korrupt
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Hey,
I'm going to upgrade my exsisting pc (new mobo, cpu, RAM, hdd, graphics) but still havent decided wether to base it on AMD or Pentium 4. Comparing the prices, a AMD Athlon X2 4200+ DUAL CORE (SOCKET AM2) is equivalent in price to a INTEL Pentium D 940 3.2 Ghz Socket LGA775 DUAL CORE Processor yet the AMD has a speed of only 2.2ghz?! How is this possible, I was always under the impression that AMD was better value for money...
In AMD, what is the difference (if any) between socket AM2 and 939? Which one is better value? In Intel, what is the difference between Dual Core and Core 2 Duo? For the same price you can get a high performance dual core rather than a low performance core 2 duo... Which is better value? The only socket currently available for Pentium is 775, will there be a new one anytime soon making my system outdated?
Speaking about Dual cores, obviously 2 cores are better than one, but will it really make a difference to my performance? I also heard that a lot of software and hardware is not compatible with Dual core CPU's, is this true or simply a myth? Which is better value? Single or dual core?
I was hoping to keep my excisting PSU but am not sure how to find out without physically opening up my case and looking what excactly it is - ive tried pc wizard... I will need to find this out...
Basically I cant go any further before I know all of these answers,
Any help would be hugely appreciated,
Regards,
Korrupt
I'm going to upgrade my exsisting pc (new mobo, cpu, RAM, hdd, graphics) but still havent decided wether to base it on AMD or Pentium 4. Comparing the prices, a AMD Athlon X2 4200+ DUAL CORE (SOCKET AM2) is equivalent in price to a INTEL Pentium D 940 3.2 Ghz Socket LGA775 DUAL CORE Processor yet the AMD has a speed of only 2.2ghz?! How is this possible, I was always under the impression that AMD was better value for money...
In AMD, what is the difference (if any) between socket AM2 and 939? Which one is better value? In Intel, what is the difference between Dual Core and Core 2 Duo? For the same price you can get a high performance dual core rather than a low performance core 2 duo... Which is better value? The only socket currently available for Pentium is 775, will there be a new one anytime soon making my system outdated?
Speaking about Dual cores, obviously 2 cores are better than one, but will it really make a difference to my performance? I also heard that a lot of software and hardware is not compatible with Dual core CPU's, is this true or simply a myth? Which is better value? Single or dual core?
I was hoping to keep my excisting PSU but am not sure how to find out without physically opening up my case and looking what excactly it is - ive tried pc wizard... I will need to find this out...
Basically I cant go any further before I know all of these answers,
Any help would be hugely appreciated,
Regards,
Korrupt