the APU from the BIOS)
b) You need faster, more expensive memory
Adding that to the gap between CPU and APU (with a similar CPU part) brings you closer to a much better GPU.
I don’t think the top APUs are significantly superior to an R7-250. Plus, for weaker CPUs, I still recommend an NVidia GPU because the AMD driver tends to consume more cycles, especially for DX11.
It’s hard to give further advice. If you have a specific BUDGET in mind, you can experiment with PCPARTPICKER.
It might be possible to find a RYZEN APU in 2017 that actually makes sense, but it’s still challenging to locate an APU that’s capable of running games while remaining affordable enough for the whole system.
For budget, used options can also work well. If you can find a modern i3 with hyperthreading like i3-4xxx or i5-2500K or newer for a low price, it could be a good choice.