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p1r473
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_ 		7. May 2008 @ 00:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well here is the story...

i have 2 computers that im trying to convert into one good one

computer 1:
intel celeron 330 2.66ghz
768mb of ram
250gb hard drive
dvd burner
sound card
pci ethernet port

computer 2:
intel pentium 4 2.60ghz
2gb of ram
80gb hard drive
light scribe dvd burner
sound card
video card

both motherboards have problems
computer 1's mother board the on board ethernet plug is broken so i bought a realtek port and it works find now

computer 2's mother boards second ide cable slot will NOT find any devices, iv tried changing devices many times, i also tried 4 different IDE cables and it till wont work

now what i need help with is what out of those parts are the best

so far this is the set up im building building out of those parts

2gb of ram
250gb harddrive
light scribe dvd burner
video card
sound card
pci ethernet port

but i dont know which cpu will be faster
they are both pretty close for ghz but is the celeron 330 or the pentium 4 faster?

both computer are going to be sold on ebay one they are finished but i want to make one out of the best parts then the other out of the remains i have laying around so i can buy better parts to start making a better computer
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saadzaman
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_ 		7. May 2008 @ 12:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i'd say celeron is faster and what video card do u have?
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GrandpaBW
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_ 		7. May 2008 @ 18:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The Celeron is a pig, and I wouldn't waste my time trying to make one good computer out of the two you have. You aren't going to get more than $50, on eBay, for whatever malfuncitoning computer you come up with.
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saadzaman
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_ 		7. May 2008 @ 18:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
celeron isn't that bad an e1200 can work very nicely i know ppl who use it
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