if your looking for a new cpu, prob good idea to wait till the end of the year if you can as intels new cpus will be coming out, buy old tech save some $
Oh, I definitely agree, Technology keeps on getting bigger and better, so better save up for the better ones later..
AMD is the best. I completely agree. But there are issues. They update there technology very soon, so if u are using the one with a old technology U are stuck up.U will get a replacement but of the newer product which may not suit your Motherboard. As per Intel is considered it is much reliable in this case
Dual Cores like the Pentium D are first generation dual cores and they use more power and have a slower FSB. Core 2 Duos are the second generation hence the "2" and have a higher FSB and a better architecture which consumes less power and is more durable. Plus it is around $40-100 more.
Xeon Core 2 runs better than the core 2 duo for cad and servers. The Xeon Core 2 has been replace by the Xeon Eight core.
My main server is a Intel Dual Xeon Harpertown (8 CPUs) and even that can be overkill for a server, because the bottleneck generally won't be the CPU it will be the Disk I/O or RAM. So if you're going for fast multi-core processors, make sure the rest of the links in the hardware chain are equally as capable.
The drives do matter a lot. My dual core xeons have 10,000 rpm scsi hds against 7200 for my core 2 duo machine.
Core 2 Is a model Like They're can be Core 2 Duo, Quad etc. Dual core means it has 2 processors There for a Core 2 duo means there are 2 Core 2 processors. I hope you understand now.
Core 2 Duo or Quad is the latest PC CPU from Intel and the Dual Core is the older pentium base dual core CPU from Intel. The new Core 2 range is way way better than the old Dual Core Pentiums which you need to steer clear of.
Core 2 Duo is a 64bit processor. Intel Dual Core is only 32bit. If you want to run a 64bit operating system then you better go with a Core 2 Duo...
its obvious core 2 dual is better i have core 2 dual its working excellent with me no sound and high speed and much more