Intel Celeron 3.2 Ghz. Sucks?

[Demortix]

okay, i have a motherbored with a Celeron 3.2 Ghz. iv heard this sucks. if it does, how? i thought more Ghz is better, or is there more to it? im looking to upgrade my video card, and i was told my Celeron might bottleneck a good card.

 

[talldude123]

Well, for basic computing, Celeron kicks butt. It's affordable, and gets the job done, but compared to its brother, the Pentium 4, it's kinda crippled...

FSB -
Celeron: 533Mhz
P4: 800Mhz

Cache -
Celeron 16KB for Celeron, 256KB for Celeron D
P4: 1-2MB depending on model


Depending on what you are doing with the computer, the processor should be fine.

 

[Demortix]

what would be a good video card to get for a Celeron D.
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB PCI is what i looked at, but would it be worth getting one thats 256MB???

 

[Demortix]

Mostly gaming, oblivion and such. i just upgraded my ram, i have 1.5 Gigs now. so thats plenty. so i just need a decent video card.

 

[talldude123]

what would be a good video card to get for a Celeron D.
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB PCI is what i looked at, but would it be worth getting one thats 256MB???

Since it's a Celeron, you must get 256MB. It's gonna lag otherwise. I have a 2.66 Celeron D, and it lags badly with 64MB video.

Get the better video, it will be well worth it. Ram is good as well, never game with a Celeron + 512MB RAM.

 

[Demortix]

Yeah, it sucked alot before i upgraded ram. so a 256MB video card is good? thats what im looking at now. but there are so many types. cheap 100$ ones to 300$ ones. i dont know which is more worth my time.

 

[Demortix]

im deffently leaning to the Geforce, but there is still alot. do i go with 6600 or 7600. i dont know anything

 

[Demortix]

what do you think of this?
XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX / 256MB GDDR3

i know im changing the subject a bit, sorry.

 

[talldude123]

That should be okay. As long as it gets good reviews on Newegg, its fine.

 

[Shumway]

Since it's a Celeron, you must get 256MB. It's gonna lag otherwise.

It's not how much of ram the card has it's what type it has