Why Celerons Suck.

[Kittyhawk]

Celeron CPUs are oriented toward low cost rather than performance.

But the dual core 45nm celerons today deliver impressive performance for their low cost! http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/celeron-e3300.html

 

[Rpkole]

holy thread resurrection batman and welcome to the forums

 

[Kittyhawk]

Has anybody done a SuperPi benchmark on the dual core 45nm Celerons?

 

[Evilsizer]

Has anybody done a SuperPi benchmark on the dual core 45nm Celerons?

why would it matter? superpi is single threaded, superpi loves L2 the more the better the pi time.

 

[Edward2103]

That is not bad! The GFX need an upgrade though.

I know my 4 year old can run 7 but my gfx can do better if I try overclocking it

 

[Cheator]

I know my 4 year old can run 7 but my gfx can do better if I try overclocking it

Man.. why'd you resurrect a 5 year old thread about a pre-conroe intel CPU? Most of it doesn't even apply anymore

 

[wingman99]

Man.. why'd you resurrect a 5 year old thread about a pre-conroe intel CPU? Most of it doesn't even apply anymore

Because they don't suck anymore and there still selling the Celeron, I think this is a great thread.

Intel Celeron E3400 Wolfdale 2.6GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116348

 

[Cheator]

Because they don't suck anymore and there still selling the Celeron, I think this is a great thread.

Intel Celeron E3400 Wolfdale 2.6GHz 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116348

I know they don't suck anymore, thats the point. Its irelevant now .

 

[wingman99]

I know they don't suck anymore, thats the point. Its irelevant now .

Good point, just getting the word out that's all.

 

[CompuTamer]

I got a Celeron D sitting in the closet with the stock cooler and no fan running as my server. Runs 24/365 no problems at all. Never gotten hot, beeped, or complained. Compressing and decompressing all the data that comes into and out of it on the fly, so i can't complain about it. Not a performer, but not a slacker either. Does its job, and does it well.

 

[pelikan]

For $60. I got a local deal on a used e3200, asrock twins1600 and 2gb Corsair Dominator. Running it at 3600mhz with a small bump in voltage. It's super fast compared to the single core A64 that it replaced. Just bought another 2gb ram for $25. to throw in there.

I can run it at 4000mhz but it requires 1.5v so for now I'm taking it easy on the chip. I do have a Scythe Ninja so heat is no concern.