a question about celeron D

[dogdude16]

i am thinking about building my first computer in a few months and i am thinking about buying

Intel Celeron D 351 Prescott 533MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T for $82 3.2 ghz

the link is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116225


so i wanted to know if this is a good processors or if it is reliable cause it seems like the price is too low

THX

[jayb1234]

That is one of the better celerons. It is decent qualitywise, but at the low end of the Intel spectrum performance wise. If the budget allows, look at getting a Pentium 4 or even one of the cheaper Pentium D's. And the Core 2 Duo processors will be out by then too.

[dogdude16]

i should have said before that im on a tight bugdet cause my old computer is fried and im in highschool so i dont have much money

i posted this thread in the first place because my friend told me that these processores were bad but i guess he was wrong

[Kareeser]

Celeron has a layman's reputation of being of bad quality, mostly because of a biased and opinion. A Jaguar is a much nicer car than a Corolla, but you don't really need a Jaguar, do you?

Side by side, yes, a Pentium, being the more expensive one, will outpace the Celeron, but that doesn't mean that the Celeron is useless in its own right.

Celeron's a value chips, through and through, and if you decide to get one, then good for you

I recently bought a couple computers with Celeron chips (Single core, 2.66 GHz). They run great, and they saved me a fair bit of money.

[Alaron]

Nothing wrong with a Celeron D, but they are not the best performers out there, hence the price. If you can swing a few more dollars, go with the Pentium D 805: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116001 It is $116 and has dual core with a much larger cache. It will be much better then any Celeron.

[dogdude16]

that rises a new question. Since i have never built i computer before, is it harder to install a dual core processer. remember im new. and also i was looking for a little more GHZ then that pentium D which clocks at 2.6 but i guess this is a fine pick since stated up above its better then the celeron D single core at 3.2 GHZ

[blue60007]

Nope, from the outside a dual core processor looks and installs the same as a single core (provided the mobo is compatible and all...).

The next step up is the Intel 930 at 3Ghz (dual core)...it's about $175 on Newegg I believe. That 805 I think would be better than a Celeron at 3.2Ghz...even a Pentium 4 at 2.66Ghz would probably give better performance (4 times as much cache, etc)...for the most part you'll pay for performance. CPUs more or less would rank up in performance the same as they cost.

[glc]

You can't directly compare the speeds of a Celeron-D and a dual core P4 because the dual core has a lot more computing POWER - speed is NOT everything.

[786ARS]

remeber also the D805 has a huge amount more of cache than the celeron and also is dual core, definately worth spending a couple extra $$$ for a huge diffence performance.

[glc]

Then if you can afford it - a 930 is another big step up - double the cache again and increase the FSB from 533 to 800.

[jimmyrules712]

a 2.6ghz pentium D will be a lot faster than a 3.2ghz celeron. like glc said, GHZ is only one of many factors that determine a CPU's overall speed. If I were you, I would spend the extra $20 or so on the Pentium D, it would nearly be a crime not to.

[glc]

With Intel processors - you generally get what you pay for with performance at stock speeds but the 805 kinda breaks the rules here. It's a LOT of bang for the minimal buck.

[chuck4456]

Be sure that you have a board that supports 805 if you go that way. If not, you can find one at a reasonable price. 805's worth a try.

[The_YongGrand]

Celeron Ds are very good in office work and more office work - but don't expect it to run games though.

[chuck4456]

Try the 805 - well worth it. I'm getting ready to post an update on my new one that I installed last nite.

[Mr.Ferrari]

I suggest you skip the 805 and go 915, you wont have to deal with the extreme heatdump and high power consumption of the 805, and will get a better proccesor, with more cache, small die's, less power consumtion and heat, and more fsb. All for a few bucks more. Around 20.

[glc]

Sweet - when did Intel sneak the 915 in there? That looks like a heck of a deal.

[Mr.Ferrari]

Dunno just saw it yesterday. One hecka of a deal it is. They are also supposed to be slashing prices on alot of dual cores...today I think..

*types in newegg.com on google*

EDIT: Suprise! That is really wierd. Not only does newegg not stock conroe yet. They have actually increased prices on the Pentium D 930. Was like 173 before now its 191. And I dont see any visible price drops on any of the other Pentium D's. Except for the 805, its 104 now, so thats bout 10dollar price drop. Thought the drop on all of them was gonna be on 27th

[Kareeser]

Man... that's not fair... and I paid $230 for my P4 630...

[dogdude16]

the pentium d i heard over clock really nice

[Powertrip]

The 630's got the 2 MB Cache though, thats double the 805's.

[Alaron]

Two things Powertrip. The 630 is not a dual-core. The 930 is, and it does have larger caches, if that's what you meant.

But most importantly, this thread is 5 months old.

[Powertrip]

Neither is the Celeron D. I thought it was a good topic dispite it's age. Lot of miss conceptions about Intel CPU's these days. Can't you shut old threads down Alaron?

[bd1886]

Get your motherboard info and max budget posted here so we know exactly where to begin to help you make the decision. I'd suggest going as inexpensive as possible (to get you by) or stretch a bit and go with something like the 915 that'll give you some lasting performance.( Chips, these days,all give decent decent performance, with basic computing.) Pick one avenue or the other and you'll make a wise choice.

[newbuilder14]

This thread is 5 months old, but if under a Budget and considering Intel I would go with the Pentium D 915.

The Celeron Ds are too slow for gaming and such.

[bd1886]

" five months old"... Doh !! Never noticed that!! Just a note..." Gaming doesn't own the market, it just rules it!! "

[Alaron]

Well, I thought mentioning the thread age would let it die gracefully. But I'll close it officially.