I bought a laptop in December and it has a Celeron 'D' processor. Or so it says on the box?.
I have noticed that in the properties it says Celeron 'R'.

I spoke to a Numpty in Currys who shrugged his shoulders and gave me the number for a premium rate telephone line :suspect:
and then i spoke to Numpty #2 at PC world who looked at a few of their laptops and said it is the right processor but 'something':? must have gotten lost in the building of the laptops :confused:

Is there a simple way of finding out which processor i have?.

Vidster are you serious don't you just right click on my computer then down to properties, this shows what im running on my laptop running XP.:thumbsup:

Sorry Bikertec. That's what i was saying when i wrote:

Originally posted by vidster

I have noticed that in the properties it says Celeron 'R'.


That's where i first noticed the discrepancy :(

I thought a Celeron 'R' was just a cut down version of the intel pentium with less cache.:confused:

The Celeron 'R' is the entry level processor from the Intel family.
Towards the end of last year the Celeron was given an overhall to bring it a little closer to the Pentium4. The result was the Celeron 'D'.
This is why i want to know if i have the right processor in this laptop. Although the Celeron 'R' is nowhere near as good as a P4, it is better than the standard Celeron.

If Currys have robbed me, i want to know :(.

Sandra or Aida may give you more info to go on.

You might be able to id. it more easily once you have the cache/stepping details.

Worth a try?

Originally posted by vidster
The Celeron 'R' is the entry level processor from the Intel family.
Towards the end of last year the Celeron was given an overhall to bring it a little closer to the Pentium4. The result was the Celeron 'D'.
This is why i want to know if i have the right processor in this laptop. Although the Celeron 'R' is nowhere near as good as a P4, it is better than the standard Celeron.

If Currys have robbed me, i want to know :(. Well if curries have robbed you then Comet has robbed me because I bought mine last nov with the same proccessor lol.:hihi: By the way be carefull comet and currys might try to sue us for slander.:suspect: :hihi: :hihi:

Originally posted by vidster
Is there a simple way of finding out which processor i have?.



Download, install, amd run this (http://www.line1.co.uk/free/index.php?faction=view_entry&dldid=17) that I wrote.

Then click TOOLS, then the little arrow pointing DOWN, then select EXTRAS, then click System Information.


Voila.

BTW. the SYPC-Aid toolbar above does not build itself into windows, and includes a complete uninstaller.


The Process Explorer works a little like HijackThis (ie. it's very powerful).

The program is just a short cut to system properties in control panel not much help sorry.:)

Originally posted by LesMcQueen
Sandra or Aida may give you more info to go on.

You might be able to id. it more easily once you have the cache/stepping details.

Worth a try?

I just installed sandra for the first time (nice program). It says the same as in the system properties 'Celeron 'R'' :(.
Have i stumbled upon something big here or is it a simple misunderstanding?.

sccsux:

I may try your program later :thumbsup:
I wish i could write something like that :(

I've just checked on my system.
XP reports my CPU as an "Unknown CPU Type"
Sandra does the same.

However, AIDA32 correctly reports it as a "Mobile AMD Athlon XP-A, 2280 MHz (6 x 380)" which is pretty much bob-on.

Here's the rub. AIDA is no longer officially available.
I dont mind zipping it up and mailing it if you can't find it any where.

Let me know.

Originally posted by vidster
If Currys have robbed me, i want to know :(. I'm surprised at you shopping in Curry's for computer equipment, Vid. :confused:

They don't know a cherfin vacuum cleaner works, let alone something with that many bits in!

(Isn't it the manufacturer ripping you off if the box has something different written on it?)

You can download a utility from the Intel website that will tell you what exactly the processor is:-

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=1881

what is the full make and model of the laptop?

Originally posted by eviljock
You can download a utility from the Intel website that will tell you what exactly the processor is:-

http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=1881

Just what i needed eviljock....Nice one:thumbsup:

My processor is indeed as stated on the box. Why it shows as something else in the system properties i dont know :?.

Originally posted by Strix
I'm surprised at you shopping in Curry's for computer equipment, Vid.

They had this laptop on offer just after Christmas and i couldn't find one better for the money (apart from PCWorld) so Currys won ;)