Pentium D user here *guess we share the same thing*

I agree , these are long lasting processors. They are hot and not as fast as Core 2 Duos but they still do get their job done. Lets wait for Intel's Core i7 or something like that before making a jump. Once the new platform is stable and the prices of DDR3 are cheap , then we should leap !

Long live Pentium 4 and D

It seems that people here are changing rings like every second ! However as for me , after spending like ~RM1.6k on the processor itself , I would think twice before upgrading that fast. Rather skip the C2D Madness (as I got a Pentium E2180 for the HTPC) and replace my main rig with i7 (hopefully). So lets see how far it lasts

My Pentium D can do lots of things . rip dvds , playback 720p (1080p bit laggy but i can watch 1080p videos with the help of the GPU). Its just that its hot and it isnt that bad as people describe it. I do remember back in the 90s whereby processor "upgrade" cards cost you a fortune and these old CPUs do have a Turbo function (ain't it neat and these 486s are still being used today in airplanes and many other industries)

I bought when Pentium D was newly launched to the market. Think of it as people now getting Core i7 or Core 2 Duo when it was first launched. P4 can watch 720p movies fine without any lag as it uses the CPU. What I am talking is that use of GPU , Graphics card that has AVIVO HD or PureVideo 2 and above can be used to offload calculations to the GPU , hence the CPU can remain idle and you can do other task.

You need a good graphics card for it. At least the latest low-end graphics card would do the trick anyway

Yeah , its something like that. Think of it as automatic oc'ing. You enable it when you need the extra performance. Hit the turbo button (there is a button for it) and voila you get a bit of faster speed. Turn it off when you're not using it to run "demanding" applications. When I say demanding i meant games such as Quake back then , it was fun

Should do fine

If Windows 7 runs on 800Mhz Intel A110 (Pentium M/Pre-Atom) with 1GB of RAM. It can do better on that PC

Shouldn't be a problem. It runs faster then Vista anyway

However it can't decode 1080p mkv rips. You need to be using geforce 8 series or better (for nvidia)

You can't fetch that high price anyway

If I were you , I would keep that rig , motherboard and spare parts. Its just not worth it to sell and covert it to be a server or something

Look out for great offers in Garage Sales

If I were you , I would wait for Core i5 to come up and Core i7 prices to go down. Then it would be worth it

Me ? I am not sure if I am going to sell my Pentium D rig. But if I have to sell , I'll sell. Currently I am waiting for the prices to go and it would be better for me to switch platform , then sticking with the current platform !

Just save up and get a graphics card

No point investing on the current Core 2 Duo stuff. Soon Intel i7 is going to replace them. So its better to skip and move on to Intel i5/i7 platform !