Help with Comparing Two Processors

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grunge888

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Hey I am trying to buy a new pc for college. I am a computer science major. For the most part I am going to be using it for programming, some games and multitasking applications.

I am trying to buy a cpu under $500 that is good for the things above. I am currently looking at two different pc, one with an Intel processor and the other AMD.

The Intel processor is a Intel Pentium Processor G620, 2.60GHz processor speed, 3MB Cache and 6GB RAM. The AMD is AMD Quad Core Phenom II X 4 840 3.2Ghz 8GB DDR3 Ram.

Can you guys help me figure out which processor would work best for me?
 
the amd quad core wil be better for you, since your going to be doing some programming and multi tasking, the 4 cores at 3.2Ghz and extra ram will help out more than the dual core at 2.6Ghz and 6 gigs of ram. id say core for core between the intel and amd is about equal, since the intel runs 800Mhz slower than the amd, but maybe the amd chip being a bit more faster. (intel "cores" are faster than amd "cores" Ghz for Ghz, so even though the intel chip is at a lower speed, it is close to or equal to the amd chip. but since the amd has 2 more cores, it is the better chip for what you will use it for)...the amd will also play games very well, so your covered there as well. hope this helped you out.
 
Actually, looking at prices, it will probably be a bit over budget.

2600k would be a good bet.
 
Thank you kdfresh, that was very helpful.

And sorry if I wasn't clear, I'm looking to spend less than 500 on the whole unit (minus monitor and other accessories). I have no experience with custom builds so I am planning on getting a stock machine and possibly looking into upgrading later. If you can find me a machine with a quad core intel i7, windows 7, decent graphics card and all other basic necessities for under $500 I would be extremely happy.
 
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You're gonna want to build your own. Most stock machines either don't come with a graphics card, or one that is not suited for game. If you want to upgrade your graphics card, you'll also need to upgrade your power supply.

A custom is better because you can choose more quality parts (RAM, power supply) and have an unlocked BIOS to get into overclocking and all that. Building is very simple as there are a ton of guides online. Its a lot easier than you think. And especially since you are a computer science major, it would be great to learn now.
 
grunge888 said:
Thank you kdfresh, that was very helpful.

And sorry if I wasn't clear, I'm looking to spend less than 500 on the whole unit (minus monitor and other accessories). I have no experience with custom builds so I am planning on getting a stock machine and possibly looking into upgrading later. If you can find me a machine with a quad core intel i7, windows 7, decent graphics card and all other basic necessities for under $500 I would be extremely happy.
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Maybe a year or two you can get that specs for less than $500.
Goodluck
 
which is why he is asking on the price for a pre built....so he aint gotta do any mods, just role with what he gets for $500.....i wish this forum would actualy read what the original poster wnated so that these threades acan be more productive....laziness
 
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