Who is using a Core 2 Duo in 2024 ?

[Alienware Gamer ALX]

write your cpu if you know it .
i m using a P7550 2.2

[r.linder]

Considering the availability and affordability of much newer hardware, there really is no reason to be using such old hardware, if you're stuck on it because you can't even afford an old refurbished office machine that has an old i5, i7, etc. then you probably shouldn't be wasting your time here, you should be spending your time more wisely making money so you can improve your quality of life.

You can build a new-ish machines with 6 core Ryzen processors and half decent graphics cards for at most $300~400 that would be a mind-blowing freaking upgrade over anything from the 2000s.

[Viking2121]

Originally posted by Iron Maiden:

i9 14900K. No one in there right mind would use a core 2 duo this day in age.

Yeah because I should have a 14900k in my garage where I grind on metal, and weld stuff, let the fans suck in all that mess, it'll be fine!

Sounds like lack of common sense, if you got one laying around, and need it for basic stuff, why buy something new, wouldn't that contribute to the e-waste? My q6600 system sees sub zero temps, 100+ degree days, I grind and weld on stuff, occasionally a little fire here and there so smoke, sometimes saw dust from something else im working on might make its way into to computer, If it dies, oh well...

Probably be upset that im using a i5 760 system or well my grandmother is anyway, got her off of that awful celron system that was far newer and was almost 200 bucks, but worse than a 10 year machine for basic browsing.

[r.linder]

Originally posted by Viking2121:

Originally posted by Iron Maiden:

i9 14900K. No one in there right mind would use a core 2 duo this day in age.

Yeah because I should have a 14900k in my garage where I grind on metal, and weld stuff, let the fans suck in all that mess, it'll be fine!

Sounds like lack of common sense, if you got one laying around, and need it for basic stuff, why buy something new, wouldn't that contribute to the e-waste? My q6600 system sees sub zero temps, 100+ degree days, I grind and weld on stuff, occasionally a little fire here and there so smoke, sometimes saw dust from something else im working on might make its way into to computer, If it dies, oh well...

Probably be upset that im using a i5 760 system or well my grandmother is anyway, got her off of that awful celron system that was far newer and was almost 200 bucks, but worse than a 10 year machine for basic browsing.

Common sense says you should clean machines regularly in an environment where they're going to be exposed to a higher amount of dust and debris, if any machine dies due to the environment it operates in, that's due to user negligence.

[Agent]

Originally posted by Viking2121:

Yeah because I should have a 14900k in my garage where I grind on metal, and weld stuff, let the fans suck in all that mess, it'll be fine!

Sounds like lack of common sense, if you got one laying around, and need it for basic stuff, why buy something new, wouldn't that contribute to the e-waste? My q6600 system sees sub zero temps, 100+ degree days, I grind and weld on stuff, occasionally a little fire here and there so smoke, sometimes saw dust from something else im working on might make its way into to computer, If it dies, oh well...

Probably be upset that im using a i5 760 system or well my grandmother is anyway, got her off of that awful celron system that was far newer and was almost 200 bucks, but worse than a 10 year machine for basic browsing.

In that case an ARM based system with passive cooling would be better no? Then there's no fans to suck in dirt.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Dust and other things will always find a way, may take longer without fans, but they will always be there.

i think hes exaggerating a bit though

[Lixire]

Originally posted by It's Chase:

Originally posted by Iron Maiden:

i9 14900K. No one in there right mind would use a core 2 duo this day in age.

They're fine for basic use. I have an E8400 and browsing the web is fast. CPUs have definitely advanced since then, but the Core architecture still remains the biggest jump in performance we've ever seen. This is why they still hold up today.

Of course this is paired with an SSD. HDDs really held these things back.

tbh an HDD would hold back any system. like I still remember my i7 6500U laptop shipped with a 1TB 5400RPM HDD. using Windows on it was insufferable.
But yeah. Hardware has improved so much yet the general software didn't become much more demanding so those C2D machines can still prove to be useful tho I see very little use to them in an era that an i3 from the 9th gen costs like 10 bucks and the rest of the platform is also really cheap at this point

[[☥] - CJ -]

Only issues with older hardware is power usage for the given performance.
But older systems still have uses, emulation etc they still do pretty well on.

All comes down to how you can use it.

[Lord Flashheart]

Originally posted by Alienware Gamer ALX:

write your cpu if you know it .
i m using a P7550 2.2

There is not much use for that now.
Maybe as a server to store backups.
It would need 8GB to be barely uiseful.
Not an always on machine due to power efficiency.
Turn on/off when making/restoring backups.

