AnandTech does the Celeron 800 with a 100mhz FSB.

[Stephen24]

Here is the review. I must say, I am glad to have a Duron right now.

 

[nippyjun]

Doesn't make sense to spend $170 on an 800mhz celeron when you can get a 566@850 for around $70!

 

[Sunner]

Or a Duron600@900 for ~45

 

[Oyeve]

The only thing Intel has going for it at this point are companies NOT knowing that AMD is out there. The company I work for has 60,000 Intel equipped PCs and the BIG HEADS who order these dont even know AMD exists. I keep trying to tell them but they dont listen. The bastards! But I think when they wise-up and realize they can save a bundle things will change.

 

[Rifter]

the duron 600 almost, in some cases does beat the celeron 800, that makes me really happy i have a Duron at 945Mhz BTW how does a duron stack up against a PIII???? any reviews on it?

 

[iknowcomputers2]

i dunno, not everyone is happy with their duron, i'm not, my 3dmark2000 scores are lower now than they were before with a slower celeron!

 

[beat mania]

So they dug up those old Cel2 533 that they never put on market? ;p
Seriously, makes sense when you don't need to buy a new motherboard.

 

[Stephen24]

Good for Dell and Gateway type computer buyers though.

 

[CrazyBob]

<< Doesn't make sense to spend $170 on an 800mhz celeron when you can get a 566@850 for around $70! >>



LOL buying a Celeron period does not make sense, a Duron 600 Mhz NON overclocked will still be faster than a Celeron 566 @ 850 because a Duron os faster than a stock Celeron 800. Unless you already have a celeron mobo their is no reason for an end user to buy one, their exspensive and they get trampled in performance by AMD.

 

[Lord Gwynz]

Does AMD already have an equal to Intel's BX boards in terms of stability and performance? I was a K6-3 user for the longest time, but I didn't know what stability was until I switched over to a Celeron/BX board combo. Absolutely bulletproof stable, overclocks like mad, and I didn't have to re-install new 4-in-1 VIA drivers ever other week like I had to with my previous K6-3/Epox MVP3G-M setup.

Bottom line, is it still more of a pain to setup an AMD system vs. an Intel system?

 

[Mikewarrior2]

AMD/VIA setups aren't a pain, they're just a few extra steps to setup.

I've had both VIA133A and i815E chipsets. I found the VIA a tad more quirky, but both were excellent and both are/were rock solid.

The kt133 is likewise solid(stability-wise), but it requires a few extra steps to ensure peak performance and maximum stability.


Mike

 

[Stephen24]

I had a lot more problems setting up my AMD KT133 system than my P266 and Celeron 500 but once I got it setup properly it runs very well.

 

[heng1028]

i think AMD or VIA should make their setups more user friendly. and from there they will sell more

 

[formulav8]

Setting up my system coulsn't have been easier. I don't see why people have a hard time.

 

[Mday]

too bad i did not see any 533a@800 comparisons =(

 

[jimmygates]

Celeron 800Mhz gets killed by AMD Duron 600. LOL @ Intel.



-Jimbo

 

[Rifter]

Why does everyone whine about 3dmark scores??? i just dont get it, I for one did not get much of a boost in 3dmark going from a celeron 550 to a duron 945. But i did get a BIG boost in UT and quake III. After that i lost all faith in 3dmark, i mean who cares??? what do you guys just sit and watch 3dmark all day or something? real world performance is what matters, 3dmark is useless.

 

[Mday]

that's because 3dmark sucks.

 

[Spook]

They just get further and further behind at the low end... Still relying on the Celeron name from the old days, when you could O/C from 300->450, and the 366->550... Not to mention some of the newer overclocks... 566--> I haven't played with it, but don't they go up to 900... What's the use of this thing...

 

[kami]

<< BTW how does a duron stack up against a PIII???? any reviews on it? >>


i don't think so... the celeron is just bad. P3 isn't that bad. I believe a Celeron 766 is roughly equal to a P3-550.