Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:37:13 -0500 From: Edmund_L_Mulligan@armstrong.com To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: djv@bedford.net Subject: Re: Supported Hardware in FreeBSD Message-ID: <8625664E.004F5671.00@mailex01.Armstrong.com>
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There are versions of the Celeron on the way that do have some L2 cache on
board, but only 128 instead of 512(?).
If anyone is looking to buy a Celeron, they are certainly into the "cheap"
computer range (Welcome! I'm here too.) SCSI and dual PII isn't a serious
suggestion. Something to dream about, but probably not a reality. You've
probably made the motherboard 2 to 3 times more expensive.
The Celeron uses the same socket, but a different support system. The chip will
fit into the socket but may or may not be mechanically secure. It uses a
different heatsink as well. Intel has the specs for Slot 1 as a .pdf file on
their web pages somewhere.
www.tomshardware.com
is a good place to look into the Celeron issues, including overclocking.
I considered this option as well, until I saw that the price difference between
it and the regular PII really wasn't enough to make a difference. Besides, you
can overclock the PII, except for Intel's recent change that supposedly disables
the higher clock multiplier pins on the PII-233. If you are running good ram,
you can always keep the same multiplier and change the bus speed.
djv@bedford.net on 07/25/98 08:30:35 PM
Please respond to djv@bedford.net
To: swwilso1@students.uiuc.edu
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG (bcc: Edmund L
Mulligan/Stillwater/FPO/Armstrong)
Subject: Re: Supported Hardware in FreeBSD
The absence of L2 cache will cause you /major/ performance penalties,
especially in a multitasking environment. The Celeron is for single-tasking,
single-user application.
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I'd bite the bullet and get a twin PII mobo with onboard-SCSI and
Ethernet; one capable of "fast" PCI bus, whatever that is these days.
(100MHz? I dunno...). Save money elsewhere, then add a second PII when
your bank account is recovered. (Probably about the same time as the
SMP from 3.0 reaches -STABLE.)
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THIS IS A GUESS: (somebody correct me, in other words) I believe the
Celeron uses a different socket than the PII, in other words, you can't
upgrade to a PII later.
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