Intel Pentium III 1.13 GHz processor > Reviews

Advantages: Reliablitly
Disadvantages: Price (depending on retailer)

I have owned two pentium III powered PCs over the last two years. The first was a 450mhz and the other, a 650mhz. I can't say I've had any problem with either. They seem to be fast, reliable and generally pretty good value for money (if you know where to buy from). I've used Athlon powered machines and noticed very little difference, especially on 3D graphics programs (the graphics card and RAM are far more important the the processor speed) I ... Read review

Advantages: Most software is optimised for a P3 chip
Disadvantages: From a design point of view they are slower than an AMD Athlon

...games, are written with an intel chip in mind. The coding is optimised for a floating point instruction making a fixed point instruction less reliable, hence some software titles may not appear as good on an AMD machine as a P3 machine. Personally I am an intel junkie. All the software I use (apart from some 3D modelling software) has been written with an Intel processor. The P3s in that respect suit my purposes, and is what I use. But the AMD ... Read review

Advantages: Very Fast, reliable, and from intel
Disadvantages: cant find any

Without any question the Intel P3 is the best chip for games, office programs and graphics programs. I have just upgraded to the Intel P3-600 chip and think its great runs everything I want it to without any problem. I have bought the above chip, voodoo 3, and an Asus PC3-D motherboard and 256mb memory and its slowly becoming a dream machine. Would recommend this combination to anyone who wants to run high end games or anything which demand’s ... Read review

Advantages: reliable, proven performance and quality, best supported
Disadvantages: costs more but you pay for quality

...that I am a big Intel fan. I have owned a couple of Pentium III processor machines over the last few years since it was first introduced. The first was a 500 MHz and the other (also my present machine), an 800 MHz. I can't say I've had any problem with either both in terms of performance and of reliability, it has served my needs perfectly. They are fast, reliable and although pricier than AMD's equivalent, generally pretty good value for. I've ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap and best quality
Disadvantages: Nothing that I can think of!

...across. The point is, if intel pentium III processors were expensive I'd still recommend them for there outstanding quality and assurance that they wont break. The fact that they are cheaper than quite alot of other things what aren't as good anyway, make this product the definite one to get. Listen to my Advice and you won't regret it. BUY ONE!!! ... Read review

Advantages: great speed, reliable
Disadvantages: cost

The Intel Pentium Processors, says they have power...have they? 1.AMD and Pentiums are the same, aren’t they? I mean, they all have the same numbers, right? Not always, even though the numbers are the same, it depends on how efficiently the processor works. Personally, I believe Pentiums work best. 2.You are just saying that so that people don’t buy AMDs, right? Not at all. For instance, the is an Intel Celeron range and a ... Read review

Advantages: n/a
Disadvantages: Involves spending high amounts of money

Moving into a new year, looking back, I can see that CPU and processor technology has come along way in the past years. But the gaming industry has also. Look at recent games, like Dues Ex for example. We are getting to the stage now, where, if you want to be able to play the most up-to-date games, then you have to keep your PC's up-to-date. I recently had to upgrade to a 600mhz pc just so I could play a few games I had newly purchased, and with ... Read review

Advantages: Brand name, good backup, loads of free software
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...have a website created by Intel that I can go to if I do have any problems, and it is very easy to navigate, plus there is all that free software that you can download from them as a PIII user. If you are in two minds and on a tight budget, go elsewhere, but if you want reliability and backup, stick with good old Intel. ... Read review

Advantages: fast, fast and FAST
Disadvantages: nope, how about you?

I recently upgraded to a Pentium III 450 chip - I have to say that this is blisteringly fast. All my applications open very quickly: the response times are unbelievable. I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever with the processor - I am running Windows 98 in 64 megabytes of RAM and life at the keyboard has never been smoother or faster. It's such a shame that the WWW doesn't yet offer speeds to the average home user which can really take ... Read review

Advantages: overal performance and durability
Disadvantages: costs more than rival

...people with a Celeron class Intel Processor to upgrade and reep the rewards of the much faster speed without having to out lay any cash on new ram, or a new motherboad. in many cases its also much more easy to overclock safley than any AMD chip as they tend to run much hotter well in truth damn hot and need many fans to cool them which if you ask me sort of beats the point of the lower price they charge for them and AMD chips do not tend to be ... Read review

Advantages: Faster all round
Disadvantages:

The Intel Pentium III 800 MHz simply takes hardware to the next stage. After upgrading from my PII 350 MHz I found not only did Windows 98 and other products 'start' and run faster, but the 3D graphics on games such as Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament were improved significantly (without the upgrade of the 3D Card). The internet also operated faster, download time seemed to increase marginally. The price shouldn't discourage either. All in all, ... Read review

Advantages: Fast
Disadvantages: Dear

For speed go for the P3, it is very fast but it is very expensive when compared to AMD counterparts. P3's go from around 400Mhz to 1Ghz, and the later models make use of coppermine technology which should make them ever faster. For the same price you could probably pick an Athlon about 150Mhz faster, or purchasing a Celeron or Duron, while reducing performance means you safe a small fortune. P3's are the most reliable however, I have heard ... Read review