Buy a processor?

Question

I was thinking about changing my processor. I currently have a 1.8 Ghz intel celeron processor, and I want to know if I should buy a celeron D 2.8ghz or buy a new motherboard and buy a better processor.

Ok I have a 1.8ghz intel celeron processor and i want to change it for a 2.8ghz celeron D or should I get a pentinum 4? My specs are. 1..8ghz celeron, 1gb ddr ram, 256mb geforce FX 5200 graphics, 845G chipset.

Answer 1

First, let's clear the playing field. Unless you use your system for rendering high end graphics and or video, or if you use high end compiling programs such as Auto Cad, a Celeron will will work just fine. The main difference between A Cel. and a Pent. is the size of the cache.

I am going to guess that your mother board has a 775 CPU socket and will therefor accept both Cels and Pents. So go to the web site of the folks who made the board and download the manual. It will tell you exactly what processors that particular board can support.

But be advised, if you don't use high end programs, you are not going to realize must increase in speed due to a processor upgrade.

Answer 2

Get an Intel Pentium 4 rather than a Celeron D. It is a lot faster. If your motherboard can support it and have the money to get it, go take an Intel Core 2 Duo. It is a lot faster than both the Pentium 4 and Celeron D.

Answer 3

Get away from the Celerons they are crap in comparison to the Pentiums.

Your motherboard may accept a Pentium anyway, just look up the board model on the manufacturer's website and look for the socket number and max Processor speeds.

Answer 4

You Don't necessarily need an Intel, but if you are going to buy one, I would suggest that you spend the extra money to get a duel core. I would recommend A.M.D. because it is cheaper, but still works as good as a Intel.

Make sure your mother board can handle whatever you put on it. But you may also want to buy physical memory for your computer, that can make it run faster

Answer 5

Buying a new processor is fine, but consider the age of your motherboard before you do. If your mother board is a few years old it may be more cost effective to buy a new motherboard altogether. If you are going to do this I recommend going with a factory board and reinstalled processor. This will give you warranty protection if problems arise with it.

Answer 6

Hi, if u really need a new one then buy it otherwise just keeps ur old one. If u have enough ram and a good vga card run Vista on it. Get a new desktop later if u want to do some gaming or when Windows 7 comes out.
Good Luck!

Answer 7

Well i would say AMD works better then intel but intel's processor are less heat up compare to AMD, But if u want to buy AMD, then remember that for this u need more cooling then intel. And that work's better.

Answer 8

you presently have a twin center 2Ghz processor which ought to be effective, your photos card is going to shelter the gaming standards. added RAM may well be a competent subject, additionally, you are able to desire to learn your potential furnish to be sure what that's rated at 300watt, 400watt... you apart from mght could desire to be attentive to what the standards are on your photos card, ex. a photos card it is rated at 300watts, desires 300watts to run at finished tilt. which potential your potential furnish must be what ever "it" desires plus the wattage for the photos card. conserving in ideas that laptop manufacturers build their platforms to a spec that helps them to function at a approx. 70% point so the potential factors are spec'd out hence. If the provision is rated at 350watts, calculate you alternative utilising 450-500watts + the wattage on your GPU.

Answer 9

For cheap upgrade, aim for a Pentium4 around 2.6-2.8GHz on ebay, just make sure your board can take it and your current memory is the right speed.

Answer 10

Check out the motherboard/cpu combo's at Newegg.com
I'd go dual core.