What you intend to do with the pc once built is usually the question to
consider before considering components.

A Celeron is a lower end version of the Intel line. The Pentium is a step up
and covers a lot of ground. 

You might want to also consider AMD chips. They have great performance
(regularly best Intel in assorted tests), and are priced more competitively.

Vincent Winterling
Vineland, NJ 


-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chilangisha B Changwe
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:16 AM
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Subject: [PCBUILD] CPU's

I am planning to build a computer for the first time. The trick part is
choosing a motherboard and a processor. I have noticed that pentium
processors cost much more than other processors. What would be the
difference in performance say between a celeron 800MHz and a pentium
with similar specification? Whats the criteria for selecting a
motherboard?

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