Originally Posted by TheOrteganator

I've been looking at CPUs to possibly build my own computer. I currently have a 2.1 GHz AMD CPU, and I would like something that will be noticably faster and will stay ahead of games for a good amount of time.

I was confused when I saw that some of the Core 2 Duo and AMD X2 processors, which I think mean that there are 2 processing units(right?) were rated at only 2.4 GHz. I know that GHz isn't everything, but I know it counts for something.

Does the X2 and Core 2 Duo mean that there are 2 2.4GHz processors in it, or that it is the total of both?

Thanks, and any suggestions that you think will be a good improvement over what I have and will stay ahead of gaming will be much appreciated, AMD or Intel.