Double digit improvements are getting rarer with modern processors.I could not resists to prepare for a CPU upgrade for the 8-socket system. I bought 8× 24C/48T Intel Xeon 8890v4 CPUs for only 178€ in total (including shipping and customs) on ebay. They should be 33% faster than my current 18C/36T Intel Xeon 8880v3 CPUs
I once upgraded a 486DX-33 to a 486DX2-66. That went pretty well. Then there was that incident involving Celeron CPUs irresponsibly installed in dual-socket motherboards. My recollection is the Pentium III replacements were easily damaged by static electricity.
Statistics: Posted by ejolson — Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:28 pm