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celron and gaming

  • 09-03-2004 5:45pm
    #1
    tuxy
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    im building a pc that will be mainly for office work so i was thinking of putting a celron 2.4ghz in it , but it will also be used a little bit for gaming
    how poor will it be for games if i put a decent enough 3d card in it?


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  • #2
    joePC
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    Celrons are really bad when it comes to games you would be better off with a XP2000+, the high clock speed is what gets you, I understand but stay away if you want to run any intensive games.

    The XP 2500+ is about the same price as the celli go with that.

    Thanks joePC


  • #3
    Dempsey
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    It wouldn't be that bad. I suspect that newer games would struggle a bit

    Do what joe says aswell. Xp's are around the same price, better off with a Xp than a Celeron


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
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    don't mention celeron and gaming in the same sentence


    not good tbh.

    best off getting amd 2500+ methinks


  • #5
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    ya im going to go with the xp 2500+ much better option


  • #6
    Dr Bolouswki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭Dr Bolouswki


    depends on game really - i have a mate who has a celeron laptop (so graphics are crap too) and it runs Age of Mythology, Medal of Honour, Generals etc etc without a problem...

    However, I agree with everyone, better to get the Athlon...


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  • #7
    Woden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    i do wonder though how a celeron would perform with a high end graphics card, anyone got any benchmarks?

    edit i got off my ass and dug some out myself

    http://www.anandtech.com/cpu/showdoc.html?i=1927&p=14

    budget processor review there i recalled.

    data


  • #8
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    thanks for that link data the celron 2.4 and athlon 2500xp are the same price but the athlon gets twice the frame rate


  • #9
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by tuxx
    thanks for that link data the celron 2.4 and athlon 2500xp are the same price but the athlon gets twice the frame rate

    Even overclocked to over 3ghz the celeron is beaten by every other chip out there.


  • #10
    LastIrishMonkey
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    but can u still game using a celeron ?


  • #11
    tuxy
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    yes but with a crappy frame rate


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  • #12
    LastIrishMonkey
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    would the frame rate be better then 1.2ghz duron ?


  • #13
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    acording to that site data posted it would be slower or maybe about the same


  • #14
    LastIrishMonkey
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    nice 1 tuxx ill get the athlon id say but i just wanted to know !


  • #15
    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    i edited my post after checking i found the celron was even worse than i imagined stay well clear :)

    also remember if you are going to upgrade your cpu that you may need to upgrade your 3d card if it isnt so good or it will be a bottleneck and you wont notice much differnce in fps

    you will also need a new motherboard and ram for the athlon

    keep having to edit my posts, im tired :/


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