I am looking at putting together a basic computer in a few months (my first), but my budget will be limited to max 300 euros. My current system is a Pentium E2160 1.8GHz, so I'm thinking a Celeron 1610 would be a sizable upgrade for me. It' cheap enough that when I replace it with an i5 at the end of the year I won't feel I've wasted money. If I go for a Celeron, I can get my new computer sooner and economize only on the processor and spend a little more on the PSU and motherboard.
Can someone confirm that a Celeron would be a big step up on an old pentium, or are the Celerons really crippled like they used to be circa 2000? And if I change the CPU in a few months would that cause a problem with my Windows 7 OEM license?
Can someone confirm that a Celeron would be a big step up on an old pentium, or are the Celerons really crippled like they used to be circa 2000? And if I change the CPU in a few months would that cause a problem with my Windows 7 OEM license?