How fast is your processor?

[Dis]

I am still running my P3 700. It is a little over 2 years old. I'll try to stretch it out to 3 years to get my money's worth.

Although once I upgrade I'll be using pieces of my old system to upgrade my mom's computer. And I'll have to upgrade eariler if hers doesn't make it. Her hard drive is about to bite the dust. It's 7 years old and been exposed to a dusty environment.

[Kepler]

According to a neat utility called WCPUID, 996.76 MHz.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Ari Rahikkala
BTW, why does it seem to me that manufacturers always put too little memory into computers? Take a look at Paul Hanson's computer - 80 megabytes on a Pentium at 166MHz means that if any particular program can run at a bearable speed on the processor front, it will also run without swapping too much. That's what "enough memory" means to me.

...but 80 MB of RAM was plenty when 166MHz systems were anywhere near current, i remember trying to decide whether to put another 32 MB stick in my 133MHz system to take it to 64MB several years back. The stuff i was running the RAM wasn't that much of a problem.

[OneFootInTheGrave]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
I could really do with a new graphics card, but I keep waiting for the newest thing to come out. By the time it is affordable it is almost obselete and I am waiting for the next one.

What would you guys recommend for a value for money graphics card? At the moment I have a GeForce 2. (In a 1.5 GHz P3 with 512MB RAM.)

Either a GF4Ti4200 or ATI Radeon 9500 that is just about to come out now, it will be similarly priced and DX9 compatible... it will be announced on 18th this month.

So perhaps Ati Rad 9500 would be my pick... I assume between 120-150 £ when it comes out. GF4Ti4200 is between 110-140£ it depends which one you want, more RAM or less etc... (64MB/128)

edit:Well € are *1.5

[aaglo]

[q]Good job aaglo. What video card did you get?[q/]

Nothing fancy, the standard/regular for that shops models: ATI Rage 128 Ultra 32 MB AGP (which is pretty decent IMO)

[Caligastia]

Desktop - 1.9 Ghz, 512MB of RAM

Laptop - 90 Mhz, 40MB

The laptop is collecting dust.

[reds4ever]

Originally posted by Caligastia
Desktop - 1.9 Ghz, 512MB of RAM

Laptop - 90 Mhz, 40MB

The laptop is collecting dust.

ive got a desktop 1.7 Gig and a Laptop 120Mhz and i'd say i use one just as much as the other, theres plenty of times when i want to 'potter around' (ie Civ2, programming or writing stuff) but don't want to be stuck upstairs in what i laughingly call my 'study'.

I can put my feet up on the sofa, stick the TV on, crack open a beer and tap away!

[Caligastia]

Originally posted by reds4ever



ive got a desktop 1.7 Gig and a Laptop 120Mhz and i'd say i use one just as much as the other, theres plenty of times when i want to 'potter around' (ie Civ2, programming or writing stuff) but don't want to be stuck upstairs in what i laughingly call my 'study'.

I can put my feet up on the sofa, stick the TV on, crack open a beer and tap away!

Yeah, I can get more comfy with the laptop. I used to use it a lot for playing civ2, but I havent played for a while now. Also I gave away the modem card to a friend who needed it more (my desktop has a cable modem), and it doesnt have a network card.

[Rasbelin]

Do you want me to list all the processors I own, use or the one I currently use?

Oh well...

Now: 1050 MHz

[muxec]

Mine is only p3-500MHz, but 320MB RAM

[Gangerolf]

I have no idea. How do find out? (I don't have manual)

I'm posting from an old Toshiba 430CDT laptop.

[Clear Skies]

Hey, worst of the pack 233MHz PII, 64Mb of RAM. Pathetic, but mostly does its duty.

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
I have no idea. How do find out? (I don't have manual)

I'm posting from an old Toshiba 430CDT laptop.

Right-click "My Computer" and click on "Properties", you should see it then.

[Gangerolf]

thanks zopperoni

I apparently got a Pentium(r) 48.0MB RAM.

Couldn't find anything about megahertz though

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
Couldn't find anything about megahertz though

An Internet search on your model gave me: a whopping 120 MHz!