CPUs > From 2.5 GHz to 3.0 GHz CPUs > From 256 KB to 512 KB > LGA775 Socket > Processor upgrade

Advantages: Very cheap, functionally fast, 64bit, huge heatsink and fan
Disadvantages: Limited L1, L2 cache, single core, no street cred

...for a very long time. Intel seem to think the same as I do, because they provide the CPU with a three year warranty as standard. As always whether or not you buy this CPU is down to what you want your computer to do. As an all round workhorse it's a great choice, plus it's so cheap you could replace it quite quickly if you need more speed and not feel you had wasted your hard earned cash. Of course it may not be around for much longer, the CPU market ...
...As a second hand buy it's not really worth it, unless you are being given it for free with a motherboard or something else. Incidentally, I haven't a clue what the overclocking possibilities are with this chip, my motherboard doesn't really support those features, so I can't experiment. It may be that with the right platform you may get far more out of the Celeron D331 than I have. ... Read review

Advantages: it has dual channel and it is pretty fast
Disadvantages: the sempron 2800+ it's better for gaming

Ok! so we are going to do a little comparison betwen sempron 2800+ and celron D335. They bouth have difrent dets of instruction for example celeron D has MMX ,SSE ,SSE2 ,SSE 3 and Sempron has MMX and 3D now. OK so let's see the difrences : Amd Sempron has 3DNow! technology wich will allow for a faster frame rate, smoother graphics and higher detail in our animation,so it is batter for games; The SSE instructions In Celeron D allows for complex arithmetics ...
...the 3DNow!'s technology capabilities.So in the end Celeron is better for raw computing power , and Sempron for gammers.But let's analyse it some more.Celeron D has a 533 Bus wich allows dual channel memory and sempron has 333 bus with single channel memory.otherwise they have the same L2 cache of 256Kb ,Celeron has L1 of 28kb sempron has 128 kb L1.Celeron D is build on 90nm technology ,Sempron on 130 nm.But sempron has the old cooling problem i had ... Read review

Advantages: Overclocks amazingly well, very durable, runs really cool.
Disadvantages: 512MB Cache per core instead of 1GB, Wish OCed on less voltage

I purchased the Black Edition of the processor. The little thing is amazing. Its a very cool and low power processor. I was able to overclock it from 2.6 to 3.275 with almost no heat gain. It didn't come with a normal stock cooler so I had to buy one. http://www.ciao.co.uk/ArcticCoolingFreezer64ProProcessorcoole r 6478463 ^That is the one I purchased. This processor requires almost 1.5V for an overclock of 3.275. Any voltage above isn't ...
...mine were bent and it still works just fine, though it has to be pressed in some. The only con I really notice about this amazing little processor is that it only has 512MB per core, instead of a wanted 1GB per core. I recommend this to people on a budget who want to get the most out of their system. ... Read review

Advantages: Price,ease of instalation
Disadvantages: the cache, the speed

AMD have had some bad press over the years and this 4200 processor does not help them. With only a poor 1 mb cache it gets tasks dont but you wont find it doing them in record time. I also find amd products are overclockable but confusing to do. But on the value for money side you cant really go wrong because the price is a lot lower than an intel but unfortunately this is because the intel processor is that bit better. I would also say not to buy ... Read review

Advantages: Great OCing potential, Very cheap, Easy to install
Disadvantages: Higher models available at similar price

I have been using this processor since building my computer last year, the reason im still using it is because it is a superb processor, these days this processor is sold on auction sights and can be purchased either with the cooler at about a £100 or easily purchased OEM style as just the processor itself. However i managed to purchase mine for a mere 20 pounds off ebay and ive never looked back since. Since then ive ran games such as crysis on ...
...has it failed me even under the stress of crysis. Many consider its clock speed as very poor for a dual core but in my eyes this is a gem for overclocking. I managed with ease to clock this processor from a respectable 1.6ghz all the way up to 3ghz each core. Ive been using it as this speed for about a year now and it hasnt failed me yet. This processor is so overlooked and i think its beauty comes in its price and its potential for overclocking. ... Read review