is this a good upgrade

[Pedroc1999]

I am thinking of upgrading my current computer.

My current specs:
Celeron e1400 @2.0GHZ
1gb DDR2

If I upgrade to this

Pentium D [email protected]
4gb DDR2(laptop to desktop memory adapter)

will I notice a huge improvement in performance?

 

[Pedroc1999]

+ is there anywhere where i can buy new DDR2 motherboard?

 

[bobkn]

If you believe:

PassMark - CPU Benchmarks - List of Benchmarked CPUs

the Pentium D 925 (search for Pentium D 3.00 GHz) may be a downgrade from the Celeron E1400. Other web sites make them more nearly equal, but either way, it's not a sensible upgrade.

 

[dwarfer66]

If you upgrade your CPU try to find a q6600 or better, I had one for 4 years, great quadcore.

 

[Pedroc1999]

i have the pentium d 925 in my house doing nothing and because i will be making a new computer in about 6 - 12months i didn't really want to buy any parts now, except the memory adapter, any other opinions

 

[Pedroc1999]

i am also avoiding to over clock as my mobo is an OEM and doesn't allow OCing

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Pedroc:

Per Bob's link, the Pentium D is probably a downgrade.

Would you normally buy oats for a dead horse?

If not, stockpile your money for the new PC. The less money you spend on upgrading the current machine, the quicker you will be able to build a new one. You need a new socket.

 

[whs]

I am thinking of upgrading my current computer.

My current specs:
Celeron e1400 @2.0GHZ
1gb DDR2

If I upgrade to this

Pentium D [email protected]
4gb DDR2(laptop to desktop memory adapter)

will I notice a huge improvement in performance?

I would first upgrade the RAM. That will probably give you the best mileage.

 

[Pedroc1999]

thing is all my parts i got were found in my house. BTW i dont do any gaming so i think the extra 1 ghz would give me more speed in launching programs etc.

 

[ignatzatsonic]

thing is all my parts i got were found in my house. BTW i dont do any gaming so i think the extra 1 ghz would give me more speed in launching programs etc.

You might notice a bit of improvement if you moved up to 2 or 4 GB of memory on the Celeron.

But I'd keep my expectations low and I would pay little to nothing to do it. Otherwise, I wouldn't upgrade anything that cost a dime on that PC. You are severely hampered by the CPU.

 

[RandallFlagg]

I wouldn't spend 1 cent on that system. Find a used core 2 duo system on craigslist for ~200 or less and it will be night and day. I didn't know windows 7 would run on a 2.0 Ghz Celeron chip.

Just for fun I'd love to see the WEI on that system.

I managed Win 7 starter on a P4 2.66 with 2Gb of ram, I thought that was a feat.

 

[Pedroc1999]

it isnt very good but has stayed like this for the past 6 years


Processor: 4.9

RAM: 4.5

Graphics: 4.5

Gaming Graphics: 4.5

Primary HDD: 5.9

Base score:4.5

 

[whs]

Those are pretty good scores considering the age of the system.