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debbiewalker87

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I'm buying a desktop and a laptop and I wanna know the difference between 'processor speed' and 'bus speed'?
Please tell me the difference:

Desktop/laptop with the highest processor speed (3.8 GHz).
Desktop/laptop with the highest bus speed (3.6 GHz).
Desktop/laptop with the highest installed memory (4GB).

I would really appreciate your help.
 
No consumer processor has a bus speed of 3.6GHz, unless you're referring to the HTT link on the Athlon 64 processors.

If you're talking about a 3.8GHz CPU, then you must be looking at the older Pentium 4's, I would look into the Core 2 Duo's. Anywhere from 2.16-2.66GHz would probably be the best for the price, they have either 800MHz, 1066MHz, or 1333MHz bus speeds. Pair that with 2-4GB of RAM, a decent video card if you want to game, and you should be all set.
 
The Bus speed your talking about on a Intel is the FSB, its the speed the northbridge is running the Processor socket at. This is just a example, say you have a FSB of 200MHZ and the processor has a 8 multiplier. Its 200 X 8 gives you a processor speed of 1.6GHZ or 1600mhz.
 
[-0MEGA-];990592 said:
No consumer processor has a bus speed of 3.6GHz, unless you're referring to the HTT link on the Athlon 64 processors.

If you're talking about a 3.8GHz CPU, then you must be looking at the older Pentium 4's, I would look into the Core 2 Duo's. Anywhere from 2.16-2.66GHz would probably be the best for the price, they have either 800MHz, 1066MHz, or 1333MHz bus speeds. Pair that with 2-4GB of RAM, a decent video card if you want to game, and you should be all set.
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Yeah, I've seen Gateway desktop computers. Are Gateway computers not consumer processors? Sorry, I'm no good at computers.

I want a desktop and a laptop which work really fast no matter how many internet explorer tabs, windows, applications, music and videos are playing, it works the fastest. I'm not into gaming though but I think I woyuld need video card for video editing. What could you recommend? when I compare pcs and laptops, I check their bus speed, processor speed and installed memory but i don't know the perfect combination. AMD will work though.
 
debbiewalker87 said:
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Yeah, I've seen Gateway desktop computers. Are Gateway computers not consumer processors? Sorry, I'm no good at computers.

I want a desktop and a laptop which work really fast no matter how many internet explorer tabs, windows, applications, music and videos are playing, it works the fastest. I'm not into gaming though but I think I woyuld need video card for video editing. What could you recommend? when I compare pcs and laptops, I check their bus speed, processor speed and installed memory but i don't know the perfect combination. AMD will work though.
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Yes Gateway would be a consumer processor, but either you or your information source are probably getting bus speed and clock speed confused.

The best bet would be to buy a computer with a Core 2 processor.
 
I would look into the Core 2 Duo's. Anywhere from 2.16-2.66GHz would probably be the best for the price, they have either 800MHz, 1066MHz, or 1333MHz bus speeds. Pair that with 2-4GB of RAM, a decent video card if you want to game, and you should be all set.
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If you do try and build a PC yourself, look at the E2220. Great processor for the price.
 
StrangleHold said:
The Bus speed your talking about on a Intel is the FSB, its the speed the northbridge is running the Processor socket at. This is just a example, say you have a FSB of 200MHZ and the processor has a 8 multiplier. Its 200 X 8 gives you a processor speed of 1.6GHZ or 1600mhz.
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Oops. This is greek to me. I'm sorry, Strangehold. Is there anyway we could put this into layman's term? I know nothing about computers. Sorry.

Anyway, I want a desktop and a laptop which work really really fast no matter how many internet explorer tabs, window tabs, applications, music and videos are playing. As for a video card, I'm not into gaming though but I would appreciate the quiality of movies and pictures. What could you recommend? When I compare pcs and laptops, I narrow down by their bus speed, processor speed and installed memory but i don't know the perfect combination. AMD will work though. Could you help me?
 
[-0MEGA-];992334 said:
The Core 2 Quads are also better then AMD's, but the dual cores are cheaper and are usually better for most people.
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Hi Omega, I really appreciate your effort replying. Thanks very very much! :)
It is quite surprising to know that core2duos are usually better than core2quads? Could you tell me why?
 
debbiewalker87 said:
Hi Omega, I really appreciate your effort replying. Thanks very very much! :)
It is quite surprising to know that core2duos are usually better than core2quads? Could you tell me why?
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Because now you can get Core 2 Duo's that go up to 3.16GHz, whereas the fastest Core 2 Quad is 2.66GHz (I believe). So for most people who only run a few apps at once, you will see faster performance from a higher clocked dual-core then a slower clocked quad-core.
 
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[-0MEGA-];994241 said:
Because now you can get Core 2 Duo's that go up to 3.16GHz, whereas the fastest Core 2 Quad is 2.66GHz (I believe). So for most people who only run a few apps at once, you will see faster performance from a higher clocked dual-core then a slower clocked quad-core.
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So what you are saying is that if I want to do some video editing and burning dual layer dvd's, surfing the web and running word or excel at the same time (sometimes I will start the video editing and burning the dvd's, and my kids will come and want to do a homework project/report and run word while surfing the net for information), it would be better to have the core 2 duo instead of the quad? This situation does happen during the school year and I have to tell them to wait (you know what the wife will say about that!) or shut down my video stuff. I ask this question because I am about to build a new computer to handle this. (Is it possible for under $1000? I have been reading this site and am ready to take on the challenge myself!)
 
Duo vs. Quad

Hey, could someone reply to Bob the Builder's post? It's kinda my concern too. Any helpful reply from previous posters to this thread would be very much appreciated. :)
 
Bob The Builder said:
So what you are saying is that if I want to do some video editing and burning dual layer dvd's, surfing the web and running word or excel at the same time (sometimes I will start the video editing and burning the dvd's, and my kids will come and want to do a homework project/report and run word while surfing the net for information), it would be better to have the core 2 duo instead of the quad? This situation does happen during the school year and I have to tell them to wait (you know what the wife will say about that!) or shut down my video stuff. I ask this question because I am about to build a new computer to handle this. (Is it possible for under $1000? I have been reading this site and am ready to take on the challenge myself!)
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Quad. Most people here want the E8400 to GAME. Other tasks, the Quad chews them up and spits it out. 3GHz x2, vs Quad (Q6600) 2.4GHz x2 (or so the game recognizes)...

So... again...

Gamers - E8400
Mutitaskers + Light gamers - Q6600
 
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