what performance changes do you get with a better cpu?

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kitmk

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just wondering what the cpu effects, is it worth spending 100£ or so to get a pentium over a celeron (ip1.7/ic1.5)
 
hell yes. but its unfair to compare celerons 2 pentiums. The pentiums blow the doors off the celerons any day!!! so yes its much better to get the pentium! Every thing is better from gaming to opening word!
 
well in many cases celerons are pentiums that didn't come out quite right in the manufacturing process, like there were certain problems with the chip when it was finished being manufactured. SO what Intel does is they close whatever pathways on the would-be pentium that don't work correctly and rebadge it a celeron. This isn't anything out of the ordinary, AMD does it too and so do video card manufacturers. But the point is, when you get a ceeron, it is inherently inferior to a pentium and will likely not work as efficiently, whether its worth the money really depends on what you're going to be using it for. I'd say if you use your computer for more than just word processing, media, and internet, go with a pentium
 
suprasteve said:
well in many cases celerons are pentiums that didn't come out quite right in the manufacturing process, like there were certain problems with the chip when it was finished being manufactured. SO what Intel does is they close whatever pathways on the would-be pentium that don't work correctly and rebadge it a celeron. This isn't anything out of the ordinary, AMD does it too and so do video card manufacturers. But the point is, when you get a ceeron, it is inherently inferior to a pentium and will likely not work as efficiently, whether its worth the money really depends on what you're going to be using it for. I'd say if you use your computer for more than just word processing, media, and internet, go with a pentium
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hmm, never knew that. maybe i should switch from celeron to pentium too lol
 
The primary difference between a Pentium and a Celery at the same clock speed is on-die cache: the Celeron's is usually cut in half. What this means is that some programs will run a smidgen slower. If you're a gamer, or you edit video or audio or graphics, you'll see a difference. If all you do is surf the Net, do email, do light word processing, save some money and go for a Celeron.
Tom
 
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wut do u do with yur comp, it may not be worth upgrading.
gaming... yes upgrade.
internet... don't bother.
whats your budget, and specs of your system?
 
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