new laptop

overkill0153 · 04-13-2008, 03:51 AM

I had purchased a computer from best buy about 2 1/2 years ago.
Since then I have taken it in for service about 5 times.
Thanks to my extended warranty I got to pick out a new computer with similar technology.
My old computer had a amd athlon 64 processor clocked at 2.6 ghz.
My new computer has a amd turion 64 x2 clocked at 2.0 ghz.
My question is did I get a computer that is similar or did I just get a downgrade?
Also my old computer had a ati vid card with 256mb memory, how does that stack up to the nvidia card with 256mb memory?

cohen · 04-13-2008, 04:58 AM

you just upgraded to a dual core with each core a 2.0GHZ

With your other one it was 2.6GHZ CPU

concorde · 04-13-2008, 04:59 AM

Your clock speed (-)0.6 but oh well.

04-13-2008, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
overkill0153 New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	new laptop I had purchased a computer from best buy about 2 1/2 years ago. Since then I have taken it in for service about 5 times. Thanks to my extended warranty I got to pick out a new computer with similar technology. My old computer had a amd athlon 64 processor clocked at 2.6 ghz. My new computer has a amd turion 64 x2 clocked at 2.0 ghz. My question is did I get a computer that is similar or did I just get a downgrade? Also my old computer had a ati vid card with 256mb memory, how does that stack up to the nvidia card with 256mb memory?

04-13-2008, 04:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 8,206	you just upgraded to a dual core with each core a 2.0GHZ With your other one it was 2.6GHZ CPU __________________ My Website Desktop / Laptop Motherboard: Asus M2N X SE / Unknown CPU: AMD 4000+ 2.1GHZ x 2 / Intel Pentium M 1.60GHZ Ram: 2GB Transcend / 512MB Hard Drive: 320GB / 60GB Video Card: Both Intergrated Monitor: 19" Benq / 15.4" OS: Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 / Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3

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04-13-2008, 04:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 295	Your clock speed (-)0.6 but oh well.