Anyone Used An 805 Smithfield ?

[chuck4456]

One of my nephew's old PCs is due for modification. I found a socket 775 mobo for a great price; and had intended on sticking a good Celeron in there. BUT................
Newegg's got a deal on the 805 Smithfield.
The reviews (there) sound good.
I was wondering if anybody here had any experience with this processor and what they thought of it.

[blue60007]

It's a pretty good deal for the price. A dual core for $115? That's a deal if you ask me. I don't know what your nephew will do with the PC, but it'll be fine for a general usage PC. Even gaming (as games are more GPU bound anyways)....

[Alaron]

I've got one in an office machine, works great. It is a great deal for the price. I would go with it over a Celeron, for sure. But if you are looking for a powerful gaming machine, I would look at a Pentium 4 9xx.

[glc]

What motherboard are you planning on using?

[Foosa]

they say the 805 is good for overclocking, but i doubt you will need that if it is just a general use pc.

[chuck4456]

I just wanted to drop this in before I headed to work...............
I read reviews and data until 3 AM - probably 350 opinions. After careful examination, I plainly see that it's a budget dual - core and that's about all. Even for 115.00, I'm not that impressed.
If I'm going Intel D, it will be 9 series.
Three Intel systems and one AMD in the house - the AMD happens to be my nephew's. He games, so I concentrate more on that issue. Looks like he's going to get a new AMD.
My final analysis is that it's basically a dual - core Celeron and not much else. Don't get me wrong, I'm an Intel man - I love my 640 P4 - once you get ' em cooled down, they are tough to beat.
Based on my research: You could purchase a 3 gig Celeron D, a good board with DC, add a 430 watt PS and have just as much for 100.00 less.
Thanx for your opinions.

[786ARS]

the D805 is one of the best dual core overclocking cpus, but its not worth it if you are not planning to o'clock. I get 3.8Ghz on air with it, but with factory settings, my laptop 2.0GHz turion beats it hands down. But if you invest in a good heatsink (3rd party) you can reap wonderfull rewards.

[blue60007]

I'll take a Pentium 4/D over a Celeron any day...

[chuck4456]

I came home from work and ordered one................. what the heck?
It would be stupid NOT to try one out at that price.
Here I gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


PS - Newegg's got a one day sale w/ free shipping - today.

[glc]

A Celeron-D has 256kb cache. The 805 has 1mb cache. The only thing about the 805 that even resembles a Celeron-D is the 533 FSB. I've got an 805 system out there at an engineering firm, and it's the fastest CAD machine in the house - and they even have a 3.2 GHz Northwood box. Don't diss the 805.

You didn't say anything in your first post about gaming - you implied you were looking for a cheap way to upgrade a general purpose computer and were going to put a Celeron in it. The 805 will absolutely blow away a Celeron-D (and a Celeron-D is not a BAD processor at ALL). If you want to spend the money for a 930, of course it will perform better than an 805.

[jimmyrules712]

the PentiumD 805 IS budget dual core... but it will still beet the celeron you said you would be buying instead in your first post. And it barelly costs any more money

[chuck4456]

Actually, my nephew games a lot. I should have been more specific. I didn't diss Celerons. They have their functionalities. I'm going to test the 805 out. If I'm not impressed, then I'll sell the system to one of customers and build another one.
I invest in these to develop a better understanding of the nature of the beast. Sure, it's expensive (sometimes) but it keeps me up-to-date. I spent 25 working with fuel / diesel injection. That's why these PCs are just second nature to me. Believe it or not, there are remarkable similarities. You have to know how things work (exactly) if you are ever going to be able to perform precision diagnostics.
Personally, I like my 640 P4. I was just ready for another phase.
My 805 and my board will be here tomorrow. Next week, I will post the results so far.