PIII v faster Celeron

Greetings.

Wondering if I should replace my 2.6MHz Celeron with a 2.4MHz P4 I picked up as a spare.

I found another thread that seemed to say 'yes' (http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=121482), but the reason given was due to an inefficient mobo. I don't know if that's a general rule, then, or mobo specific.

Any advice appreciated.

GC

Running XP SP2 and mostly WP (on remote computer), emails, MG fora (!), Facebook, web surfing.

 

Generally speaking, a Celeron CPU is a Pentium with a lobotomy. It doesn't have as much on-board cache.

 

Thanks. But does the larger cache more than make up for teh faster Celeron speed (2.6 v. 2.4 MHz)?
Oops - just noticed I put PIII in teh subject line. Should be P4.

 

Take a look at this.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question268.htm

 

I have a 2.66GHz P4 that's yours if you want it.


but I'd go for the P4.

 

Thankyou for replies.
The P4 seems to outdo a slightly faster Celeron, from what I can tell from that link.
Thanks for the offer Core2Conroe, but I suspect we're not in teh same country.