Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Dec 1st 2005, 2:39 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Yosser
How dare thé sir, presume I would be involved with such skull duggery??
(so is napster still free, or are there new sites?
(so is napster still free, or are there new sites?
Dec 1st 2005, 3:38 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Yosser
Its time to update the home computer for xmas, there are some good deals out there but I'm confused with what to go for? all I need is a good computer for web surfing, word, excel, emails etc.....not for games, anyone recommend which one to go for?
what systems are you running on?
mucha grassy ass.
what systems are you running on?
mucha grassy ass.
and its delivered .. It will be up to date as well ..too many stores are selling stock that been sitting on the shelf for an age ...
Dec 1st 2005, 3:57 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Ray
Ignore the experts ..just go to the Dell site pick what you can afford
and its delivered .. It will be up to date as well ..too many stores are selling stock that been sitting on the shelf for an age ...
and its delivered .. It will be up to date as well ..too many stores are selling stock that been sitting on the shelf for an age ...
No complaints, does everything they want it to (burn CD's) I just wish I'd spec'd a DVD burner in the package but never gave it a thought at the time. After Christmas maybe.
Dec 1st 2005, 12:39 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by ukemigrant
I second this. From the use you've described, get an Apple Mac and avoid windows viruses altogether. Failing that, get the best deal you can and don't worry about the processor - it won't make any difference with the use you're putting it to.
Dec 1st 2005, 12:40 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Ray
Ignore the experts ..just go to the Dell site pick what you can afford
and its delivered .. It will be up to date as well ..too many stores are selling stock that been sitting on the shelf for an age ...
and its delivered .. It will be up to date as well ..too many stores are selling stock that been sitting on the shelf for an age ...
Dec 1st 2005, 12:43 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Yosser
How dare thé sir, presume I would be involved with such skull duggery??
(so is napster still free, or are there new sites?
(so is napster still free, or are there new sites?
Dec 1st 2005, 3:11 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Bob
they bottleneck, they over heat, they aren't very fast...but for low end laptop, there alright, but not for anything else...
centrino isn't a chip for starters, but the pentium M CPU itself is excellent
pretty much as fast as the athlon 64 clock for clock, run very cool
the only thing its not that great at is overclocking, which the A64 is. (not a consideration for the OP)
and not many places sell them in a desktop format yet
Dec 1st 2005, 3:48 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Athlon 2200 at present (Probably be upgrading it in the near future but still going to stay with Athlon).
I had a Celeron in my old computer and it dragged really bad. I upgraded everything in the computer before deciding that it had to be the processor.
I had a Celeron in my old computer and it dragged really bad. I upgraded everything in the computer before deciding that it had to be the processor.
Dec 1st 2005, 9:52 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
For future-proofing, AMD are the way to go at the moment. Intel doesn't yet have a 64bit system out and next year supposedly Microsoft will release Windows Vista which is a 64bit operating system.
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
Dec 3rd 2005, 3:18 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
And it is official. AMD wins the battle over Intel!
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7...9.html?tag=btn
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10442_7...9.html?tag=btn
Dec 8th 2005, 3:55 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Plus you can overclock AMD's.
Originally Posted by USBound
athlon 64 is cheaper and faster than its pentium equivalent.
Dec 8th 2005, 4:29 am
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Brit3964
For future-proofing, AMD are the way to go at the moment. Intel doesn't yet have a 64bit system out and next year supposedly Microsoft will release Windows Vista which is a 64bit operating system.
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
we have windows Vista now - Dell are currently shipping units with it pre-installed.
If the OP doesn't want to build their own then I would recommend going with Dell, good service, good backup and good machines.
Dec 9th 2005, 3:49 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by Brit3964
For future-proofing, AMD are the way to go at the moment. Intel doesn't yet have a 64bit system out and next year supposedly Microsoft will release Windows Vista which is a 64bit operating system.
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
I just built my own computer and based it on an AMD 64x2 3800+ (dual-core processor) which is probably way over the top for most things but great for serious multi-tasking, gaming, CAD and video/digital image editing. Added 2Gb PC3200 RAM..the thing just flies
Rubbish - Intel home level (not including Itanium enterprise offerings) cpus have had 64-bit support since the beginning of the year
Dec 9th 2005, 3:50 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by veryfunny
Plus you can overclock AMD's.
Dec 9th 2005, 4:00 pm
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Re: Pentium, Athlon or Celeron?
Originally Posted by USBound
we have windows Vista now - Dell are currently shipping units with it pre-installed.
If the OP doesn't want to build their own then I would recommend going with Dell, good service, good backup and good machines.
If the OP doesn't want to build their own then I would recommend going with Dell, good service, good backup and good machines.
Vista is not finished and will not be released by microsoft until next year