Reviews for Intel Pentium 4 631 3.0GHz Processor3GHz - MPN: BX80552631
$73.00 - $83.50
By member:
nsxt290
- May 31, 2007
P4 631Strengths: LGA 775, 2MB Cache, 800FSB Weakness: Single Core This is a good product for the price. When set with dual channel memory to fully utilize the 800mhz FSB it is fairly fast. 3GHZ and the 2mb cache helps out quit a bit. This chip is plenty sufficient for most everyday needs. I would recommend the chip for most applications other than high end gaming. 100% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
ygao20
- Feb 25, 2007
good performance low costStrengths: powerful processor, multi-threading capability Weakness: overclocking I bought the intel P4 631 in a combo deal from Fry's electronics. The motherboad is ECS P4M800Pro V2 with a total cost of $99.98 pre-tax. I'm pretty happy with its performance of video editing comparing to my old P3 from Dell, which ran crazy with the latest norton virus protection software. I tried overclocking but ran into some issue with the RAID-0 configuration of SATA drives. However, this may be the problem of the motherboard, not the processor. 40% of readers found this review helpful. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
iJoKuo
- Jun 26, 2006
My Experience Thus Far.Strengths: Very powerful CPU in terms of multitasking. This CPU has EMT64 which enables 64-bit OS such as Windows XP Professional 64-bit. Weakness: The applications designed for 64-bit OS is rather good compared to the x86 of Windows XP Pro, but not all applications work well with Windows XP 64-bit. Those who already own a Genuine Product from Windows XP Professional x86, not OEM, I believe can obtain a Windows XP Professional 64-bit from Microsoft for free or a very small amount. If you are a occasional gamer and do a lot of video editing or any apps associated with video editing, this product is perfect. 
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Reply by member: MtLance
Jul 31, 2007 Runs 32bit just fine with HT. CPU is both HT & 64bit also 65nm. Spec.'s CPU Speed: 3 GHz
By member:
hobart293_1091767837
- Jun 9, 2008
Speedy UpgradeStrengths: Speed of the processor Weakness: Can't overclock? Doesn't matter to me. I recently upgraded to this from a P4 1.8 GHz. It is a world of difference. The easy installation made it worth every penny. No more waiting. You can't go wrong with this processor. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By member:
htchen76
- Oct 4, 2007
cheap and enoughStrengths: cheap, powerful, enough for users such as me. Weakness: with the price, none I was looking for a cheap upgrade for a while. This one is cheap and good enough for users such as me. Watch movies, internet, skype, msn, with 4G HP ram and 600G hard drive... I will use this system for a quite a while.:) Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
By anonymous - Apr 1, 2006
Fast processorStrengths: Fast, good quality Weakness: Supplied fan less than acceptable This processor has shown no bottlenecking 99% of the time I’ve used it. Complex graphic editing, rapid fire gaming; all fly through flawlessly and very fast. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? Top
Reply by member: cky
May 9, 2006 hey i was wondering what type of motherboard you are using for this processor and over all what type of mobos can you use with this processor?
By member:
kingaz
- Feb 25, 2006
Intel 631Strengths: Works fine, what more can I say. Weakness: none so far Beats the price of dual cores. This does heat up; make sure you are using a case that has the side vent so you can put an additional fan over the stock CPU fan and heatsink. Did you find it helpful or unhelpful? TopAdvertisement  
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Intel P4 Cedar Mills 3.0 Ghz CPU 631, LGA 775
Strengths: Low cost and low power consumption, runs very cool for Prescott CPU.
Weakness: None for everyday use.
My previous experiences with Prescott CPUs were that they run like a coal furnace in the middle of the winter. The last 3.0 Ghz I got last year over heated so bad that I had to buy a custom cooler for an extra $20 bucks.
This one was supposed to be cooler due to the 65ns bus. The old one ran at 120 degrees F, and this one runs at 90 degrees.
All cost have come down, but the retail version at $65 was about one half the price I paid before. Great price and economical for everyday use.
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