I was just wondering what computer is considered faster and better for gaming. Computer A: Athlon XP 1800 (1.6 GHz), 512 DDR, G4 4800 video card. Computer B: Intel Celeron 2.7 GHz, 512 DDR, G4 4800 video card. As you can see the only difference between the two is the processor and I know the Celeron is more GHz but I've heard multiple times that Celeron aren't the best for gaming. But even with that being true, would the Celeron perform better with the higher processor speed than the Athlong? Thanks for the help.

I would say that the celeron would probably perform better just because of the 1.1 ghz discrepancy.If the difference between the two was more like 600 or 700 mhz i would then choose the AMD. With that said u should also be looking for the better bargain.intel/pentium brand cpu's generally cost more than AMD's.So another important factor is price.If u can get the amd machine for 75-100$ less then, I myself would buy the amd. MSI K7n2-delta ilsr mobo AMD 2800+ 333 @2225 mhz 2x512 matched DDR 2700 WD 74gb 10000rpm sata HD nVIDIA G-Force 2 Ultra SB Live Platinum Kenwood 72X cd-rom MSI 52X24X52 CDRW

Well my mom is getting buying the Celeron but she told me she is willing to trade me if I wanted because she is only going to be checking e-mail and stuff like that. So price isn't a problem. I just need to choose strictly on speed.

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Celeron is load of crap, stick with the Athlon Clockspeed isn't everything, it's how it performs and Athlon preforms much butter than the Celeron ________________________ MSI KT8 NEO Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.0ghz 1.0 GB DDR PC3200 2X 160 GB HDD Hightech Excalibur Radeon 9800 Pro Iceq 128mb ( Core 425 MHz and Memory 380 MHz )

Celerons are mainly for people who surf the net, IM, check email, and download a lil bit. Personally I do not recommend Celeron's to anyone (not even people who do the above...). I had one in the past and they frankly suck, especially when playing games. I'd get that AMD. TECHZAPORT OUT!!!

The cpu throughputs of those machines are about the same, but the memory bandwidth is the real problem as the celeron is constrained about like the 1800+ would be if it ran ddr200 memory.