Which Processors work well with XP?

[Guest]

I was looking at the Windows XP Full installation Box and it said that all
Pentium based processors work with xp. From a few people, they told me that
Pentium I-III processors run crappy with xp. Which processors work well with
XP? What AMD processors would you reccomend and not reccomend with XP?

 

[Richard Urban]

Any processor introduced within the last two/three years is excellent.

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[Guest]

Hi Tyler,

XP came out after Pentium I - III, so it doesn't perform as well as it would
with a Pentium 4 computer, but that's how it would be with any current
operating system. Trust me when I say Intel holds the market and they ROCK.
I have over 300 computers at work running XP with Intel chips Pentium II,
III, IV, and M.

I'm not a AMD user although I have used them many years back. Some swear by
them. I think when it comes to the wallet if you want the most for your buck
go with AMD, but I'd stay with Intel. IMHO.

Thanks,

Paul

 

[Guest]

Alright. That answers my Question. I was planning to upgrade my win. 98se (
which was downgraded from win.ME) with a pentium 3 processor to XP. I also
know now why my school is having problems with all of their XP's which have
been around sense I was in 5th grade(Im now in 9th)

Thankyou
Tyler Ray

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I was looking at the Windows XP Full installation Box and it said
that all Pentium based processors work with xp. From a few people,
they told me that Pentium I-III processors run crappy with xp.
Which processors work well with XP? What AMD processors would you
reccomend and not reccomend with XP?

P I-III run "crappy" because their speeds are much lower than P-IV's.
That's all.
XP will work on some PII's and many PIII's just fine for many people.

What you ant to do is get a processor above 1.5GHz and at least 512MB of
memory and a 40GB+ hard drive.. then you will be running XP just fine. (A
decent video card helps too.)

 

[Guest]

What about Celeron Processors? Do the old Celeron Processors differ from the
new Celeron Processors?

Tyler Ray

 

[Shenan Stanley]

What about Celeron Processors? Do the old Celeron Processors differ
from the new Celeron Processors?

Celerons are still essentially the same as they always have been..
Processors with less cache than their Pentium level counterparts. This
kills performance in many areas.

 

[Guest]

Also, my grandma and uncle owned a windows 98 with an AMD 64? processor and
an AMD K6 processor and they both burnt up.

 

[Richard Urban]

Celeron processors have always been a bargain basement CPU.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Guest]

Thank you that was very helpful for me.

P I-III run "crappy" because their speeds are much lower than P-IV's.
That's all.
XP will work on some PII's and many PIII's just fine for many people.

What you ant to do is get a processor above 1.5GHz and at least 512MB of
memory and a 40GB+ hard drive.. then you will be running XP just fine. (A
decent video card helps too.)

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Also, my grandma and uncle owned a windows 98 with an AMD 64?
processor and an AMD K6 processor and they both burnt up.

AMD can run hotter than Intel, but most AMD fanatics also like customization
and fans like these:
http://thermaltake.com/product/cooler/retail/cl-p0257/cl-p0257.asp

 

[Travis King]

Hi Tyler,

XP came out after Pentium I - III, so it doesn't perform as well as it
would
with a Pentium 4 computer, but that's how it would be with any current
operating system. Trust me when I say Intel holds the market and they
ROCK.
I have over 300 computers at work running XP with Intel chips Pentium II,
III, IV, and M.

I'm not a AMD user although I have used them many years back. Some swear
by
them. I think when it comes to the wallet if you want the most for your
buck
go with AMD, but I'd stay with Intel. IMHO.

Thanks,

Paul

As a basic guideline, a CPU of 750MHz or higher will give you smooth and
good performance, although slower CPUs than 750MHz may be satisfactory in
some cases. I've used a 250MHz Cyrix with XP before. It was pretty slow,
but it wasn't any slower than it was with Windows 98. I've also used a
400MHz AMD K6. It was almost as slow as the Cyrix, but it again wasn't any
slower than it was with Windows 98. I prefer AMD over Intel because of the
performance to price ratio. AMD also outdoes Intel in the gaming
department. I almost swear by AMD, but there are some cases where Intel is
better. Video editing and the like is one of those times. If you're buying
a processor that you plan to use with future operating systems (say Windows
Vista) you'll want a good processor. A 1.6GHz AMD or a 2.4GHz Intel as a
minimum. While it's not final, I've heard 'rumors' of an AMD Athlon XP
1800+ or a 2.4GHz Intel are minimum requirements, but then again, I've heard
others all over the place. (And no, Microsoft hasn't released official
system requirements yet.) Also, the video card will play a more important
role in Windows Vista than the processor.

 

[Alpha]

I think you should be warned that some motherboards, bios, and
configurations of drivers for hardware will not run XP. There is, of
course, a wizard to check for problems.

 

[Leythos]

I was looking at the Windows XP Full installation Box and it said that all
Pentium based processors work with xp. From a few people, they told me that
Pentium I-III processors run crappy with xp. Which processors work well with
XP? What AMD processors would you reccomend and not reccomend with XP?

I have computers that work at an acceptable level for the users that run
P3/600 and above.

I also have several Celeron 466 CPU based systems with 512MB RAM that
also work well for Browsing the web and doing email, although they boot
slow, they do work for the intended purpose.

As for XP and AMD, well, lets just say that in all the years that I've
been working with computers, since the 70's, I've never found a reason
to use an AMD CPU on anything I've built/wanted.

My oldest son uses a old P3/600 laptop with 512MB RAM as his primary
school computer and he also runs a LOT of software on it, he's not seen
where it benefits him to have a newer P4/Centrino based machine.

If you read up a little on how to configure XP, you can make it respond
almost as fast as Windows 2000 did.

 

[SC]

Old AMDs. Not the current AMD64.

AMD can run hotter than Intel, but most AMD fanatics also like
customization and fans like these:
http://thermaltake.com/product/cooler/retail/cl-p0257/cl-p0257.asp

 

[Jonny]

The latter day P3s, 1.2 GHz and higher, work fine. In fact, may run as well
as the introductory P4s.
Use caution when selecting a cpu and corresponding motherboard. A 2 - 3
year old motherboard usually can't accomodate today's P4s. If a Intel
chipset board, look for catch words like Williamette, Northwood, Prescott
regarding Intel cpus. Some older motherboards can't run the Prescott cpu.
These are limited to certain Intel Pentium and Celeron cpus. And some may
work with the more current Celeron D if the correct bios is installed on
some. The normal operating speed of the cpu may limit memory speed. For
instance, if you get DDR400 operating speed capable memory, and a
comparatively slow cpu, your memory may be limited to DDR333 or DDR266.
Some have dual channel capability for memory. If you get one, get identical
appropriate for your motherboard and cpu RAM modules in pairs. Run only
pairs. Pay attention which RAM slots they're plugged into. If you run 1 or
3 modules, you won't get use of dual channel.

 

[Guest]

Hi Tyler,

Celeron's should work fine just make sure it's higher than a 233Mhz and you
should be fine, which I think all celerons are anyway.

Adios,

Paul