I am looking to cheaply upgrade an old PC.
Current System:
- Abit BX6 (not sure if v1 or v2, has 4 RAM slots... was told that meant it's rev 2.0)
- PII 400 (tried oc'ing using 112 and 133, no go at any voltage I am assuming due to PCI bus)
- 512 MB, PC133 RAM
- Geforce2 MX400 (64 MB)
Because of the problems I had with a 112 and 133 FSB, I am planning to get a 100Mhz
My basic/cheap options are:
1) Slotkey converter & Celeron 800-900 ($120 CDN)
2) Slotkey converter & PIII 600 ($220 CDN)
This PC is generally going to be used for 3D gaming and I am wondering which will give me better performance in this category. I am assuming that the Celeron option will give me a higher 3D framerate but nasty load times (whether loading a document in a word processor or loading the zone/level of my game of choice). I am assuming the reverse of the PIII, nice load times/disk access but a lower framerate in games due to clockspeed.
Are my assumptions correct? Anyone done some testing or know a site showing some cpu comparisons on 3D games?
I hated the first Celeron I ever was exposed to because of the nasty, nasty disk access (might not have had any cpu cache at all though...) and I am afraid that I will hate myself for buying one. If the disk access between these 2 chips is not drastically different I'll go with the celeron due to framerate... otherwise I'll cough up the extra $100.
Thoughts?
Current System:
- Abit BX6 (not sure if v1 or v2, has 4 RAM slots... was told that meant it's rev 2.0)
- PII 400 (tried oc'ing using 112 and 133, no go at any voltage I am assuming due to PCI bus)
- 512 MB, PC133 RAM
- Geforce2 MX400 (64 MB)
Because of the problems I had with a 112 and 133 FSB, I am planning to get a 100Mhz
My basic/cheap options are:
1) Slotkey converter & Celeron 800-900 ($120 CDN)
2) Slotkey converter & PIII 600 ($220 CDN)
This PC is generally going to be used for 3D gaming and I am wondering which will give me better performance in this category. I am assuming that the Celeron option will give me a higher 3D framerate but nasty load times (whether loading a document in a word processor or loading the zone/level of my game of choice). I am assuming the reverse of the PIII, nice load times/disk access but a lower framerate in games due to clockspeed.
Are my assumptions correct? Anyone done some testing or know a site showing some cpu comparisons on 3D games?
I hated the first Celeron I ever was exposed to because of the nasty, nasty disk access (might not have had any cpu cache at all though...) and I am afraid that I will hate myself for buying one. If the disk access between these 2 chips is not drastically different I'll go with the celeron due to framerate... otherwise I'll cough up the extra $100.
Thoughts?