[Worlds fastest turtle]

5800X3D.

No real use in upgrading my CPU, it won't be irrelevant for a very long time.

Also LOL at those folks owning 350w+ CPU's.

[JC]

My history of gaming rigs.

TI-99, Tunnels of Doom and Parsec anyone?

486 Dx2, 64 MB ram, DIABLO! Castle wolfenstien 3D

I have a P166 system, i forget the specs, i want to say 124 MB ram, 16MB creative labs vid card, sound blaster sound card, 8 GB HD. Win 98 It's getting disassembled and parts stored. Starcraft, baldur's gate, freedom force, Thief, Tomb Raider

My Win 2k system is a AMD 3200, 500 MB or was it a gig? it had 4 sticks *(i can't recall) geforce 256 DDR (though i want to install an ATI all in wonder card) (this comp is going back in use for retro gaming, once i swap cases.) mech warrior 4 + mech commander and dungeon keeper for good measure.

8800 Duo-core, 4 GB ram *9800 ATI (i ran vista on this one, worked really well despite what some folks think of vista, i actually liked this comp) though it has a TI 550 in it now. It is the only one still in use for surfing, sending e-mail and word. Star wars galaxies/City of heroes. In 2020 i actually played Battletech on it. it took about 5 mins to load, that game is very CPU heavy. I only played one mission, but it actually worked!

Originally posted by Bored.:

5800X3D.

No real use in upgrading my CPU, it won't be irrelevant for a very long time.

Also LOL at those folks owning 350w+ CPU's.

I have a bunch of these too, what's wrong with them? :)

[CELL_BE]

I still have a Gateway FX laptop that I bought a few years ago with a Core2Extreme x9100 and a 9800m gts. I rarely use it but it can handle tasks with no problem. Does struggle with youtube videos though

[Lord Flashheart]

Originally posted by Bored.:

5800X3D.

No real use in upgrading my CPU, it won't be irrelevant for a very long time.

Also LOL at those folks owning 350w+ CPU's.

What??. You should obviously get the 7800X3d iwth a super expensive motherboard and very fast/expesive DDR5.

Oh wait the 5800X3D is still great and probably will be for a while.
I have one also.

[Illusion of Progress]

Originally posted by ☥ - CJ -:

Only issues with older hardware is power usage for the given performance.
But older systems still have uses, emulation etc they still do pretty well on.

All comes down to how you can use it.

Random half-related/half off topic about what you said, but emulation is wonderful. I was enamored by it in the early/mid 2000s when I discovered it with PlayStation emulation. I was emulating with a Pentium III and GeForce 4 MX to begin with. Way more powerful than a regular PlayStation but still had some slowdowns with some effects due to the graphics card. Got a 6800 GS later and that (more than) did it.

Later, a SNES Emulator came out that required WAY more hardware than any other SNES emulator, but was supposedly more accurate.

Got back into PlayStation emulation lately and I found the same thing seems to apply there. DuckStation seems to be the new standard for that and that seems to need more than ePSXe used to, at least in certain use cases. There's lots of fun quality of life stuff and that probably does it. I'm in love with these CRT filters and I haven't even fully grasped them yet. Still going down rabbit holes with that one.

And then apparently the AXV512 instructions (which only newer CPUs have, and were then even dropped on Intel CPUs) give a bit speedup in some emulators? Not sure since I don't play them but that's what I've see others said.

So emulation would seem to be a case where older hardware has plenty of options, but it's actually be a justification for newer hardware if you want to use certain emulators/filters/features as those can really drive up what you need.

[It's Chase]

Originally posted by Dmitriy:

That thing was worthless 10 years ago. At this point anyone using it does so to flex on others for whatever weird reason they wanna make up. Even buying a cheap little modern i3 will be life changing for your computing experience.

I understand getting your money's worth but there's a limit.

Who would be flexing with a dual core CPU?

They're still fine for basic usage. Pair it with an SSD and it's perfectly fine.

[It's Chase]

Originally posted by Dmitriy:

Originally posted by It's Chase:

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Unless you're that poor which means you shouldn't even be on Steam to begin with because you have more important things to worry about then you're using that CPU to make a statement to other people.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/970vs5831/Intel-Core2-Duo-P7550-vs-Intel-i3-14100
A $135 CPU that's 17 times more powerful seems like a pretty neat upgrade to me. Not to mention all the other benefits.

I already have a high end gaming rig. The Core 2 Duo PC i have is just for fun.