Intel Celeron

discussed in 197 posts, 1998-2003 · overall tone positive

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Key threads

• Nine new NASCAR 4 screenshots and graphics card speculation 2000-05-08 · 34 posts
  Nine new NASCAR Racing 4 screenshots appeared on BHMotorsports and Papyrus's site, and posters were impressed by the dynamic shadows and detail. Discussion turned to hardware: Eric Busch stated that N4 would support only Direct3D and OpenGL, not Glide, which fuelled debate between Voodoo5 and GeForce2 buyers and plans for expensive upgrades.
• Celeron CPUs and best video card for GPL 1999-02-07 · 27 posts
  A question about whether the new 400 MHz Celeron suited GPL led to a debate on graphics cards, with posters arguing that TNT cards performed poorly because of immature OpenGL drivers and recommending Rendition (Thriller) or 3dfx cards instead. The overclocked Celeron 300A on an Abit BH6 board was praised, and a MirrorsEvery core.ini tweak was offered for TNT users.
• Upgrading and overclocking for GP3 2000-07-09 · 33 posts
  A poster asked for upgrade advice ahead of GP3. Replies covered overclocked Celerons, Durons and Athlons, motherboards that might unlock multipliers, and whether overclocking is reliable, followed by a long semantic debate about 'overclocking' versus 'overbussing'.
• Running GPL on a Pentium 60 at 3 fps 2000-06-15 · 35 posts
  J. Todd Wasson reported running GPL on a Pentium 60 without 3D acceleration at about 2 to 3 frames per second and still lapping Monza in the 1:30s. Others were amazed, shared nostalgia about old PCs and urged him to upgrade to a Celeron and Voodoo2. He later improved to a 1:33.6.
• Poor GPL demo frame rate on a Matrox G200 1998-09-04 · 24 posts
  A user with an overclocked Celeron and Matrox G200 got terrible frame rates in the GPL demo. Replies explained GPL needed a Voodoo or Rendition card because it had no Direct3D support. A claim that overclocking is illegal drew widespread mockery, and John Wallace explained how to overclock Celerons by taping a pin.
• GPL hardware requirements: Rendition vs Voodoo, Celeron cache 1998-09-05 · 63 posts
  Following Alison Hine's hardware guide, posters asked about Rendition V2200 resolution, image quality versus Voodoo2, and whether cacheless Celerons could run GPL. Hine clarified that Celerons ran it well despite lacking L2 cache, and users compared card image quality. A long side argument developed between John Wallace and Bruce Kennewell over whether 3dfx's larger user base meant better visuals on average.
• Celeron 300A overclocking for Grand Prix Legends 1998-10-06 · 22 posts
  A user asked about the Celeron mentioned in the GPL strategy guide. Posters explained that the Celeron 300A with on-die cache could be overclocked to 450MHz on a BX motherboard for PII-450 performance at much lower cost. One user had stability problems on an Abit BX6, and others suggested raising core voltage, BIOS updates, conservative memory timings and better cooling.
• Can the Celeron 300A still be overclocked? 1998-11-25 · 24 posts
  A user was told by a shop that newer Celeron 300As could no longer be overclocked. Posters dismissed it as a sales tactic, reported recent chips running at 450MHz or more, and advised against the 333A because of its locked 5x multiplier.
• Pentium III 500 or Celeron 500 for racing sims 2000-01-28 · 23 posts
  A user asked whether to upgrade to a Pentium III 500 or a Celeron 500 with extra RAM. Replies debated RAM versus CPU, corrected a claim that Windows 98 only uses 64 MB, recommended overclockable Celerons, and reported that GPL frame rates were similar on both, though one found the PIII noticeably faster.

Busiest threads

• upgrading cpu for better GPL performance? (5 posts about it)
• Re: System for GPL (4 posts about it)
• Re: GP3 demands system upgrade? (4 posts about it)
• Nine new NASCAR 4 screenshots and graphics card speculation (4 posts about it)
• P III or Celeron for GPL..... (4 posts about it)
• Celeron CPUs and best video card for GPL (4 posts about it)
• GPL CPU Patch Question (3 posts about it)
• Improving my PC for GP3 and GPL (3 posts about it)
• Anyone Try Celeron II 566 @ 850 with GPL? (3 posts about it)
• Upgrade for GPL (3 posts about it)
• Celeron A vs Pentium II in GPL (3 posts about it)
• GPL with O/C Celeron 266? (3 posts about it)
• K6-2 300 + GPL = 6.45 fps ( with Voodoo2 ) (3 posts about it)
• K62/3 and GPL owners; please respond (3 posts about it)
• Upgrade question (2 posts about it)

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Chatham · 6 BRH · 5 Don Burnette · 5 john moore · 5 Rafe McAuliffe · 4 Mitch_A · 4 Jeff Vincent · 3 Craig Jones · 3 (unknown) · 2 Robert Gravel · 2 SKurj · 2 GUCCIPHILE · 2 Kirk Lane · 2 Julian Taylor · 2 J. Janasov · 2 Alexander Marx · 2 Wolfgang Preiss · 2 Tim Deatherage · 2 iggyp · 2 rob · 2

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