celeron or sempron

[leadman70]

I HAVE AN ALIENWARE AMD ATHLON 1.8 GH THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL OF 2002 AND I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT MY FRIEND AN HP PAVILION COMPUTER. SHE WANTED THE BASIC ENTRY LEVEL COMPUTER. I GOT HER A HP PAVILION (A1200Y) UPGRADED WITH A CELERON 3.06 GH CHIP. (HER OLD ONE WAS A 333MHZ). WHEN I TURNED IT ON FOR THE FIRST TIME, I WAS SHOCKED AT HOW LONG I HAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO START UP AND GET TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD START USING IT. WHEN I OPEN FILES AND STARTED USING PROGRAMS I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT, AND I EVEN GOT A FLASHLIGHT ON SOME PROGRAMS. IT HAD A 40 GB HARD DRIVE AND HP HAD IT LOADED WITH GAMES AND PROGRAMS. I THINK THERE WAS LESS THAN 10GB FREE SPACE ON THE HARD DRIVE. I REMOVED A LOT OF PROGRAMS I DIDN'T THINK SHE NEEDED, AND THE COMPUTER DID GET CONSIDERABLY FASTER. BUT NOT AS FAST AS MY AMD. I HAVE 1GB OF RAM, THE HP HAS 256MB. SHE IS SATISFIED, BUT I'M SORT OF LET DOWN. IS THERE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THE CHIPS OR COULD IT BE THE RAM OR SOMETHING ELSE? I'M IN THE PROGRESS OF UPGRADING MY COMPUTER, AND I'M GOING TO LET HER HAVE MY OLD RAM TO TRY TO SPEED IT UP MORE. HER MOTHER WANTS AN HP NOW, AND I'M LOOKING AT TWO COMPUTERS. ONE HAS AN AMD SEMPRON 3200-1.8GH, AND THE OTHER IS THE CELERON D346 -3.06GH. WHICH WOULD BE THE FASTER OF THE TWO? I NOTICED THE SEMPRON COMPUTER HAS A SATA HARD DRIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES IT ANY FASTER. I'LL TRY TO POST THE LINKS SO YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SPECS.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do

THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAD THE PATIENTS TO READ MY LONG WINDED POST, AND ALL REPLIES WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

 

[leadman70]

i just tried the links and they do not work. the computers are(hp pavilion-a1200y & hp pavilion a1200e). you can go to hp.com and click on these computers and click the customize tab i am going with the chip upgrade on either computer. any help is appriciated. thanks.

 

[Bobo]

I HAVE 1GB OF RAM, THE HP HAS 256MB.

There's your problem. When I originally bought my Compaq (made by HP) about a year ago, I got it with 256MB planning to upgrade. That thing ran like crap, even with an AMD a64 3400+ (considerably better than the Celeron) and pretty much no programs loaded. The processor is not what is making the computer run slowly, it is in all probability the RAM.

And don't type in all caps, it is very annoying to read

 

[iggy101]

The ram is a major problem if u upgrade that you will noticea major difference. plus Mcaffe is a ram hogger. if you have mcafee installed on it and only run it on 256mb of ram you will grow old before you can do anything!!