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August 25th, 2015 09:00
Upgrade CPU/Overclock
I bought the refurbished PC upgraded to a Pentium (R) D 3.4GHZ with 4GB of RAM and a 64 bit operating system, but the company I work for online says it is benchmarking to low for me to use with them. Is this as high as I can upgrade this processor? Can I overclock it perhaps and if so how? They say it is benchmarking at 750 and they need it at 1500. I have no idea what these numbers mean though. Can I overclock this processor? I can't seem to find a way to do that when I try to access the Bios.
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Mary G
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August 25th, 2015 11:00
I had to look at the date to be sure you didn't post this 10 years ago. That is a completely obsolete computer processor from 2005-2008. It cannot be overclocked and if the computer is from that era it should be replaced with a newer model. You should have mentioned the model computer.
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August 26th, 2015 07:00
The reason that the Netburst family was abandoned is that higher clock rates do not translate into better performance. This is known as the Mhz Myth.
A 2.4Ghz Core 2 duo is faster than a 3.6 Ghz Pentium D.
The 945 is still a viable cpu however. Gaming wise it works just fine when paired with a Good GPU.
Overclocking does not yield a lot of performance but it does make the processor die sooner.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=10&v=tPBtXUUeFK0