rhapsodyfan Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 hi everyone i am looking at two computers right now trying to decide which one is better 1. Pentium D Dual Core 2.8ghz each 32 bit 250 gig hard drive 1 gig of ddr2 memory windows vista premium computer number two amd athlon 64 single core 3800 1 gig of ddr2 memory 160 gig hard drive which of these is the better computer overall speed and processor. any help would be awsome looking to buy tomorrow. thanks everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 probably the intel. the amd is only like 2.4ghz. and the intel has less space. both could use a little more ram if running vista imo. but i'd say the intel, even though i'm an amd person. IMO the intel is better i'd get that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinlay Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 yah i probuly say the intel as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 Intel, I used to have a PD 2.8, then i got an AMD X2 3800+, killed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 This also would depend on what you plan on using the computer for, if you plan to do a lot of gaming, the AMD would be the best choice, if you plan to use it for developmental reasons , and or rendering , the Pentium would be the choice. My choice hands down would be the AMD unit, no question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 Let there be no doubt in your mind go with the Intel. It will run circles around the AMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyfan Posted July 18, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 thanks for the help i am using the computer for watching movies listening to music , internet. not really into the gaming part. just want a fast reliable computer thanks again everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 The Athlon 64 doesnt support ddr2.. The Intel is the better bet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 if it was dual core amd id say go with that, but it isnt...so....intel in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted July 18, 2007 CID Share Posted July 18, 2007 go with the dual core intel pentium D. it will be quite faster then the single core AMD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted July 19, 2007 CID Share Posted July 19, 2007 Dual core one word INTEL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhapsodyfan Posted July 19, 2007 Author CID Share Posted July 19, 2007 could someone explain just how dual core works. sorry for the lack of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted July 19, 2007 CID Share Posted July 19, 2007 Its having two processors in one unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted July 19, 2007 CID Share Posted July 19, 2007 dual core in a nutshell: instead of one core like a normal processor a dual core processor has two cores that process commands. under ideal conditions it will be able to run twice as fast as a single core processor of the same speed. however, each core represents a thread. and since most apps aren;t set up for multithreading they cannot run on more than one core at once. there is still an advantage however. dual core cpus can run all the system and housekeeping processes on one core leaving the other completely dedicated to a high powered app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark06 Posted July 20, 2007 CID Share Posted July 20, 2007 Im An AMD person but Intel on this one cause theres very lil support for 64 bit processing as of right now and two cores is starting to become more of a norm so you will probably c more apps to take advantage of 2 cores than 64 bits in the upcoming years like it was mention before 1 core can run all the system procces (xp and vista take a lot of computing power to run efficiently ) so the other core can be set up to just run the programs you want and no system processes so your apps will be a lot faster trust me on this 1 go with 2 cores over 64 bit proccesing now if u can find dual core from AMD go with that especially if its a dual core 64 bit processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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