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superrandall64 · 09-28-2006, 08:29 PM

"C2D now is simply cleaning up. It is the clear winner in almost every benchmark, so if you are doing AutoCAD, that is the way I would suggest you go."

i was looking at the core 2 duo's actually. but i thought they were the same as the pentium d's that i suggested, just at a higher cost. well, that was based on the idea that they were both dual-core options. to further narrow your suggestion:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115004

or:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

would i notice the difference that the extra .27Ghz offers? more to the point would it be worth the extra hundred dollars?

09-28-2006, 08:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
superrandall64 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 43	to SirKenin "C2D now is simply cleaning up. It is the clear winner in almost every benchmark, so if you are doing AutoCAD, that is the way I would suggest you go." i was looking at the core 2 duo's actually. but i thought they were the same as the pentium d's that i suggested, just at a higher cost. well, that was based on the idea that they were both dual-core options. to further narrow your suggestion: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115004 or: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003 would i notice the difference that the extra .27Ghz offers? more to the point would it be worth the extra hundred dollars? __________________ WinXP Pro P4 Prescott 3.2 Ghz HT 2 Gigs of RAM 200 Gig Samsung HDD Philips 16X DVD R/RW ATi Radeon X1950XTX - 512 MB