Restoring old system

[knight_40k]

I have an old P4 system and would like to get it working again. I have 2 CPU options and would like to know which one is better. The first is a 3.0ghz/1Mb cache and the second is 3.5ghz/512. Which one should I use? The system will be used for watching videos on VLC/youtube and surfing the web.

Thanks in advance.

 

[o1die]

I would use the 3.5 512 as it should be a little faster and run cooler. Use a pci-e slot on your motherboard if possible; the cpu that is a socket 775 would be preferred over socket 478 but that may not be an option. 775 boards have the pci-e slot for newer video cards.

 

[knight_40k]

So the faster clock speed is preferred over a larger cache on the Pentium 4?

The video card will be 7600GS 512 AGP.

 

[o1die]

Yes, go with the faster clock speed. The prescott p4's with 1 meg cache weren't faster, just ran hotter. The 512 cache northwoods ran just as fast in most applications and had fewer heat issues.

 

[knight_40k]

Best answer selected by knight_40k.