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« on: July 17, 2007, 07:55:33 PM »
hi everyone

i am looking at two computers right now trying to decide which one is better

1. Pentium D Dual Core 2.8GHz each 32 bit
    250 gig hard drive
     1 gig of ddr2 memory
    windows vista premium

computer number two

amd athlon 64 single core 3800
1 gig of ddr2 memory
160 gig hard drive

which of these is the better computer overall speed and processor.

any help would be awsome looking to buy tomorrow.

thanks everyone
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2007, 08:02:36 PM »
probably the intel. the amd is only like 2.4GHz. and the intel has less space. both could use a little more ram if running vista imo. but i'd say the intel, even though i'm an amd person.
IMO the intel is better i'd get that.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2007, 08:05:46 PM »
yah i probuly say the intel as well
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2007, 08:06:15 PM »
Intel, I used to have a PD 2.8, then i got an AMD X2 3800+, killed it
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2007, 08:06:41 PM »
 This also would depend on what you plan on using the computer for, if you plan to do a lot of gaming, the AMD would be the best choice, if you plan to use it for developmental reasons , and or rendering , the Pentium would be the choice.

 My choice hands down would be the AMD unit, no question.
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2007, 08:06:55 PM »
Let there be no doubt in your mind go with the Intel. It will run circles around the AMD. cool
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2007, 08:13:19 PM »
thanks for the help

i am using the computer for watching movies listening to music , internet.  not really into the gaming part.
just want a fast reliable computer    thanks again everyone.
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2007, 08:14:24 AM »
The Athlon 64 doesnt support ddr2..   The Intel is the better bet..
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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2007, 08:48:17 AM »
if it was dual core amd id say go with that, but it isnt...so....intel in this case
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2007, 08:59:56 AM »
go with the dual core intel pentium D. it will be quite faster then the single core AMD.
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« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2007, 03:53:08 AM »
Dual core

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« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2007, 10:00:16 AM »
could someone explain just how dual core works. sorry for the lack of knowledge.
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« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2007, 10:23:33 AM »
Its having two processors in one unit.
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« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2007, 10:23:35 AM »
dual core in a nutshell:

instead of one core like a normal processor a dual core processor has two cores that process commands. under ideal conditions it will be able to run twice as fast as a single core processor of the same speed.

however, each core represents a thread. and since most apps aren;t set up for multithreading they cannot run on more than one core at once.

there is still an advantage however. dual core cpus can run all the system and housekeeping processes on one core leaving the other completely dedicated to a high powered app.
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2007, 12:26:11 AM »
Im An AMD person but Intel on this one cause theres very lil support for 64 bit processing as of right now

and two cores is starting to become more of a norm so you will probably c more apps to take advantage of 2 cores than 64 bits in the upcoming years

like it was mention before 1 core can run all the system procces (xp and vista take a lot of computing power to run efficiently )

so the other core can be set up to just run the programs you want and no system processes so your apps will be a lot faster

trust me on this 1 go with 2 cores over 64 bit proccesing

now if u can find dual core from AMD go with that especially if its a dual core 64 bit processor
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