Intel Celeron VS. Intel Pentium

[skyline02148]

Sup guy'z.......................... I'm just wondering which is better?...I just got a new Motherboard and want to upgrade my old Pentium 3 900mhz....... SO what is ya advice? ....... Celeron or Pentium 4???? I don't play games.....I just use it to download, surf the net, play music, spread sheet, and some animation -> i mean do some adobe . Can the Celeron handle it? because P4 cost like 2x the price of Celeron. I'm looking at the 2.4ghz.




Thanks a lot

 

[scarecrow]

If you don't do 3D rendering, heavy-duty video editing or play demanding games then the Celeron is surely enough a better buy for your money... but it WILL show its cache limitations when you switch to demanding jobs.

 

[serjer]

celeron is a low cost,trimed down performance wise version of a pentium,unless u r money bugdet restricted u go 4 a celeron ,but better get an intel pentium
moreover,if budget restricted,u could give amd's athlon a try,they r generally cheaper than intels ,performance wise 'better' in terms of money ratio,the only downfall is heat

 

[weboneando]

celeron is a low cost,trimed down performance wise version of a pentium...

Since the Celerons got to socket370 they have been the same proc as their counterparts (PIII or PVI) depending on the socket, Intel even has stated that the missing cache amount in the Celeron is present only it has been disconnected, otherwise it´s the same proc, based on this the Celeron 2.4 is a PIV just with half the cache and like scarecrow said you´ll see a performance hit depending on the use.

Thinking in budget like serjer said AMD could be a very good option, the only thing is that if I got it right you already own a mother board, if that´s your case then why don´t you try for a slower PIV something like 1.8 it would be near the price of the Celeron but better performer with heavy duty apps.

 

[LTR12101B]

What's the maximum, the motherboard will take, unless you're contemplating a complete swap?

A P3-900 is probaly 100 FSB, multiplier 9x - as it doesn't seem to work out for 133 FSB.
Unless you are planning a motherboard replacement, there is likely to be a significant limit to what you CAN upgrade it to, and if you ARE doing a motherboard swap, then that also gives you the option to go AMD.

You may also run into memory type and performance limitations.

It boils down to:
1. What are you starting from, and what's it's "easy" upgrade limit?
2. What is the minimum / preferable / ideal that you want to get to
3. How much are you prepared to spend / do to get there
4. Within the constraints, is what you CAN do, worth the result