is this a good cpu??

[help please]

hi could anyone tell me if this is a good cpu too have bought??

Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz 800 Mhz 1Mb Cache chip Prescott processor



Technical Specs: Clock Speed: 3 GHz
System Bus: 800 MHz
L2 Cache: 1 MB
Chip Set(s) Supported: Intel® 7210
Heat Sink: Active Heatsink
Package: 478 pin (socket 478)
Process: 90 nm

[CPUShack]

Yah that should be a good CPU, they are fast, but run fairly hot.

So make sure you have good cooling.

[Guest]

i just want a pc that can handle alot of programmes without slowing down. is there anything anyone could recommend for me as i just have an amd xp2000 at the moment. i do alot of downloading and study for university. any suggestions on cpu chips would be appreciated

[CPUShack]

I have used the Athlon 64 chips and they work very well.

For using lots of prgrams I suggest getting 1GB of RAM, this will help your computer to run much quicker.

If what is slow for you is LOADING the programs perhaps you should try a Western Digital Raptor hard drive, they are very very fast.