processor question

Renzore101 · 08-31-2005, 02:29 AM

i have a celeron processor in my computer will this mess up the way my games play if i have 1 gig of ram and ati radion 9800 graphics card?

[-0MEGA-] · 08-31-2005, 02:37 AM

depends on what you have now.

I had 1GB of DDR400 ram and a 9600XT, with a celeron D 2.4Ghz, and i could barely play halo and hl2 on lowest settings.

If you can post what you had previously we can tell u how much of a difference it would make.

Renzore101 · 08-31-2005, 03:16 AM

well i had a computer with an AMD processor but it had problems and met an untimely demise and now i am stuck with a celeron d processor 2.80 ghz

Renzore101 · 08-31-2005, 03:17 AM

another question i had, sence celeron is intel is it possible to put an intel pentium processor into my motherboard in replacement of the celeron

kof2000 · 08-31-2005, 04:06 AM

same socket is good.

Rick G · 09-01-2005, 12:27 AM

The major difference you will have is the change in the L2 cache which affects the quality of game play. If you have a socket 478 board you can usually change to a P4 but be carefull to research if your mobo can accept a Prescott or not just to make a selection of a new processor type and speed.

Renzore101 · 09-01-2005, 03:15 AM

yes i ran it on cpu-z and the celeron is a prescott so i assume it is capable with that and yes it is a 478 socket

Rick G · 09-01-2005, 09:11 AM

You should make sure you have 2 sticks of the same ram.
Get the fastest socket 478 processor you can.
Plan on a new psu with at least 450 good clean watts. E-machines and gateways have the least wattage psu's possible in order to keep costs down. A psu is the first thing I change when upgrading my clients computers.

Renzore101 · 09-01-2005, 10:46 PM

ok rick g thanks for the advice, im oc my celeron currently and it is at 3.0ghz do you think this would be sufficient or do i need a p4? what would you do but with a limited supply of money

[-0MEGA-] · 09-01-2005, 11:17 PM

i oc'd my Celeron D from a 2.4 to a 2.73 and it got a slightly lower score on 3dmark03... how does that happen? it still wont run great, but you might be able to paly games on low settings.

08-31-2005, 02:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Renzore101 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 83	processor question i have a celeron processor in my computer will this mess up the way my games play if i have 1 gig of ram and ati radion 9800 graphics card?

08-31-2005, 02:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	depends on what you have now. I had 1GB of DDR400 ram and a 9600XT, with a celeron D 2.4Ghz, and i could barely play halo and hl2 on lowest settings. If you can post what you had previously we can tell u how much of a difference it would make. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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09-01-2005, 12:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	The major difference you will have is the change in the L2 cache which affects the quality of game play. If you have a socket 478 board you can usually change to a P4 but be carefull to research if your mobo can accept a Prescott or not just to make a selection of a new processor type and speed. __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

09-01-2005, 03:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Renzore101 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 83	yes i ran it on cpu-z and the celeron is a prescott so i assume it is capable with that and yes it is a 478 socket __________________ Gateway AMD 64 2.2 gig nvidia geforce 6100 1gig ram 200 gig hd 300 W PSU WINDOWS XP MEDIA double layer dvd-cd combo

08-31-2005, 03:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Renzore101 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 83	well i had a computer with an AMD processor but it had problems and met an untimely demise and now i am stuck with a celeron d processor 2.80 ghz

08-31-2005, 03:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Renzore101 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 83	another question i had, sence celeron is intel is it possible to put an intel pentium processor into my motherboard in replacement of the celeron

09-01-2005, 09:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	You should make sure you have 2 sticks of the same ram. Get the fastest socket 478 processor you can. Plan on a new psu with at least 450 good clean watts. E-machines and gateways have the least wattage psu's possible in order to keep costs down. A psu is the first thing I change when upgrading my clients computers. __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

09-01-2005, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Renzore101 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 83	ok rick g thanks for the advice, im oc my celeron currently and it is at 3.0ghz do you think this would be sufficient or do i need a p4? what would you do but with a limited supply of money __________________ Gateway AMD 64 2.2 gig nvidia geforce 6100 1gig ram 200 gig hd 300 W PSU WINDOWS XP MEDIA double layer dvd-cd combo

09-01-2005, 11:17 PM	#10 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	i oc'd my Celeron D from a 2.4 to a 2.73 and it got a slightly lower score on 3dmark03... how does that happen? it still wont run great, but you might be able to paly games on low settings. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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