Can I use a Celeron to soundrecord?

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For a cheap solution my idea is buy a celeron to use programs like cubase and others. Is this a good idea? Can you give other cheap solution?

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Celeron's work fine. I'm using the classic 300A overclocked to 450 and have no problems. You may want to consider getting a slot 1 board and a PPGA convertor card so in the future you can upgrade to a PIII. Get a Celeron 400MHz at least.

Emeric
 
How cheap is cheap? A 300Mhz slot 1 celeron processor will run aroud $60-70 and a PPGA will run about $50 but you'll need a PPGA to slot 1 converter which will run about $15. You MUST get a SLOT1 board if you want to upgrade in the future.

I would, however, advise against the Celeron, even though I use one. A PII 400 is around $120 and a PIII 450 is around $170. With the PII and PIII you get the benefits of a 100Mhz bus speed without the hassles of overclocking. Plus you get more cache. Just remember this, a PII will always outperform a Celeron at similar clock speeds.

I'd spend the extra $60. It's not that much more when you consider that it's the brains of your machine.

But the answer to your question is, YES, a celeron will work fine for recording.

BTW, I've been saying for a while that the whole Celeron craze is over. However that was before I knew Celerons took a massive nosedive in price. I still don't think that they're necessarily worth saving $60, but if your budget is tight.... If you go with a Celeron take Emeric's advice and get a 300a and OVERCLOCK it to 450-100Mhz (requires mobo that will overclock). That'll cruise pretty good. Or get a 400Mhz if you're afraid to overclock. If you decide on the PII get a 350 or better (I'd go with a 400 for 10 bucks more).

I made the mistake of buying a 400Mhz celeron that I'm running at 500-83. This is probably performing about as good as a 300 running at 450-100 but ended up costing more. :(

Slackmaster 2000
 
Polaroid,

Slackmaster brings up some good points, Celerons are still a cheaper route. Don't bother trying to find a 300A, even if you can find one odd's are it will not clock up to 450. If you decide to go with a celeron, get one you don't have to overclock. The 100MHz bus really isn't a big deal either, it's a minimal performance increase over 66MHz. $115 (including adapter) Canadian for a PPGA Celeron 400 Vs $300 for a Pentium III 450. Saves you a bit of coin. I guess pricing is different in the States though.

Emeric
 
I think you're downplaying FSB speed a bit. Notice the difference between the PII 333 and the PII 350. Or even the difference between the P100 and the P120 (or P133 & P150).

While there is a large difference in the price between a PIII and a Celeron... there's not so big a difference between the PII and the Celeron. For optimal happiness, the PII would be the cost-effective way to go...though he will probably be happy with a Celeron if he's running an AMD or a Pentium now. I'm happy enough...I guess...maybe...

Slackmaster 2000
 
I'm in the same boat. I like the celeron I have but my next move will be to PIII (or Athlon if I can afford it). For a chip that's over a year old, I've got my money worth via the overclock.


Emeric

[This message has been edited by Emeric (edited 11-12-1999).]
 
(Moved this reply to new topic:
"Upgrade or New System?")


[This message has been edited by keybuffer (edited 11-15-1999).]
 
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