is there currently any 3.0GHZ Pentium 4's out that supports dual core motherboards? System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 8/30/2005, 09:12:47 Machine name: OBOJIOFOR Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: P4VM8 System Model: P4VM8 BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 1024MB RAM Page File: 323MB used, 2042MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode its just someone i know is having problems with there dual core pentium 4 prescott 3.0ghz setup, and all games make his computer shutting down. there is his system info above ^^^
What exactly is the problem? You do get dual core 3GHz P4s called Pentium Ds. However that is probably just a normal Northwood core with Hyperthreading.
oh sorry he got confused with dual core and HT hyper threading. he has a problem simaler to me, his cpu temp reaiding is registering at 70 degrees at idle! it seems like he has no paste on his cpu, but i am trying to ask him if this is the case.
ok, he has the exact same problem as me, computer shutting down on games, and computer shutting down before he can get into windows when he overclocks his cpu over 3.2ghz.
Yea definately sounds like an overheating problem. It might just be the fact the Prescott runs like a fusion reactor. Overclocking it makes a lot more heat than ocing with the older cores.
