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MegalosSkylaki · May 6th, 2002, 10:34 PM

--except the price ?

Celeron come in 128k L-2 and 256k versions (cache-on-die).

Pentium3 comes in a slower 512k L-2 {but more expensive} and a 256k faster (and cheaper) on-die.

I am looking at the P3's and they seem expensive. OEM Ok. Have HSF's.

Now the 256 Celerons are reasonable --$80 for a 1.3 Ghz Retail.

Ordered a Chaintech Mobo with VIA Pro 266 chipset and DDR memory for $30 Retail. Can be OC'd to 177 Mhz or so in SW.

Perhaps impulsive but don't want to buy any more SDRAM if not DDR. Want good stable non-gaming machine that can multitask and is fast on the draw.

So what is the difference in anything or everything between the 256k Celeron and the 256k P3 ?

How does that translate into real-world happiness?

DOOOOOG

May 6th, 2002, 10:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
MegalosSkylaki Prof. of DooGlian Studies Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nr. GroundZero NYC Posts: 5,511	Celeron 256 cache-on-die Vs. Pentium3 256 cache-on-die: What's the Difference --except the price ? Celeron come in 128k L-2 and 256k versions (cache-on-die). Pentium3 comes in a slower 512k L-2 {but more expensive} and a 256k faster (and cheaper) on-die. I am looking at the P3's and they seem expensive. OEM Ok. Have HSF's. Now the 256 Celerons are reasonable --$80 for a 1.3 Ghz Retail. Ordered a Chaintech Mobo with VIA Pro 266 chipset and DDR memory for $30 Retail. Can be OC'd to 177 Mhz or so in SW. Perhaps impulsive but don't want to buy any more SDRAM if not DDR. Want good stable non-gaming machine that can multitask and is fast on the draw. So what is the difference in anything or everything between the 256k Celeron and the 256k P3 ? How does that translate into real-world happiness? DOOOOOG