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godbrother   09-23-2009 at 11:15:13 PM

(Edited to correct mistake in the Celeron CPU. It's a 775 not a 478.)

 

Was clearing out the attic today, and found more computers and computer parts, I thought I'll take all the best bits and scrap the rest. I found 3 PC's which I combined to make one to save space, and keep as a spare. So far it's boiled down to the CPU on this one.

 

- Pentium 4 2.53Ghz 512KB Cache Socket 478
- Celeron D 3.2Ghz 256KB Cache Socket LGA775 (Single core, not dual.)

 

I heard Celeron's where terrible, that's why I poped the question. Even though it has half the cache, it does have a higer clock rate.

 

Which is better?


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godbrother   09-23-2009 at 11:16:41 PM
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PS: Celeron "D" is not like Pentium D where it used 2 cpu's. Celeron D's are just single cores. Just in case you didn't know.

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dunklegend   09-23-2009 at 11:19:17 PM
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Personally I would go with the Pentium 4.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   09-23-2009 at 11:34:22 PM
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I'd go with the Celeron. The 20% higher clock speed would more than compensate for the smaller cache.

Unless ... you can overclock the P4 to within 10% of the Celeron.

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dunklegend   09-23-2009 at 11:35:58 PM
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I don't like Celerons because they're really bad for multi tasking.
Running one app, probably the celeron would be better.

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godbrother   09-23-2009 at 11:37:25 PM
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Hmm... 800Mhz is a big difference me thinks :) Thats what I'm confused on :)

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godbrother   09-23-2009 at 11:47:12 PM
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^^ O wait, scrap the first post! I just checked and the Celeron is a LGA775.

 

So what now? Which is better? If its the celeron, I'll find a LGA775 motherboard from my pile and use the Celeron instead.


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dunklegend   09-23-2009 at 11:49:29 PM
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Then use the Celeron and with a LGA775 motherboard you can upgrade the CPU later to a Core 2 Duo.

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godbrother   09-24-2009 at 04:14:12 AM
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dunklegend wrote :

Then use the Celeron and with a LGA775 motherboard you can upgrade the CPU later to a Core 2 Duo.



Nah, it's not my primary computer. Hell, its like the 3rd spare computer I'm setting up from all the good old bits and peices. So there will be no upgrading. So, celeron or pentium?

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dunklegend   09-24-2009 at 04:27:15 AM
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I'll say Celeron

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godbrother   09-24-2009 at 05:23:32 AM
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OK, I thought so too, I just had my doubts, people frown upon Celeron.

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bige420   09-24-2009 at 05:39:39 AM
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I had a 2.4ghz Celeron D for a while....worked well enough for me to play Guild Wars on and normal web surfing. Then I gave it to my sister and now its almost completely unusable because of all the viruses and spyware that she has packed on it now. It would work fine for basic web surfing and whatnot.

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mi1ez   09-24-2009 at 04:48:22 PM
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Another vote for the celeron. An lga 775 board is more likely to have DDR2, SATA and PCIe then a 478 I would think. (struggling to find facts to back this up though)

Since this PC is being made from spares, I should check interfaces for HDDs, graphics cards and what RAM you have most of before deciding on one or t'other.

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godbrother   09-25-2009 at 11:37:31 AM
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bige420 wrote :

I had a 2.4ghz Celeron D for a while....worked well enough for me to play Guild Wars on and normal web surfing. Then I gave it to my sister and now its almost completely unusable because of all the viruses and spyware that she has packed on it now. It would work fine for basic web surfing and whatnot.



Wow, a CPU with viruses :D Now that's a first. I'm presuming you mean your Hard Drive, if so, just reinstall it and walla!

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godbrother   09-25-2009 at 11:38:35 AM
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mi1ez wrote :

Another vote for the celeron. An lga 775 board is more likely to have DDR2, SATA and PCIe then a 478 I would think. (struggling to find facts to back this up though)

Since this PC is being made from spares, I should check interfaces for HDDs, graphics cards and what RAM you have most of before deciding on one or t'other.



Yup, I found a old Biostar, with DDR2 and PCI-e 1.0 LGA775. So I'll use that one. Thanks for all the advice.

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