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 Member 1977 Level 20.96 Mar 2006 
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Pentium 4 vs. Celeron D
I currently have a Pentium 4 2.4 ghz cpu (I believe it's this one), and just recently purchased an Intel Celeron D 350 3.2 ghz processor from a friend ($35. Thought it was a steal). It was an impulse buy, and now I think it may have been a stupid one, but I'm not sure
 . I originally thought that Celeron 3.2 ghz > P4 2.4 ghz, but after some research I think that may not always be the case. I read that Intel’s Celeron D line is a low-end line of processors that are mostly made to be affordable. I also read something about how the Celeron is merely a gimped version that is based off of the Pentiums core/architecture, and doesn’t have as much Cache Memory or anything else as a normal Pentium does. ANYWAYS. I think I realize in general that Pentiums are better than Celerons, but I was just wondering if it would be wise to stay with my P4 2.4 ghz cpu, or switch over to the Celeron 3.2 ghz? It seems like a big enough jump to me :/. Which will give me better performance, and an overall faster machine? Thanks for the help. I have a lot to learn .Jam it back in, in the dark. 
Last edited by eprox1; Jan 21, 2007 at 02:14 PM.
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Member 1977 Level 20.96 Mar 2006
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Wow you guys are awesome. I wasn’t expecting so much input so fast! I tried out that CPU-Z application just to make sure that the link I had provided above actually gave the correct specifications of my processor. This is what I ended up with –
 Now, this also leaves me a little confused. Do I have Hyper-Threading technology (according to the picture), because I was totally oblivious to that (or is that the default picture for an Intel processor ). Another factor that I was curious about is my motherboard (ASUS P4S800D-X). According to the manual, it accepts Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron processors. Now, I understand this is probably a stupid question, but does it matter that this new processor is a Celeron D?One other thing, someone told me that a very important thing to look at is the voltage of the processor, as they fried everything because of incompatible voltages between the motherboard and the processor. Thanks a lot guys. This is an awesome learning experience. I appreciate all of the help. There's nowhere I can't reach.
Last edited by eprox1; Jan 23, 2007 at 12:03 AM.
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