Intel Cpu Pentium D 950 3.4Ghz Fsb800Mhz 2Mbx2 Lga775 Dual Core Tray

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• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GM9CMY
• Item model number: HH80553PG0964M
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 23, 2006

Product Description

The Intel Pentium D Processor is a dual-core processor for the desktop PC. It consists of two complete execution cores in one physical processor, both running at the same frequency. Both cores share the same packaging and the same interface with the chipset/memory.A dual-core processor is like a four-lane road it can handle up to twice as many cars as a two-lane road without making each car drive twice as fast.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent deal, great processor, January 13, 2009

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Jennifer L. Bannan (Olympia, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Intel Cpu Pentium D 950 3.4Ghz Fsb800Mhz 2Mbx2 Lga775 Dual Core Tray (Personal Computers)

Intel Cpu Pentium D 950 3.4Ghz Fsb800Mhz 2Mbx2 Lga775 Dual Core Tray
I'm thrilled with my purchase. My computer zings! Even before the new video card and extra RAM, I noticed a big improvement in performance and was able to run streaming video without hesitations and choppiness.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pentium D stands for Pentium DO!, August 26, 2011

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johnneTEE (VictimVille, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intel Cpu Pentium D 950 3.4Ghz Fsb800Mhz 2Mbx2 Lga775 Dual Core Tray (Personal Computers)

If you're looking for an inexpensive way to start building your own computers and don't necessarily need the latest and greatest hardware (say for a childs computer) the Pentium D is the way to go. I got the Pentium D when it first came out and was upgrading from a Dual Pentium 3 1.0 ghz Processor. The jump in speed was amazing but also the stability of the processor amazed me. Even though I loved my PIII Processor as I started to push my computer a bit more with 3D animation and graphics it just couldn't keep up anymore. I had tried P4 Hyper-threaded processors and found those to be laggy and buggy at times. But with the Pentium D I felt like I was truly working with an Upgraded PIII that I loved already. The other great thing about this processor is that it was the first one that was able to work in either a 32-bit or 64-bit OS. When I first got this chip I was on a 32-bit WinXP system. Then, because I wanted to experiment with it, switched over to WinXP64. Without a hiccup the processor kept chugging along and worked even better than it did in the 32 bit OS. I skipped upgrading to Vista but when Win7 came out, I immediately jumped over to the Win764 OS and still no problems. I'm actually still using this chip and board for all my 3D animation and 3D gaming.
As for cons: The board I'm using is an Intel Classics board and the board has a limitation of only 4GB's of RAM as do most boards that support the PD. As an animator, render time is something I have to pay real close attention to and this chip does under perform in that area compared to modern day chips (i3, i5, i7's). But if you're just doing some casual gaming, or just experimenting building your own computer this is a great chip to go with. The hardware it inexpensive now and will let you do just about anything that todays chips let you do.

3.0 out of 5 stars OLD Tech still runs good, March 30, 2011

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Old tech, bought used and runs good.
Only reason ease of use is still not so great is that you have to have aftermarket cooler to really max out this chip. Also, watch out for your mobo's limits as it's possible that your mobo can be a hindrance as well.