double b26
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my pc's...
dell dimension 3000
xp media center edition
celeron d @ 2.66ghz
512mb memory
integrated video, sound, etc. (no upgrades)
160gb hard drive
cd/dvd burner combo only
compaq presario 6454nx
xp media center edition
pentium 4 @ 2.50ghz
512mb memory
integrated video, sound, etc. (no upgrades)
120gb hard drive
cd-r burner
dvd-rom
3.5 floppy drive
in plain english, can anyone explain the difference between the celeron and pentium processors? (ive heard that the celeron is better for single program running, and the pentium is better for multiple programs running at once. is that true? i also read something about the L2 cache being bigger on the pentiums, thus it runs smoother and/or faster?)
which computer would you use as your main one? (ive had the dell for a few years and have been using it, but it gets bogged down when doing heavy multitasking. i recently inherited the compaq from my dad and havent used it much at all, so i cant really judge it as far as multi-tasking performance. im wondering if the pentium would do better at multiple tasks than the celeron)
as far as the differences in hard drives and disc drives, it doesnt really matter because i have them networked and can share the drives between the two. im just wondering which would perform better when multitasking. im usually running a web browser, windows media player, a bit-torrent client, ms word, picture editing software, etc. not all of those at once, but sometimes 3 or 4 of them at a time. i know i need to upgrade the memory in them, but right now work is slow and i dont really want to spend the money on it. what do you think?
dell dimension 3000
xp media center edition
celeron d @ 2.66ghz
512mb memory
integrated video, sound, etc. (no upgrades)
160gb hard drive
cd/dvd burner combo only
compaq presario 6454nx
xp media center edition
pentium 4 @ 2.50ghz
512mb memory
integrated video, sound, etc. (no upgrades)
120gb hard drive
cd-r burner
dvd-rom
3.5 floppy drive
in plain english, can anyone explain the difference between the celeron and pentium processors? (ive heard that the celeron is better for single program running, and the pentium is better for multiple programs running at once. is that true? i also read something about the L2 cache being bigger on the pentiums, thus it runs smoother and/or faster?) which computer would you use as your main one? (ive had the dell for a few years and have been using it, but it gets bogged down when doing heavy multitasking. i recently inherited the compaq from my dad and havent used it much at all, so i cant really judge it as far as multi-tasking performance. im wondering if the pentium would do better at multiple tasks than the celeron) as far as the differences in hard drives and disc drives, it doesnt really matter because i have them networked and can share the drives between the two. im just wondering which would perform better when multitasking. im usually running a web browser, windows media player, a bit-torrent client, ms word, picture editing software, etc. not all of those at once, but sometimes 3 or 4 of them at a time. i know i need to upgrade the memory in them, but right now work is slow and i dont really want to spend the money on it. what do you think?
. like i said, i know i need to upgrade the memory in them both, but with it being winter and all, work is pretty slow these days. not to mention christmas coming up real soon 
. i figure that i will upgrade at tax time, or later in the spring when work picks up. believe me, i want to, but priorities... anyway, hope this stuff helps you guys help me out.
