I have a intel celeron 2.6ghz/400 with pc 2100 ram, can ipgrade to a faster ram?
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It really depends on what the motherboard will take, rather than the CPU.  The best thing to do is get the computer brand and model, or the motherboard brand and model and call a company who specializes in memory upgrades.  I've had good experience with www.BuyMemory.com.  They will help find the memory you need and are super cheap.
83880
If you have the mother board on an intel chipset then it will take a percentage of ram by itself.\nYou cannot change that Neither is it required
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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.  \n\nMy advice would be to either: \nA) 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.\nB) 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. \n\nFrom 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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Are you sure you need to upgrade the processor?\n\nHow much memory (RAM) do you have?  This is usual a more important factor in higher end systems (2.80 Ghz is a pretty decent CPU).
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If you can tolerate 1.13 GHz lieu of 1.4GHz, they are going for about 20 bucks on Ebay. I am pretty sure your current processor is a "Slot 1", but if i'm wrong, then you have a "socket 370". You'll need to know this for sure before you buy a P3 replacement.
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you technically couldn't make them the same speed, but unless you are saying like a Intel P4 2.8ghz a Celeron at 2.8 and an AMD Athlon at 2.8, well, the Athlon will beat everything from the Intel 2.8s to about 3.77s to even 4ghz for Intel due to the difference inthe AMD cpu architecture.
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The increase in ram will really only affect how memory is available for windows and other programs to use.  The increase in speed that you get is negligible.  If you want a big increase in speed then you need to upgrade the processor.
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No, you have PLENTY of RAM, it IS the CPU, look, youre using a Pentium 3, that is 1.0 GHz.  RAM does NO good if you dont have a processor that can handle the tasks.  Now, it may not be your CPU at all, maybe some recent hardware/software changes caused it, after all, you said in the past couple of weeks.  If you still want to up your processor performance, I reccomend overclocking, or upgrading to a new CPU.
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JUST GO TO INTEL's WEBSITE AND QUENCH YOUR THIRST . ADDRESS : http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/processors/celeron.htm\n               "ROBIN"
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There is one constant you can always depend on with Intel: Anything outperforms a Celeron. There are many reasons for this, all of which can be traced to the physical differences between the two processors. The most important differences between the two lie in their Front Side Busses (FSB), their cache, their clock speeds, and their internal instruction sets. Pentium 4 processors support up to an 800Mhz FSB while the Celeron supports a maximum of 533Mhz. What is the difference? Well, the FSB is the physical connection between the processor and the system's memory. At 533Mhz, the data transfer rate is theoretically 4.2 gigabytes per second. At 800Mhz, it goes up to 6.4 gigabytes/second. When dealing with applications that process intensive graphics or audio files, this makes a HUGE difference. Now, let's look at clock speeds. The Celeron's maximum clock speed as of right now is 3.33Ghz, and the Pentium 4 is 3.8 Ghz. In today's world, a 500Mhz difference won't impact performance as much as, say, 3 years ago. But still, 500 more Mhz won't at all hurt you! Now, let's look at perhaps the most important thing of all--cache. Cache is memory that is stored on the processor itself. It is used ALL THE TIME. The processor stores files/instructions in it's cache for instant access (the data transfer rate of the cache in the Pentium 4 is over 30 gigabytes/second!) and uses internal logic to decide which things to store in there. Obviously, the more cache the processor has, the more things it can store. The Celeron has 256 KB of cache which, in today's world, is horribly low. Most Pentium 4's out there now have 1 MB of cache, and the latest ones have 2 MB! This is either 4 or 8 times as much as the Celeron, and this translates to ASTRONOMICALLY HUGE performance increases! Every single thing you do on your computer becomes faster with more cache, and this is the number 1 reason why the Celeron is a slower performer when compared with an equally clocked Pentium 4 (and it's also one of the main reasons the Celeron is so much cheaper!). Lastly, the internal instruction programmed into the processors themselves are different. All currently produced Pentium 4's support a technology called "Hyper-Threading". Currently, processors are only able to process one thread (or instruction from a program) at a time. Hyper-Threading allows the Pentium 4 to process 2 threads at a time. In theory, this means it is twice as fast. But hold on, it's not as simple as it sounds. If you go onto a computer that has Hyper-Threading technology and look at the Device Manager, you will notice that there are 2 processors. If you look at the Task Manager, you will see 2 CPU's. But there really aren't 2 processors. One is virtually, and unfortunately it is hardly ever taken advantage of. Multi-threaded applications are not dominant in the market. Most everything out there is written for single-threaded processors because manufacturers don't expect a majority of the computers out there to have processors that can handle more than 1 thread at a time. Therefore most applications see no performance gain from having Hyper-Threading. However, those applications that DO support multi-threading will take advantage of the Pentium 4's technology and the performance is awesome! The Celeron would never be able to take advantage of that, and programs that are written for multi-threading are usually processor-intensive programs, and those types of programs perform sluggishly on processors with little cache. The definitive answer is that the Pentium 4 is by far the better processor, but with quality comes the price. If performance is what is driving this question, undoubtedly choose the Pentium 4. If price is the deciding factor, TRY to go with the highest-priced Pentium 4 your budget allows and if all else fails, get a Celeron.
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Sure, it's possible, but some motherboards pose a limitation on processor speed and use different sockets, like the motherboard I have now supports from Pentium 4 1.4 to 3.06 GHz and Celeron 1.7-2.8, but looking at your specifications on the HP website, you have an Intel Celeron (TM) 733 MHz processor. That is the height of the Pentium 3 or 4 area, which means you can probably expand it with the existing motherboard, but not by much (probably another 200MHz).\n\nSince it is a manufacturer motherboard, chances are it is further limited to the amount of processors it can support. The supplier of your motherboard, but 1. HP doesn't release the model number of it and 2. The English version is down for whatever reason and I can't read Korean ;-) .\n\nAlso, most retail outlets would only stock the more "modern" parts (e.g. 2.0+ GHz range), you're less likely to find a processor unless you go on eBay, but even then it'll need the accompanying motherboard, but even that poses its own dilemmas.
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nope, if u lookin 4 a decent new one\n\na celeron m should start 32,000/- if u planning 4 office use\n- no good 4 home use\n\nelse, try u'r luck at a 2nd hand one @ ebay
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If it is a slot 1* Pentium P-II or P-III you can increase the speed on a P-II PC66 for as little as 233mhz to 933mhz. On a P-II or P-III PC100 you can increase the speed form 300mhz to as much as 1.4ghz. \nThis would be accomlished with a PowerLeap Upgrade Module**. you should also increase your RAM to min. 256mb or idle 512mb. If you have 3 memory slots on a PC100 you can increase to 768mb of low density RAM.\nAlso a nVidia graphic card would take some of the load off you prcessor***. Make sure your PC can use the card you buy. Older PCs need PCI video card. Do not confuse PCI and PCIe.
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If your motherboard can handle the ram. Some motherboards have a limit and sometimes the only way is to change the mb.
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you should get a memory upgrade.\n\nwith ram prices so low, you should probably go for 1Gb ram =)
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a few systems will not allow you to use faster RAM\nalso ram will only operate at the slowest of Ram or BUSS speed
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You also need to make sure that your motherboard can handle an upgrade to that level.  If you have an older motherboard, which it sounds like you do, upgrading to a GHz processor will probably blow out your motherboard.  If you want a faster computer, I recommend upgrading RAM if you can, or buying a lower end new computer.  You can get a low end one for cheap now days.