[Cew27]

hi im loking at getting a new tower pc and was wondering what is a better processor i was looking at the amd 3ghz 2mb cache one but would intel be better?

[Cew27]

nobody?

[Krlll]

Its all about price Vs performance.
Right now Core2Duo rules the roost performance wise.
If you are buying a new PC from a shop there is more to consider than the ancient AMD Vs Intel question.
OT/ I see PC Worlds new add has this line "With the new Intel Core2Duo you can play music and browse the internet at the same time"Something like that anyway!

[Dave Hybrid]

Originally Posted by Krlll OT/ I see PC Worlds new add has this line "With the new Intel Core2Duo you can play music and browse the internet at the same time"Something like that anyway!

Hhahha, yeah...

I hate marketing like that, what a load of crap.

Personally right now I'd go Core2Duo, they pip it on performance.

[Cew27]

hmmm is the amd cual core :O and is there any quad core's out ?

[skinnyman9000]

Intel offer a quad core, the Q6600.

However, there are very few applications that take advantage of the quad core system at the minute, although i cannot speak for 6-12 months time. This means that will 99% of application a £150 dual core chip will actually run faster than a £200 quad core chip, as the speed of the processor is faster in the dual core.

[slipend]

I went for a intel dual core, cost me 50 quid, i got it running at just over 2.ghz.

Could someone clarify what the difference is between core2duo and dual core intel processors.

[Mike0001]

Does this help?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

[Cew27]

ok so what is better can someone link me to a decent amd dual core processor ?? i am planning to build my own pc