Dual Core/Core 2 Duo vs. 3.0+ Ghz

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I have been searching for PCs and can't decide whether I should go
with one that sports 3.2-3.8 Ghz or one that has Dual Core 1.8-2.4 Ghz
or one that is Core 2 Duo at ~2.0 Ghz. Where do they match up? Which
will be best for the long run? Is there a good webpage that will show
me how they line up to one another? Thanks.
 
I have been searching for PCs and can't decide whether I should go
with one that sports 3.2-3.8 Ghz or one that has Dual Core 1.8-2.4 Ghz
or one that is Core 2 Duo at ~2.0 Ghz. Where do they match up?
Which will be best for the long run? Is there a good webpage
that will show me how they line up to one another? Thanks.
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Core 2 Duo at 2.4 GHz is a good one at low cost. E6600.
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/
Forget older processors.
 
I have been searching for PCs and can't decide whether I should go
with one that sports 3.2-3.8 Ghz or one that has Dual Core 1.8-2.4 Ghz
or one that is Core 2 Duo at ~2.0 Ghz. Where do they match up?
Which will be best for the long run? Is there a good webpage
that will show me how they line up to one another? Thanks.
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Core 2 Duo at 2.4 GHz is a good one at low cost. E6600.
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/
Forget older processors. They are power hungry and slow.
 
I can only tell you that from what I've read, the Core 2 Duo's
outperform the higher speed PentiumD's. I run a PentiumD (3.0 gHz) at
home, and have been eyeballing the Core 2 Duo 2.4 for a while now.
Good luck!

If I happen to build a system using a 2.4 C2D, I'll be sure to post my
opinion as to the performance.

Regards

OBD / Ben
 
just did this

3.0g pentium 4 to C2D E6600 -- the new system is much faster.............it
can actually do work the other could not -- play HDDVD content..

to be fair I also upgrade the motherboard and the video card to those that
support PCIe versus APG

video card is better, but there is not a major speed difference in practical
terms between PCIe and APG for the video -- it just that all the need good
card are PCIe not APG

bottomline the C2D are pretty darn good chips, but other things must be
thought about as well
 
Steven said:
just did this

3.0g pentium 4 to C2D E6600 -- the new system is much faster.............it
can actually do work the other could not -- play HDDVD content..

to be fair I also upgrade the motherboard and the video card to those that
support PCIe versus APG

AGP

video card is better, but there is not a major speed difference in practical
terms between PCIe and APG
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A G P

for the video -- it just that all the need good
card are PCIe not APG
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAA GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bottomline the C2D are pretty darn good chips, but other things must be
thought about as well
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