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pdc76 · 01-15-2007, 03:46 AM

you can't compare processors by their clock speeds like you used to be able to do. the newer processors get alot more done per clock cycle, so they don't have to be as ''fast'' to be able to outperform older cpu's.

01-15-2007, 03:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
pdc76 Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 757	you can't compare processors by their clock speeds like you used to be able to do. the newer processors get alot more done per clock cycle, so they don't have to be as ''fast'' to be able to outperform older cpu's. __________________ Intel QX9650 w/ Ultra-120 Exreme / Evga nForce 780i SLI 4Gb (2x2Gb) Corsair Dominator DDR2 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15 2 nVidia 8800GTX SLI / 22" Asus Wide LCD, 19" KDS CRT SB X-FI X-tremegamer FATAL1TY Edition w/ 64Mb X-Ram 2 Sata II 320Gb Raid 0 array, 2 Sata 110Gb Raid 0 array Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray & HD-DVD w/ Lightscribe / Floppy Antec Quattro 1000W Modular PSU / Lian-Li PC-65B case Dual Boot Vista Home Premium SP1, XP Professional SP2