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| Thread ID: 107077 | 2010-02-03 07:05:00 | Celeron Or Core Duo | icow (15313) | Press F1 |
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| 854913 | 2010-02-03 07:05:00 | I can get a 1.8ghz celeron processor for $71 or a dual core 1.93ghz for $209. Is the more expensive dual core really worth it? | icow (15313) | ||
| 854914 | 2010-02-03 07:09:00 | Celerons are lower spec, cheaper, and crap. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 854915 | 2010-02-03 07:18:00 | answer: Yes | nedkelly (9059) | ||
| 854916 | 2010-02-03 07:39:00 | Yes and double yes. Two cores are SO much more responsive. Don't even hesitate. | linw (53) | ||
| 854917 | 2010-02-03 08:02:00 | Also, the Celeron range generally has a much smaller Level 2 cache Which further restricts performance on top of the lack of the second processor core. en.wikipedia.org |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 854918 | 2010-02-03 08:13:00 | first thought was, YES! but... it depends on what budget you have? and what your doing with it? and what your upgrading from? a celeron would be a nice cheap upgrade from an old P3. a celeron would be fine if your building a firewall. but if your building a real system then go for the best chip you can afford, it will last longer. |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 854919 | 2010-02-03 08:53:00 | Think of a celeron as a dead rat trying to get away from you and a core 2 as a train | hueybot3000 (3646) | ||
| 854920 | 2010-02-03 08:59:00 | I can get a 1.8ghz celeron processor for $71 or a dual core 1.93ghz for $209. Is the more expensive dual core really worth it? When your talking about 2 cores are you talking Core 2 duo, AMD X2 or Pentium D? just to be sure? If your talking Core 2 duo then dont hesitate, if Pentium D dual core then run for your life :p |
Battleneter2 (9361) | ||
| 854921 | 2010-02-03 18:47:00 | The performance difference is so noticable I stopped using Celerons in my budget builds. Like treacle................ |
pctek (84) | ||
| 854922 | 2010-02-03 19:36:00 | The performance difference is so noticable I stopped using Celerons in my budget builds. Like treacle................ Wonder if you use Semprons for budget builds? And yes, I agree - Celerons are crap. |
Strommer (42) | ||
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