Buying a Processor

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Stoic Sentinel

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I'm a complete noob when it comes to processors. I need to decide whether to buy a Quad Processor clocking 2.5 ghz or a Dual clocking 3.0 ghz. Can someone explain to me which is better and why?

Thanks in advance,
Stoic Sentinel
 
Stoic Sentinel said:
I'm a complete noob when it comes to processors. I need to decide whether to buy a Quad Processor clocking 2.5 ghz or a Dual clocking 3.0 ghz. Can someone explain to me which is better and why?

Thanks in advance,
Stoic Sentinel
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What processors are you referring to when you say dual @ 3ghz n a quad @2.5?


I agree the best cpu's for the money are definatly the phenom tri-cores.
 
I'm trying to choose between an AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core 2.5Ghz and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Dual Core 3.0Ghz

I am wondering whether a Quad Core is better, even though the processor speed is less?

*Edit*
I am also wondering if you could explain processor speed to me?
 
Stoic Sentinel said:
I'm trying to choose between an AMD Phenom X4 9850 Quad Core 2.5Ghz and an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Dual Core 3.0Ghz

I am wondering whether a Quad Core is better, even though the processor speed is less?
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Neither one. For the price of a 9850 you can get a Phenom II X4 810. For the price of a 6000 you can get one of the Athlon II X2 or maybe a Phenom II X2
 
We need to know what you are doing with your computer to determine how many cores you will be needing! If all you do is internet, and occasional gaming, a dual core is all you will need. In 95% of cases a quad core is not needed.
And I agree 100% with Stranglehold, get the newer technology CPU's for the same price if not cheaper. But I guess that also depends on if you have a motherboard than supports AM3 processors. What motherboard do you have?

Replace your 6000+ choice with the regor 250-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681

And replace your 9850 choice with either a 720 triple core (cheaper than 9850) or 810 quad(slightly more).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103649

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650

But like I said, we need to know what you are doing with your PC.
 
That board will support AM3 processor's no problem. So now we need to know what you do with your PC. Gaming and internet only? Or something else?
 
In that case you'll either want the 720 triple core (2.8ghz) or the 550 dual core (3.1ghz), either of those will play any game and are $100-120.
 
The Gamer Dragon 8000 is a much better system for $789 with a Phenom II Quad-Core processor:

* Central Processing Unit: AMD Phenom II 945 Quad-Core
* CASE: Thermaltake Element-T Mid-Tower Case (Original Color)
* Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
* POWER SUPPLY Upgrade: 600 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)
* COOLING FAN : XtremeGear Ultra Twin Heatpipes Cool Copper Heatsink CPU Cooling Fan (Extreme Silent at 20dBA & Overclock Proof)
* MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A77TD PRO AM3 DDR3 AMD 770 Chipset CrossFireX Technology SATA RAID MB w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio
* MEMORY: 4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
* VIDEO CARD: ATI Radeon HD 4850 PCI-E 16X 1GB Video Card (Major Brand Powered by ATI)
* LCD Monitor: NONE
* 2nd Monitor: NONE
* HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (1TB (1TBx1) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
* Optical Drive: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)
* Optical Drive 2: 16X DVD ROM (BLACK COLOR)
* SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
* SPEAKERS: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
* NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
* MODEM: NONE
* KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
* MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
* Extra Thermal Display : NONE
* Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Network Interface Card
* Flash Media Reader/Writer: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
* VIDEO CAMERA: NONE
* PRINTER: None
* PRINTER CABLE: None
* IEEE CARD: NONE
* USB PORT: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
* FLOPPY: NONE
* Operating System: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)
* Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon: None
* Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
* SERVICE: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Dragon_8000/
 
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