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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 7:52 pm
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Originally Posted by PTravel
I've got a home-built desktop computer with a P4 2.8 GHz CPU in it. I've found that, when I ask it to do anything the least bit processor-intensive, it will eventually freeze and will not re-boot until it cools off. I assume the problem is that the CPU is in a heat-fail mode. I'm in the process of assembling a new Quad core machine, but I priced P4 CPUs and found I could get a 3.4 GHz for $125 from buy.com. This would make for a speedy machine for some of my non-video applications, including musical scoring, etc. A couple of questions:

1. Does my diagnosis sound correct?
2. Do all P4s use the same socket configuration?
3. Does $125 sound good for a 3.4 GHz P4?

Thanks!
Look out for the (possibly) different voltage the two processors may or may not use. I've bumped into that problem when trying to go from P4 1,6GHz to 2,4 GHz - had to settle for 2 GHz.

I wouldn't give 125$ for going from 2,8 to 3,4 GHz - the speed gains might be marginal. Adding extra RAM or faster hard drive might give much more bang for the buck.
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