Tell me about Intel® Celeron® Processors

[mtblujeans]

Now that Intel® Celeron® Processors have been out for awhile, tell me about them. Are they good? Do they last? Do you have one in your computer? Share your information, please!?

 

[safetymom]

What are you planning on using your computer for? If you play a lot of games or do a lot of processor intensive things then I wouldn't get a Celeron.

I personally wouldn't buy one but that's because of what I use my computer for.

 

[Papa Deuce]

What are you planning on using your computer for? If you play a lot of games or do a lot of processor intensive things then I wouldn't get a Celeron.
I personally wouldn't buy one but that's because of what I use my computer for.

Exactly. But if all you do is surf the web, word process, do spreadsheets... then they are TOTALLY fine.

I wouldn't play many games, do video work, or CAD on one.

 

[safetymom]

Correct. That is why I asked what they were going to use the computer for.

 

[mtblujeans]

Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know!

 

[Towncrier]

I have been using Celeron processors in my computers since they were introduced. The early processors could be overclocked (or run at a higher speed than they were originally designed for) and could, in some instances, outperform their non-Celeron counterparts. My daughter's computer is still running an overclocked Celeron. I upgraded my primary computer to a 1.4Ghz Celeron processor and it has served me well. I will admit to having purchased a 3Ghz Pentium 4 based refurbished Dell computer in order to process videos faster, and my son has a 2.4Ghz Pentium 4 refurbished Dell computer that he uses for videogames.

If you are planning to play a lot of high end, graphically detailed video games or if you are planning to do a lot of video editting, the Celeron might not be your best first choice. Otherwise, that processor should work well for you. More than likely you will encounter other bottlenecks (disk access speed, amount of memory) that will do more to slow your computer than will a Celeron vs non-Celeron.

Just my opinion. And my experience.

 

[Dan Murphy]

.....Just my opinion. And my experience.

Which is more valuable?

 

[mtblujeans]

Thanks again. I have been watching the bargain computers at Dell but DS wants to do video editing, etc. and I don't know enough about it all....so thanks everyone....for educating me!

 

[Towncrier]

Which is more valuable?

Opinion or experience? Hard to tell.

I guess my experiences with Dells and Celerons is probably worth a lot more than my opinion (which I give freely on practically any and all subjects). But you knew that, didn't you.

 

[Towncrier]

Thanks again. I have been watching the bargain computers at Dell but DS wants to do video editing, etc. and I don't know enough about it all....so thanks everyone....for educating me!

You might keep an eye on www.delloutlet.com for refurbished Dell computers. The inventory changes every second, so you have to be patient to find just what you are looking for. Another great site to watch is www.gotapex.com which always seems to have the Dell deal of the day.

If your DS is serious about editting, I will repeat what I said earlier. You need to have a couple of hard drives and a lot of memory. With a single hard drive, the computer will spend a lot of time beating the living daylights out of the drive by thrashing the read/write heads. In this case, two smaller hard drives is much better than one large one. He will NOT need a high end video card. The integrated video on the Dell motherboard will suffice.

FYI - The Dimension 2400 and 3000 style computers do not have any internal space for a second hard drive. Unless you double sticky tape one to the base. Not that I know anyone who would do such a thing.

Happy bargain hunting.

 

[mtblujeans]

Thank you so very much for the helpful info....you guys are great!