Digital Stronghold

Nothing special really, I have just upgraded the processor from 1.7GHz to 3.0GHz with HT technology. The 1.7GHz (1.9GHz overclocked) processor is now for sale. Too bad I’m still using Intel processors. Hopefully after graduation I’ll be able to make my switch to the dark side of the force, AMD.

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 (*1)
CPU Arch : 1 Cores - 2 Threads
CPU PSN : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
CPU EXT : MMX SSE SSE2
CPU Cache : L1 : 12/8 KB - L2 : 512 KB
Core : Northwood (0.130) / Revision : M0
CPUID : F.2.5 / Extended : F.2
Freq : 3006.76 MHz (200.45 * 15)

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I had my canopy replaced. All systems operational. Average bandwidth has increased a bit. I guess my time is running out. I have to accelerate, deadline’s fast approaching. Judgment day is never scripted.

[Thesis Update]

Development phase is doing great! Coding spree. Signing off through Robert Collier’s words of wisdom:

“We can only do what we think we can do. We can only be what we think we can be. We can only have what we think we can have. What we do, who we are, what we have, all depends upon what we think.”

With a processor clock of 1.70GHz and a pair of 256MB DDR PC3200 (200MHz), Netbeans 5.5 will never be an IDE of your choice especially if productivity concerns you. It runs on top of the Java Virtual Machine using the Swing Tool Kit which is a bit heavier compared to what Eclipse is using.

Since I prefer using Netbeans 5.5, a desperate move would be maximizing the use of the CPU’s core speed.

Here’s a validation from CPU-Z:

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 (*1)
CPU Arch : 1 Cores - 1 Threads
CPU PSN : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.70GHz
CPU EXT : MMX SSE SSE2
CPU Cache : L1 : 12/8 KB - L2 : 256 KB
Core : Willamette (0.180) / Revision : D0
CPUID : F.1.2 / Extended : F.1
Freq : 1953.28 MHz (114.9 * 17)

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My CPU runs at 1.9GHz now. I just increased its Front-Side Bus clock to 114MHz and there’s a big impact on Netbeans’ performance.

P.S.: Thanks to Betelgeuse for the correction

Just extended my RAM to 512mb with heat spreaders attached.