Celeron or Pentium 2

[WCAS]

I came into a few parts this week and I'm wanting to upgrade my brother's computer. My problem is that I can't decide what the best combination of parts would be.

I could either build a socket 370 celeron 600, 256mb of ram 100mhz, Intel 810 chip set, and a Voodoo 3 pci 16mb video card all wrapped up in a gateway micro atx case.

Or, a Slot A Pentium2 450 mhz, 320mb of ram at 133mhz, Via 133 chip set, the same voodoo 3 card or maybe a agp card if i can apprehend one all in a mid tower case.

I plan on installing Windows 2000 on it for him but I don't know which option is the better performer.

Thanks for any helpful responses.

 

[peterhuang913]

pentium is better

 

[Nukem]

what do you think he's going to use it for? email/internet? or gaming?
with a system that old, gaming is almost out of the question...

 

[WCAS]

He likes the classics, Age of Empires, Quake2, unreal tournament, etc. He mostly just surfs the web though.

Thanks for the replies.

I'll go with the Pentium system for him.

 

[b1gapl]

Those games will really struggle on that Pentium build, because the system is so outdated.

Socket A is AMD by the way.

 

[veg1992]

i think that 450 mhz pentium is really P3 NOT P2, but either way P3 is better..

 

[Deathawk]

Socket A =/= Slot A

But they're both from AMD, TMK.

 

[joshd]

Socket A =/= Slot A

But they're both from AMD, TMK.

no... Slot A is the slot P2 and P3 chips.

The Pentium is the way to go. It should handle AOEII and Q2 just fine.

 

[macdude425]

Slot A is also early Athlons, though.

I'll second the socket A option - you can't really go wrong there.

 

[WCAS]

The Pentium 2 is over clocked and its slot 1. Sorry for the mistake.

I'm a fan of athlon systems but the only athlon i have for him is an old athlon k6. I plan on handing him my 3200xp system once I build a C2D system.

Thanks for all the info folks have a nice day.