What do you even do that requires anything more than this?
>>54049325
Arma and haxorin my neighbors wifi
>>54049481
How to i haxor wifi?
>>54049499
WEP is easy
You should be able to figure it out in your own from reading the standard
>>54049325
Teamspeak and mild gaming.
Don't need an i7 or anything, but a c2d wouldn't handle it.
Pentium anniversary edition manages at a push, but I'd rather use a decent i3 or get an i5 for headroom/lower temps.
Well I defrag my hard drive while running GW2 on ultra. ALSO while installing gtav
What the fuck do you think you dumb cunt
Facebook.
>>54049481
Dictionary attack?
>What do you even do
Not waste electricity using outdated inefficient technology.
>>54049594
Light gaming. Not the fkn "muh pc masterrace" bullshit.
Don't particularly fit in here, but DEFINITELY don't fit in over there.
>>54049594
>>>>>/wew/
>>54049325
I don't need more power that that, but fuck high-end CPUs, I'll take a optimized low end Sandy or Ivy Bridge any day, consumes at least half and performs better.
New games are mostly shit anyway, and the few are worth playing I'm in no rush, when a low end Pentium in 5 years performs like a Core i5/i7 (and that WILL happen), then I will play those games.
Compile my ASM tank robot ai
>>54049325
Doesn't even run facebook for my mother. She managed to ruin the computer for herself. Replaced her facebook machine with a fx6300
>>54049325
C2D is a bottleneck with faster RAM and SSDs around. The performance just isn't there.
>>54049325
ableton live
arturia and u-he synth plugins
Should've started the thread with an i5 2500K
>>54049657
I have an iMac 2007 w/ Core 2 duo and Ableton Live performs well
>>54049643
>Buying a fx6300 for browsing
My dad runs fb in a Pentium 4 HT with Windows 7, also watches YIFY rips (pseudo HD movies), so maybe your C2D its broken.
>>54049678
not him but if your doing layers of stuff, using 1 virtual synth, effects, etc then its going to run slow as hell on a core 2 duo. Used to use a 2010 mac with a core 2 duo and ableton 8 - 9, it was horrible
>>54049643
>>54049703
Probably just needed CCleaner or a reinstall of windows. Older people are amazed by the "witchcraft" that those simple things do to older computers.
Yes, I know you probably already know that. Just wired and rambling.
>>54049481
>2016
>Still uses reaver
Are you living in a black neighborhood or in a third world country? Or are your neighbors really using outdated devices?
Virtualization
Compiling gentoo style wouldn't be much fun with a dated dual core processor
>>54049325
>What do you even do that requires anything more than this?
gentoo
>>54049703
>>54049734
It was my old build for gaymz. Plus, we had wiped the c2d pc a few times already so it was time. Most likely going to install ubuntu or another distro on it to see what i can do with it.
>>54049325
3D rendering and video editing in blender.
p8400 here
watching youtube in 720p makes my laptop sound like a jet engine
1080p (when connecting to tv) is a complete lagfest
>>54049325
SolidWorks, specifically flow simulation
>>54049325
Are Athlons X4 worth buying if I find them cheaper than pentiums? My grandpa is obsessed with having a quad core cpu because it's "strong"
>>54050262
inform him, but if hes using multi cores then its better usually
>>54049325
I use a recent version of Firefox.
>>54049499
kali linux, use reaver
>>54049325
4K60 Hz HEVC decoding
>>54049325
For now I prefer the i3-6100 as the minimum.
>>54050577
>skymeme
Jej
Integrated graphics. Sure I can get a GPU for the price of a new processor but it'll be low-end stuff and given that I don't play any demanding games it's going to be a waste (and probably shitty if I do play demanding games -- an even bigger waste)
Also the core 2 duo is shit for 2 core/thread+ processing which pretty much already in use by any half-relevant program. It also heats up much quicker than say skylake processors and is much slower, and the motherboards for it are pretty shit and outdated (i.e. no 4x pci3.0 sata/ssd support, no usb c, usb 3.1 gen2, possibly only sata 2 support, slow ram, etc.)
There is literally no reason to not upgrade if you enjoy new technology
>>54050536
you're a cuck, we get it
>>54049513
Basically saying he doesn't know how
>>54050752
what apu are you using / whats the performance like?
I was considering getting an matx board, mini case and extreme cooling for it (like a loop with dual radiators or something, or mayve just one x2 fan radiator) for the ultimate mini / performance / silent pc balance
>>54050797
How is Firefox connected to him being cheated on by his wife/girlfriend?
>>54050190
Try not using shitty Flash player.
>>54049325
i used to have a gaming computer, two laptops, a tv computer, and a bunch of tablets
sold them all off except a 2010 macbook pro and an old 2007 mac pro video edit rig i souped up for about $200.
i think my life is happier without an overabundance of technology.
>>54050916
>i think my life is happier without an overabundance of technology.
Post-purchase rationalization
>>54049325
Distributed NLP. I have a workstation with dual xeons and 64gb ram running 4 spark nodes in vms
>>54049325
3D rendering
>>54050931
You're doing the same by implying otherwise.
>>54050916
>[shillinh intensifies]
what does gaming computer even mean? if it doesnt even out perform a 2007 mac for video editing and rendering than damn.
>>54050931
He didn't fucking buy anything you dolt
A C2D is too slow even for casual web browsing and soft decoding videos these days. Hell I think they were too slow a few years ago.
A C2Q would have been a better way to kick off your post, OP. A C2Q q8400 is fast enough to do most casual stuff.
Better yet, the i7-2600 is still fast enough to do modern gaming.
>>54050952
Lol oops
>>54050983
>A C2D is too slow even for casual web browsing and soft decoding videos these days. Hell I think they were too slow a few years ago.
