processor question

Renzore101

Renzore101

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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?
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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
 
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.
 
a Celeron D 2.8ghz should be fine to run most game, just will be a little close and jumpy, i have one my self, if there are buffering settings use those too.


I run HL-2 on what ever the defualt ones are and it works fine.

What socket is your CPU? we can help you pick out a better one.
 
As Geoff says you can use it but you won't be happy. You also talk about a 9800 vid crd, they take a lot of power, before you make that kind of investment make sure your psu is large enough or you will have no end of problems. Take the side panel off and look at the label on the psu, chances are with an E-machine you will have anywhere from a 180 watt to a 230 watt, not near enough.
Priority 1: get a new psu
Priority 2: upgrade to as fast a P4 as you can afford (3.0 or better then mild O/C)
Priority 3: New graphics card

What kind of RAM do you have or are you getting new ram?
You may want to download SiSandra and run the system and motherboard checks to find out what kind of mobo you have. You can then go to the manufacturers site and download the manual for the motherboard.
Remember to check your case cooling and fans cause your going to have a lot more heat in there with bigger psu, faster cpu and hot graphic card.
 
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Rick G said:
As Geoff says you can use it but you won't be happy. You also talk about a 9800 vid crd, they take a lot of power, before you make that kind of investment make sure your psu is large enough or you will have no end of problems. Take the side panel off and look at the label on the psu, chances are with an E-machine you will have anywhere from a 180 watt to a 230 watt, not near enough.
Priority 1: get a new psu
Priority 2: upgrade to as fast a P4 as you can afford (3.0 or better then mild O/C)
Priority 3: New graphics card

What kind of RAM do you have or are you getting new ram?
You may want to download SiSandra and run the system and motherboard checks to find out what kind of mobo you have. You can then go to the manufacturers site and download the manual for the motherboard.
Remember to check your case cooling and fans cause your going to have a lot more heat in there with bigger psu, faster cpu and hot graphic card.
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ok man there is alot more involved in this than i thought.....so i need to start at the psu give me some advice on this as i know nothing about them and i am going to do the mobo tests and get the manuel for it
 
i am debating building a computer from scratch rather than tampering with this computer i have currently because i do my internet schooling on it so i think i will slowly start accumulating parts for it
 
Renzore101
Welcome to the confusion of build it yourself.
I would the following:

1 Make a list of all components in a computer and I mean EVRYTHING.
2 One at a time start reading reviews and visit mfg sites untill you have a good understanding of each component, what it is, what it does, what kind of power requirements are there, etc
3 After a reasonable understanding of each component then start finding out what and why there may or may not be compatibility issues.
4 Learn all the sockets and cpu's for each.
5 Learn as much as you can understand about all the various kinds and types of video cards.
6 Learn about RAM go to the mfg sites for good information, pay no attention about why one is so much better than the competition. Read reviews on RAM
7 study case air flow so you understand the differences in cases, then you'll know why some are so bloody expensive.

Don't try to understand it all at once as it can get very confusing. Find youself a mentor so that when you have a silly niglet of a question, you won't be afraid to ask.
This is an adventure and a lot of fun. When you are ready to build your own computer, you will have the answers and will feel a great deal of satisfaction when you can say "I built it myself".
When you need some more answers, ask, we'll be here for you.
Good luck
 
thanks thanks good people on here, today i just bought a Antec large tower so i am slowly making progress, what i am concerned with first now is the psu
 
Should be enough, just run your cables so you don't interfere with the air flow. You will actually have 2 intake, 2 exhaust and one more exhaust for the psu for a total of 5. Watch your temps and if necessary install a case fan in the side panel.
 
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