do you think this is a good idea to build another pc?
January 29th, 2020
Specs:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
8 Gigs DDR2
500GB HDD
400 watt ps
Specs
Intel Celeron 1840 4Gigs DDR3
I am going to use the same hard drive and power supply etc. My question is do you think its worth it? Only about $223.84 including OS windows 7. Also is this a legit seller that sells real oem windows 7 on ebay. He has 370 postive and 1 negative feedback. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Windows-7-Professional-64-Bit-SP1-OEM-Full-Version-Upgrade-PC-/251845025680?hash=item3aa3221f90
Not worth it. You are not going to save the 150$ anytime soon and no reason to upgrade for future proofing the system cause both cpu have about the same performance. I would never do it cause it’s a waste of money.
Wattage doesn’t mean jack if the CPU isn’t efficient.
A powerful processor doesn’t have to run at its full speed and hence full power if the workload is not significant. Where’s a low tier CPU will have to run for a very long duration on its highest clock speed, when given the same workload.
As said, no significant savings..
Keep the old girl and turn it off when you’re not using it!
Electricity is sold by kWh. So look into it, will stop you from making silly decisions. And since PC’s have non-linear power draw characteristic, will be fun calculating or even measuring it.