No it isn't. I have a spare T400 around with the lowest tier mobile C2D you can get and it's more than enough for multiple tab browsing and HD video.
>>54050983
Why wouldn't it? It's a top-end cpu with 8 logical cores and barely 5 years old.
>>54049325
I really don't to much that requires more than that, aside from encoding large amounts of videos.
But the X5460 I crammed into the 775 board does that job pretty well. I guess that still kind of counts as a C2Q.
>>54051026
It's almost 6 years old. CPUs never used to stay on top for that long. The CPU market is more stagnant than it ever was probably in the history of consumer PCs.
>>54050983
well yeah, every cpu is the same now so intel artificially caps them
>>54050932
This guy knows what's up
>>54050983
>A C2D is too slow even for casual web browsing
A Pentium 3 is sufficient for web browsing if you install NoScript and just manually enable what you need
>>54051054
It was released in Q1 2011
>CPUs never used to stay on top for that long
>The CPU market is more stagnant than it ever was probably in the history of consumer PCs
Are you contradicting yourself or what?
In fact, an i5-6500 is only faster by 10% in singlethreaded processing while it gets beaten by threading above 4
Content creation.
Video stuff in particular is very intensive, as is working with 300DPI print docs and such.
>>54050874
wot, it's been html5 for ages.
it's strange cause i can perfectly watch 1080p movies without lag using mpc
>>54049325
My laptop has an 2.4 C2D, 8GB 1333 and a 128GB SSD.
Work as a Sysadmin, multiple terminals/ occasional RDP/IDE / Music player / Browser / couple light VMs for testing
More than enough
Gaming, but I do that with a Skylake i5.
Vray renderings for architecture firms, do that with my dual E5 box.
All you need is Netburst baby.
There's no reason to have upgraded from this. It does everything you need :^)
>>54050983
My C2D is fast at everything i throw at it
it runs youtube hd videos smoothly
>>54051178
>it runs youtube hd videos smoothly
you do know that it is actually your GPU that decodes youtube right?
>>54051192
Actually that's not true. A lot of internet based h.264 decoding is done on the CPU.
>>54051083
The best part is my lab paid for it. Huehue gieb more grant moniez plzzzz
>>54050536
I use a Q6600 desktop and a 2.66GHz T9550 laptop, and I get by fine to this day, but I plan to upgrade to at least a sandy bridge.
>>54051097
I don't see a contradiction m8
The CPU market has stagnated. CPUs are lasting longer than ever because they aren't getting faster at the rate that they used to.
If you bought a Pentium 100 in 95 it was horribly outdated 3 years later.
Guys, how much performance boost will I get in pre 2008 games snd on other things,on upgrading from Pentium D to Core 2 Duo?
Is it worth upgrading?
>>54051407
You could upgrade to a cherry trail atom and it would be an upgrade from that thing
>>54050847
Ask your mom; she knows a lot about it.
But first of all, finish your lunch and eat all the vegetables so she won't get mad at you before you ask her.
>>54051403
If you bought a Pentium 100 in '95 it was already outdated by 2 years and you were an idiot for not jumping on the OD or waiting for MMX
I'm actually building a new gaming rig and currently debating between an i5 4690 and a 4590. Anyone got any experience with the two and is the 4690 worth the extra scratch?
i wanted to upgrade, but
> core2 i don't even use
> internet is shit now, no need for www browser
> music isn't worth listening to
where were you when a pdp-11 is the only computer you'll ever need
>>54051482
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare.php?cmp[]=2236&cmp[]=2234
Does not seem like it!
>>54051403
>>54051176
>>54051097
>>54051078
You all are dumb pieces of shit that know jack about modern CPUs. Just look at the massive performance difference in Sandy vag vs. Broadwell
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10158/the-intel-xeon-e5-v4-review
>>54051088
This.
>>54051482
Quit being a special snowflake hipster faggot and get a skylake.
>>54051429
So it is worth upgrading to C2D right?
>>54051515
Thanks bro
>>54051649
YES
THE BEST 10 BUCKS YOU WILL EVER SPEND
>>54051760
Thanks.
I'm getting it under 10 bucks.
>>54051407
>upgrading from Pentium D to Core 2 Duo
Are you in a third world shithole? If you are, sorry, and I hope you find a way out. If you aren't... that's fucking ridiculous, get a job and get a processor made this decade.
>>54051516
Wow, the $1000-$5000 CPU market is booming!
>>54051791
I hope that too.
>>54051516
>Synthetic benchmarks on server CPUs with dozens of cores/threads and 128 GB RAM
Yeah, no, just kill yourself plz kthx.
>>54051508
What's the difference if you don't mind me asking, I'm legitimately trying to figure out what I should get I don't know a whole lot
>>54051516
Hello friend, I suspect you are clinically retarded. Please kill yourself immediately.
>>54051849
Those are real world workloads
>>54051807
Yes, that's where the money and performance is. 1 v4 CPU now equals 2-3 v1 xeon. That's fucking massive. Blame your shitty dx11 and even shittier game devs for not giving you a reason to upgrade in the last 6 years.
>what do you even do
encode videos would takes ages on that
>>54051950
I can encode 1080p reasonably fast on my Q6600, but I agree, no one who is serious about video editing should be using a 9yo chip.
>>54051946
>real world workloads
Not for the vast majority of people not running server CPUs/tasks
>>54052035
It's all the same binary code being processed. Just because software devs can't keep up with CPU development, you believe CPU progress has stagnated. It has not. You use a video game, or a YouTube video as a metric of performance, and call me a retard.
>>54051508
anon is it possible you might have depression or something similar to it? Do you have other hobbies you're more passionate about?
