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Originally Posted by csi1189
ok, so... im looking at several new comps (sony vgc-ra... or vgc-rc...). the only apparent differences, besides price, is the processor and amount of HDD space (both SATA). vgc-rc has a 3Ghz intel pentium d with 320gb of hdd space. vgc-ra has 3Ghz intel pentium 4 w/Ht and 250gb hdd space. and both have 1gb ddr2 ram. i plan to use this new comp mostly for video editing, so i want it to be able to easily handle this. there are two more expansion slots for future upgrades of more hdd space, so thats not really a problem at all. so i guess what i'm getting at is, what exactly is the difference between pentium d and pentium 4 w/HT?? (both 3Ghz... so...)... hope someone can clear this up for me, if there really is any one that is better for the job.
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The Pentium D is a dual core processor while the P4 HT is a single core processor. The Pentium D is Intels latest and greatest line of processors using the same architecture as the P4HT but, it's 65nm vs. 90nm. What that means is, the die is much smaller and the Pentium D is more efficient and runs cooler.
In my opinion, the Pentium D would be the better choice by far as, it's dual core, more efficient and will multitask better. The nice thing about the D series too is, there's more headroom for overclocking.