[plug] OT: Celeron vs Athlon

[Leon Brooks]

Duron is market-comparable with Celeron, Athlon with P-III or P-IV.

Dennis Plester wrote:

> I went Duron because I had a very tight cash window, which Duron and m/board
> could fit through, but the Athlon couldn't...The $150 difference paid for a
> fair chunk of the new motherboard.

If the MoBos cost about the same for either Celeron or Duron, I'd go for 
the Duron becuase it's faster and AMD is nominally the underdog. If I 
was interested in overclocking, I'd go for the Duron because it 
stretches better than the Celerons.

If the choice was Athlon or Duron, I'd get the Duron and put the savings 
into more RAM, which would make a much bigger difference to everyday 
life than an extra 10% clock speed.