OT: PIII vs Celeron

[John Moniz]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 06:13:24PM -0400, Moniz Family wrote:
>   
>> Duncan MacGregor wrote:
>>     
>>> RAM will mean a lot. You probably won't be able to tell the difference 
>>> between the CPUs. 
>>>
>>> As an old friend once told me:
>>> "In a virtual operating system:
>>> If you think you need a faster processor, add memory.
>>> If you think you need a faster hard drive, add memory.
>>> If you think you need a faster  video card, add memory." 
>>>       
>> I guess I'll go with the PIII and more RAM. Are 512MB SDRAM sticks still 
>> easy to get? The MB only has 2 DIMM slots, getting the highest available 
>> is probably a good idea.
>>     
>
> What chipset does the board for the P3 have?  It probably can't use
> 512MB sticks.  It might not even support the majority of 256MB sticks.
I found the board manual on the manufacturer's web site and it does 
support 512MB sticks. However, I think it's all a mute point now as I'm 
having no end of troubles with both CPU's and two boards. In summary, 
the only combination that seems to work (somewhat) only boots when it 
feels like it. About half the time, it won't even read the bios - just 
sits there like a dork. I power off and on, then it boots all the way. 
Last night I left it on all night. This morning, it would have been 
easier to wake up a drunken sailor - nothing I could do with the mouse 
or keyboard would get me back the system. It's now headed for the parts 
bin, and only because I feel charitable.
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