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Originally posted by Soggybagel
rocinante2003..you're both right and wrong. Basically the Celeron has none (or little) L2 cache ability (I think). This when under heavy processor load such as editing a home video and adding transitions and neat effects like that the Celeron is very poor at doing anything overtly complex. Also, if you say have a Radeon 9800 Pro but have a Celery 2.2 ghz you will get good performance but nothing compared to even a 2000+ Athlon XP which runs at 1.66 ghz.
If you wnat a cheap system that can run games decent I would recomend a Athlon XP 1800+. Remember though with Doom III and HL2 around the corner if you want it to run great you need a great system too though.
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Your absolutely right, I think my example came across wrong lol.
Just to keep it simple, for the poster without getting of topic.
The cache is a little peice of memory that is part of the CPU itself (nowdays anyhow). Its not very big, usually only a few k in size. It has 1 primary job, and that is to keep Data bursting into the CPU so that the cpu does not need to keep pulling the same information from the Main memory, which is slower compaired to cache. Its like having a pitcher or water on your desk to refill your cup once you have drunk it, instead of returning to the kitchen for more water.
The Celeron has 128k of L2 Cache running the same speed as the clock. The 2Ghz + Versions are on the 13µm Die, which means less heat. Celerons run on a 100Mhz front side bus, but its Quad pumped (100Mhzx4)
The Athon XP Thoroughbred has twice as much Level 2 Cache 256k in 2 Banks and runs on 13µm die. The XP Thoroughbred is running on a 133Mhz FSB (DDR to 266Mhz)
Doom III will need a DirectX9 Compatible Graphics card, such as the Radeon 98xx Series.