I'm crap, help... computer question...

[Davey182]

Hi all,

I'm wanting to build my own PC, but I've been out of the game for a while and I'm not sure what processor is the best. Basically I want to make it future proof (so 64 bit) and awesome at gaming... any ideas?

Cheers,

Dave

 

[Duncx]

Intel Core 2 Duo. They are better than anything else at the moment.

 

[Adam K]

Hi all,

I'm wanting to build my own PC, but I've been out of the game for a while and I'm not sure what processor is the best. Basically I want to make it future proof (so 64 bit) and awesome at gaming... any ideas?

Cheers,

Dave

amd k6 or 486 dx4 100.

both are the absolute bollox

 

[Davey182]

See look, two conflicting answers already! lol

:boring:

Is the Intel Core Duo 64 bit??

 

[rich[182]]

Get the Intel Core Duo E6300, about £125, unlike a few months ago when AMD were the kings for gaming, nothing AMD currently have (even flagship) can compete with Core Duo's
If you can stretch another £75 get the E6600 with 4Mb cache

 

[Andy A]

Core 2 Duo, are the best processors for gaming/tasking full stop, no arguements, AMD are way behind them with their current range

 

[David]

core duo are top at the moment, by as much as 15% over the flagship amd equiv

 

[fastwunz]

Hi all,

I'm wanting to build my own PC, but I've been out of the game for a while and I'm not sure what processor is the best. Basically I want to make it future proof (so 64 bit) and awesome at gaming... any ideas?

Cheers,

Dave

amd k6 or 486 dx4 100.

both are the absolute bollox

you evil bastid -you know fully well that the 286SX 33 is by far the best.....................

 

[sneeks]

No complaints from me about the Core 2 Duo in my new iMac. Very fast.

 

[Adam K]

amd k6 or 486 dx4 100.

both are the absolute bollox

you evil bastid -you know fully well that the 286SX 33 is by far the best.....................

the casio digital watch pwns all of them though.

 

[Davey182]

I was always gonna try and go AMD... so the core duo is s**t hot then... and 64 bit??

 

[sneeks]

Yeah it's 64 bit and s**t hot

 

[tommyboy]

Core 2 Duo, good choice

 

[martynh]

Just to get you started, 2nd one down...
http://www.scan.co.uk/mixit/

 

[Jimboobla]

I doubt you'll be able to find one these days, but if you're heading down the Intel route, please be careful to differentiate between Intel Core Duo and Intel Core 2 Duo, the latter being the latest and supports EM64T (64bit OS), whereas the Core Duo does not.

You are more likely to find a Core Duo in a laptop and it's a bit of a gotcha if you expected to run 64bit stuff on it.

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