Celeron D335 vs. P4 2.26 - which is fastest at default or OC'd?

[bupkus]

EDITED to "Celeron D335 vs. P4 2.26 - which is fastest at default or OC'd?"

I just got the SOYO "SY-P4I865PE Plus DRAGON 2 V1.0" 865PE Chipset Motherboard For Intel Socket 478 CPU and I need to pick a cpu. I'm not sure right now what it'll be used for but my guess is an economy pc.
I'm thinking of the Celeron-D. This mobo can go either 533 or 800 on the fsb and I believe the C-D can overclock to 800 from 533 although I don't know which of those can best OC to 800.
I have some PC2700 I can use so I just may not OC right away.

 

[Zebo]

Celeron 330 $90...expect about 3.6Ghz.

But don't expect massive performance... at 3.8 it's still slower than a stock 3.2C/E..or 2500mhz mobile XP according to xbitlabs. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl...display/celeron-d.html


I don't know about your board... but still the celeron D offers ok p/p for what mobo you got. $90

 

[Lithan]

2.26b

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Lithan
2.26b

I just did a little reading and this chip compares in price with the Celeron 335. Although it may not OC as much as the 'D' it is probably faster, no? I guess I need to go with a default 533 chip so I can OC it thru it's fsb as these are multiplier locked, no?
This recommended chip is the cheapest P4 offered at newegg and at a multiplier of 17 will clock to 3.4GHz at 200 fsb.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: bupkus
I'm not sure right now what it'll be used for but my guess is an economy pc.

Get the Celeron D. You did say "economy," right? That means cheap. The Celeron D 320 is $77 at Newegg. I picked up one at Fry's for $89.99 with a motherboard. That's pretty cheap. If you want to try overclocking to 800MHz FSB, you'll need a chip with a low multiplier, making the 320 better for overclocking than the faster Celeron D chips. I think it more likely for a Celeron D 320 to reach 800MHz FSB than the P4 2.26. The 2.26 is $40 more than the 320 ($115+2 shipping at Newegg). You choose.

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: bupkus
I'm not sure right now what it'll be used for but my guess is an economy pc.

Get the Celeron D. You did say "economy," right? That means cheap. The Celeron D 320 is $77 at Newegg. I picked up one at Fry's for $89.99 with a motherboard. That's pretty cheap. If you want to try overclocking to 800MHz FSB, you'll need a chip with a low multiplier, making the 320 better for overclocking than the faster Celeron D chips. I think it more likely for a Celeron D 320 to reach 800MHz FSB than the P4 2.26. The 2.26 is $40 more than the 320 ($115+2 shipping at Newegg). You choose.

Thanks, Zap. I took the 320 back (unopened) to Frys over a week ago. I was rewarded for my patience today with a $70 325/ECS combo back at Frys.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: bupkusThanks, Zap. I took the 320 back (unopened) to Frys over a week ago. I was rewarded for my patience today with a $70 325/ECS combo back at Frys.

:Q OMG, that rocks. You now have the basis for a reasonable "economy" PC. Since you already have a motherboard you may be able to sell the ECS board for $20 or so. A $50 CPU that may or may not hit 3.6GHz is a hot deal. Ignore all those Celeron haters.

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: bupkusThanks, Zap. I took the 320 back (unopened) to Frys over a week ago. I was rewarded for my patience today with a $70 325/ECS combo back at Frys.

:Q OMG, that rocks. You now have the basis for a reasonable "economy" PC. Since you already have a motherboard you may be able to sell the ECS board for $20 or so. A $50 CPU that may or may not hit 3.6GHz is a hot deal. Ignore all those Celeron haters.

Thanks for the encouragement.
I, too, have never been enthusiastic of the Celeron, but the D is different and performance/$$ is the true name of the game IMO. Even if in most cases the Sempron is a little better value than the C-D, in my case I wanted a cpu for that Soyo I got.
The fact is, I did regret ordering the Soyo very soon after placing the order, but not soon enough to cancel. Since it's a "return for same item only" purchase I was stuck. Now I'm just hoping for the best on both the rebate and product reliability. I won't be doing that again. :frown:

 

[Zap]

Ahhh, that Newegg FAR deal. Good luck on that, I dislike rebates so I didn't grab one.

 

[Stormgiant]

About to finish my "tests" with this CeleronD 320...

You can read the "review" CeleronD vs P4

It's very simple and in Portuguese, but can use a translator or look at pics


Max OC I got Here...

At 4.000Mhz it "feels" like a P4 @3400/3600 on normal use, but on benchmarks, near a 3000C.

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Stormgiant
About to finish my "tests" with this CeleronD 320...

You can read the "review" CeleronD vs P4

It'a very simple and in Portuguese, but can use a translator or look at pics


Max OC I got Here...

At 4.000Mhz it "feels" like a P4 @3400/3600 on normal use, but on benchmarks, near a 3000C.

Nice work

 

[Zebo]

StormG you really should have a Mobile barton in there at 2.6ish and a A64 at 2.5ish Scared?

 

[Stormgiant]

Originally posted by: Zebo
StormG you really should have a Mobile barton in there at 2.6ish and a A64 at 2.5ish Scared?

No, I only work with Intel.
Sometime in the future some A64 939 will start to populate the tests, but for now, just Intel.

 

[Zap]

Stormgiant, nice work. Since I don't have an 875P chipset board I wonder if it is my CPU or my motherboard selection holding back my overclock on my own Deleron 320. Ah well, still a good value for $50.