Computer Nerd's Help needed: Intel Core Duo vs. AMD 64bit Turion

Which cpu to use?

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Clueless

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Like title says, which one? I'm thinking about upgrading my laptop(or building a desktop) with either and like to know which is best bang for the buck...advance thanks.

Edit: Also, I would be so thankful if you could also explain why you choose what cpu I should get.
 
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Big Wang Bandit

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The Turion. Why? Its a badass AMD lol. Im still running a 3200+ XP barton. Still keppin up with all the games im throwin at it. Even if its only clocked at 2.2ghz. It performs so much better.
 
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I haven't really kept up with the market since my last upgrade, runnin a Pentium 4 2.4C overclocked to 3.2. Not a big fan of AMD's they run wayyyy to hot for my taste, also last time I checked nothing ran off 64-bit processing yet except for Windows XP 64-bit edition so you might be paying a little extra for something that isn't neccessary. I guess in the next year or so I'll upgrade again...bahh...

Also don't skip out on you heatsink especially if you go AMD. Thermalright makes the best, that's what I'm runnin. There are liquid filled pipes that run from the base on top of the CPU to the heat fins...the liquid gets hot, evaporates up to the top to the fins, releases the heat, condenses and starts the process over. Most excellent. That plus the 80mm Tornado fan keep my overclocked baby at a cool 67 degrees farenheit :biglaugh:

-Derek
 
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SupraOfDoom said:
My vote is for PS3, much better system per dollar :). Triple Core too ;).
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I thought I heard from somewhere that sony is gonna call it a ps4 instead since they didn't release it light they(and everybody else) wanted too.
 
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PS3...phhttt...way to freaking much money!

If you're going for a desktop then, I wouldn't focus so much on having the cpu with the fastest clock speed, especially if you're thinking of overclocking. Something between 2.6 and 3 should be pretty good. It would save you a considereable amount of money you could put towards a higher end graphics card, RAM or a monster mainboard. Here's a review on one of the Pentium D processors, it's a 2.8 and they overclocked this bad boy to almost 5ghz :aigo: .

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1317/

Oh yeah, once you've finally decided on the processor make sure you mate it with a mainboard that's just as good. If you plan to overclock there are a few companies that have overclockers in mind when making their products so you'd probably be good to look at their stuff. ASUS, Soyo, Abit, Gigabyte just to name a few.

-Derek
 
drunk_medic

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SupraDerk said:
I haven't really kept up with the market since my last upgrade, runnin a Pentium 4 2.4C overclocked to 3.2. Not a big fan of AMD's they run wayyyy to hot for my taste
-Derek
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I'm surprised that you say this - the P4s are known to be desk heaters. AMD's Thunderbirds were hot, but in recent trends [the past 2-3 years] the AMD chips have been running MUCH cooler [usually 5-10 degrees C] than the P4's. Those P4c family [Northwood] heat like crazy. I have a 2.8c and it runs hot with stock fan/heatsink and no overclock.

I've been on both sides of the fence in the processor wars, and I've been building computers for over 10 years. The first computer I built for myself was a 386 DX40. This was an AMD chip. The next was a 486 DX133 - another AMD chip. After that was an AMD K2 400. From there, I made a jump to Intel, with a P3 733. Next was an AMD Athlon 1200, and then a Pentium 2.8c. The Athlon went to my wife, and three years later it died. I replaced it with a Sempron 2300+.
I am still running my 2.8c, but it's on it's way out in short time. I am currently building a new gaming rig, which will be running an AMD Opteron 165. Granted, this processor does not sound like the biggest powerhouse, running at 1.8GHz on each of it's dual cores, but I got my hands on a good stepping [CCBBE 0610 DPMW is very well known for stable overclocks to 2.8 GHZ on the stock heatsink/fan, which I will be replacing with something even better] that is easily capable of performing as well as the X2 4800+ processor, and some have seen performance tests indicating that it can perform on-par with the $1000+ FX-60 processor, for 1/3 the price.

It sounds like you are either on a budget, do not have a need for a high performance computer, or are set on having a mobile processor. If you want a Turion or Core Duo, I'd recommend not having them in a desktop. Those processors are really meant more for lower power consumption without being totally wimpy. That being said, AMD appears to be winning the gaming race lately, and they are also "best bang for the buck". AMD almost always has been the winner in value/performance ratio.
 
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SupraDerk

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drunk_medic said:
Those P4c family [Northwood] heat like crazy. I have a 2.8c and it runs hot with stock fan/heatsink and no overclock.
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That's why I said not to be cheap about a heatsink in an earlier thread. Not saying one is better than the other, just that I prefer Intel to AMD and that in my experience AMD's have run wayyyyyyyy to hot for my taste. :naughty: But either route you go, a good heatsink, a good fan and some great thermal paste will keep your cpu nice and cool.

-Derek
 
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jazzsaxman1988

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Sorry- Gotta go against the grain... I've always been an Intel person, but maybe that's just me. I've never had too great luck with AMD's. But, the majority of my computing is programming and networking. So, whatever. Best of luck!
 
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I'm gonna build my desktop....Pentium D, either 3.0Ghz($200), 3.2Ghz($250), or 3.4Ghz($350)....which one should I get? Oh, I plan to overclock down the road, but not now.
 
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