With processors getting faster and faster, nobody looks back at older processors, and this is a mistake. Faster processors only makes the price drop for the older, but not yet outdated processors. Today we look at such a processor, the P4 1.7 GHz Willamette. We look back at it, and determine if its a better solution than it was a little ways back. It might be a a little old now, but it still is one of the fastest processors out there which is why it so badly deserves another look.