random guy Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Well, it's long-past due, but I'm upgrading my PC. Here's what I'm thinking of buying: Western Digital 80GB 7200rpm ATA100 8MB WD800JB Apacer 512MB 400MHz PC3200 CAS 3.0 DDR DIMM Intel Celeron 2.8GHz (400MHz FSB) Retail Box & Fan ASUS P4R800-VM Sock478 ATI9200IGP Dual DDR400/AUDIO/VGA/LAN Any comments? By the way, here are my current specs: Intel Pentium 3 733MHz256MB SDRAM15GB HDD This upgrade will be an improvement, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 When was a Celeron compatible with a P4 board O.o? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agozer Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Does P3 and P4 use the same board? Anyways, looks nice otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderVM Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 Agozer : Nope, a Pentium 3 uses a socket 370 motherboard while a Pentium 4 uses a Socket 478, which is a whole lot smaller then the socket 370....... K`dash : Well, ever since the Celeron's core has been replaced by one similar to a Pentium 4, changed sockets to 478 as well and then upped the main bus to 150. (I think, but still too low compared to the P4's 300+ Mhz main bus...) random guy : Yep, it will.... ^^ Umm... Wait.... There's an integrated VGA for that motherboard!!!?? O_O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 I always wondered why they were compatible to a degree. and a ATi 9200 is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random guy Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 (edited) So, will it work or not (the motherboard w/ the cpu)? If not, what type of main board would I need? Edited June 1, 2004 by random guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiffy Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 worth if you go for 3.0ghz, thou its better than nothing! i uggest for a vcard & scard upgrade, dont 4get d dvd/ cd writer as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random guy Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 i have a perfecltly good sound card, I'm planning on soon getting a radeon 9600xt, and i have a dvd+/-rw burner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 worth if you go for 3.0ghz, thou its better than nothing! i uggest for a vcard & scard upgrade, dont 4get d dvd/ cd writer as well.. GHz isn't always everything you know. You can get an AMD 3200+ to do as good as a P4 3.06Ghz. Hellalotta cheaper too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prican25 Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 i would still aviod celerons since its lower in cache compared to p4's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 i would still aviod celerons since its lower in cache compared to p4'sExactly and cache can make a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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