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23 May, 2012
old, hot, and inefficient, but still viable as an upgrade and still fast!
3 of 3 found this helpful I bought this CPU to upgrade to an Alienware M7700i (Clevo D9T/D900T) Laptop that I purchased elsewhere to its maximum operating specification as far as a CPU would go. Once installed, the CPU scored a top of 4.7 in the Windows Experience Index on Windows 7 Professional 32-bit. Although this CPU supported EM64T (Intel's fancy-schmancy name for AMD64, which is pretty much what it is), the drivers for this laptop were either nonexistant in Win7 x64, or were nonexistant for a 64-bit system otherwise. This CPU has no problem making use of 3GB of RAM otherwise and is very fast for its age.
the Pentium 4 670 was once considered to be a beast and a half of a CPU, only being topped by the 672 later on at the end of the Pentium 4's life, at the same clock speed of 3.8GHz but with virtualization support. This makes the 672 much more desirable, but also more expensive, even by today's standards. a 670 cost me close to 30 dollars, whereas at the time of this review, I can pick up the 672 for close to 50 if I really needed it... Please to be aware that pricing will vary and you will see different prices based on earthly location of both you and the item itself.
If you have any sense, you'll know these CPUs are both just upgrades for older systems that otherwise can't take anything newer, inevitably stopping the clock for what little time they're still good for until it becomes better-suited to replace the PC they were purchased for, or the computer itself becomes so obsolete that it can't run a modern operating system any longer (not the case if you're running Linux or BSD-flavored distributions.)
These suckers also run very hot... They're the hottest-running Pentium 4 chips to date, and in that sense they can also be called "inefficient" by today's terms, given the current quad-core and octo-core consumer CPU offerings and how fast they run compared to this. They're not recommended to be used if your computer has the stock Intel cooler. The laptop I stuck mine in was made around the same time as the 3.8 and supports it in BIOS... the heatsink is very burly in this respect. If you're going to be using this in a laptop like that, you should be sure the cooling is adequate. in a desktop system, you should buy an aftermarket heatsink to be on the safe side. a Hyper 212+ would be my recommended choice. If you haven't already, I'd also suggest maxing out the computer on RAM at this point, and getting a graphics card if using onboard video currently. These two things will help the CPU offload unneeded cycles faster, with the RAM upgrade, and will remove stress of onboard video from the Northbridge, which also controls your RAM and, in some cases, SATA/IDE bus and such. So, this will also slightly speed up your hard drive accesss times if this is the case, and that's a good thing if planning to or already having upgraded to Windows 7. These things, like with all earlier generation Pentium 4 chips back to the HT Northwood, run Windows 7 very well. Win7 makes full use of the hyperthreading support in every HT-supported P4 and uses it well.
So, if planning a final upgrade to that dusty tower in your home office, be sure your computer can take this upgrade, get an aftermarket heatsink (and use good thermal compound!), max out the computer if not already done, and go for it. As a last note I'd also suggest a power supply upgrade if also needed as well, just to be on the safe side.
18 Apr, 2011
Completely Awesome Bass Response, the true screenless king. BUY IT.
0 of 1 found this helpful the 1st-gen Shuffle is a wonderful piece of technology- no dock needed! just uncap and plug in. Works wonderfully with iTunes 10.x, the batteries in most of them are still going strong...
PROS:
About the size, if not a smidge larger, than a pack of gum. I can easily fir it in my hand, use it as a flashdrive when needed, etc. the internal chipset has superior bass response than the PortalPlayer chips found in the older iPods (I'd know, I'm also rocking an iPod 3G 10GB...), and the Gen 2 Shuffle still doesn't come anywhere close to the response this model gives. This was at a time when Apple was also giving you the option for optical out on their AirPort Express and iMac G5s...
the ability to drop this into any USB port and charge/manage at the same time is wonderful. I seperately purchased an armband for my current one new in box, and I plan on using it almost exclusively in that armband all summer long. the ability to just clip on an accessory to the USB port is nice... a WONDERFUL feature.
it's also the most recognizable iPod, because it's the ONLY WHITE SHUFFLE MADE. ever. the 2nd gen doesn't have anything on this fine piece of electronics except the fact that it's smaller, although thicker, and made of metal. this one is all plastic.
if I recall, most car makers added a USB port exclusively for the Shuffle, but I forget where I read that, so don't take my word for it.
CONS:
first off, the Cap. you can easily lose it... but there are new ones available by themselves on eBay all the time, and for peanuts. Accessories are also cheap now, and the original lanyard cap can be found for under $10.
Although also a Pro, the plastic outing can also be considered a con. I got my current 512 I'm replacing with a 1GB for $10 at a garage sale and there are small cracks on the back of it where the extremely unnoticeable corner crevice meets on all sides.
As with this Shuffle and those to come after, you can only "sync" with one library at a time. even if the music is manually managed, Apple put in a failsafe to only allow one machine to interact with this model. Way to go, Apple.
11 Sep, 2019
Not for 5v systems without regulation, 3.3v ONLY
1 of 3 found this helpful the TI486SXLC2-G50 is a 3.3v product with 5v tolerant IO pins. Do NOT buy this unless you are installing it with proper voltage regulation. you will NOT be lucky installing it in a 5v system without such.