I'm looking to upgrade my main PC soon. I've decided against any AMD
processor - they just aren't keeping up with Intel price/performance,
and their cpu frequency names (like X2 3600+ MHz) just don't represent
how fast the chip actually performs. So I'm planning on going with an
Intel Core2 Duo. What you buy depends on your budget of course - you
should go for the fastest you can afford. Core2 Duo's run from the
slowest E3400 (1.8Ghz) to the fastest E8600 (3.33Ghz). I think the
E3400's are selling for about $110, and the E8600's are around $270.
These are 2 core chips, so don't compare the frequency numbers with the
older Pentium single core chips - double core chips are fast.
If you've got lots of cash you could go with a Core2 Quad (4 processors
instead of the Duo's 2 cores).
Unless you're a gamer or do a lot of video editing you'll probably find
the E3400 and above will run XP and your apps fine (be sure to get at
least 1GB of RAM too).
The worst thing about Vista in my opinion is the fact that it requires
so much of your PC's horsepower just to operate. If you put Vista on
your existing PC you can expect the PC to run up to 10% slower. So I'm
staying with XP on my gaming machine as long as possible.
Good luck,
Donk
lisa wrote:
> I am reading too much information on processors. can someone give me a
> listing on comparing the processors so i can best make a decision on a
> purchase of a newer computer operating my favorite XP. i am not crazy
> upgrading to Vista because to me it still in its BETA stage. Much XP
> was in it BETA stage until people got use to it. By the time any of us
> get use to Vista, another OS will be in its Beta; like WIndows 7 which
> is suppose to be alot "like XP only better" they say. Vista does not
> seem to be anything like XP at all, from what I have read.
>
> I would really like to know a comparision of the processors available.
> Not Pentium 4 and lower. Celeron is suppose to be 3 times bigger than
> pentium 4, not appearance bigger just "3x bigger" they say. It tdoesn't
> matter who says what, it is what i have read on the internet through
> different web sites.
>
>
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