I have a Pentium D 925 that's running from 56 at idle and spiking to 78^oC according to Everest and even hotter according to the BIOS. How bad is this? [more inside]
posted by IronLizard on Sep 21, 2007 - 28 answers

Thinking about building my own PC. Looking for smallest possible form factor barebones system with Socket 479 (Pentium M). [more inside]
posted by Kwantsar on Dec 16, 2005 - 14 answers

How can I de-epoxy my P4 from its heatsink? [more inside]
posted by ChasFile on Dec 2, 2005 - 7 answers

To get the best performance per dollar, do I want an Intel Pentium D or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 for my new DB+Compute server? [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on Nov 14, 2005 - 18 answers

What's the score with Pentium Ds? If I'm buying a new desktop computer, should I make sure I have this processor?
posted by nthdegx on Aug 26, 2005 - 9 answers

Is there software available for Micorosft Windows that slows CPU cycles, emulating a slower machine? For example, if I wanted to test software on a Pentium II 200, emulated on a faster machine.
posted by the fire you left me on Mar 25, 2004 - 5 answers