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Can my old&slow 1GHz INTEL Celeron processor be upgraded?
I have a PC with Celeron processor which I bought in about 2002. It is slow and upgrading my RAM from 256 to 512 haven’t done anything special regarding speed. Can I upgrade it to a new speedier processor? And what is the maximum speed I can get? My processor specifications according to an Intel utility:
[Intel(R) Processor Frequency ID Utility
Version: 7.2.20041115
Time Stamp: 2006/06/12 00:17:48]
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Number of processors in system: 1
Current processor: #1
Processor Name: Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor
Type: 0
Family: 6
Model: 8
Stepping: A
Revision: 1
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 KB
L2 Cache: 128 KB
Packaging: FC-PGA
MMX(TM): Yes
SIMD: Yes
Expected Processor Frequency: 1.0 GHz
Reported Processor Frequency: 1.0 GHz
Expected System Bus Frequency: 100 MHz
Reported System Bus Frequency: 100 MHz
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OS: windows 2000pro
Windows 2000 will not show a significant speed increase by going above 256MB of RAM, and your machine likely won’t be upgradeable beyond about 1.2 or 1.4GHz. Again, you probably won’t notice the difference that youre likely hoping for.
My advice would be to either:
A) Upgrade what you have to Windows XP Home Edition (about $90 US) instead. Provided you have enough hard drive space to do so. A 30GB hard drive or higher should do unless you have a LOT of software/MP3s/games. This should buy you some time to save up for your next PC.
B) See if you can sell the machine you have and put that money toward a low end Dell, eMachines, HP or used PC with Windows XP and at least 256MB of RAM. They can usually be had for $300-400 US.
From my experience Windows 98, Millennium, and 2000 ran optimally on 256MB of RAM. For future refence, on anything besides high-end gaming machines 1GB of RAM is optimal for Windows XP. If hardcore PC gaming is a factor, I lean toward 2GB.
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