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Athlon Xp vs Core 2 Duo
Name: gmanych1 Date: September 10, 2006 at 22:34:51 Pacific OS: Windows Xp Home CPU/Ram: Amd Athlon Xp 1800 Oc'd 2 Product: Custom Made
Comment:
I have a AMD Athlon xp 1800 At the moment. I have seen a computer that i wish to buy soon. i am a hardcore gamer and play games like cod2, fear, oblivion. Is a Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo E6300 better for games than a Xp 1800+
Name: Kailas Date: September 11, 2006 at 03:47:41 Pacific
Reply:
hey its an unfair contest.
1800 Vs Core 2 duo?
CobraR already answered that Q.
these 2 CPUs are from different generations and it is wholly unfair (and stupid) to compare them. The only area in which a 1800 wins is in cost. If you already have a working 1800, you need not spend money on it. If you must buy a core 2, then you must spend money on it. :D
Kailas Shastry
Fried PSU => my 2000+ XP, mobo, mouse and 9600XT are also fied. Damn those light-weight high wattage PSUs!
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: September 11, 2006 at 05:06:10 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, a rather stupid question.
gmanych1,
Hopefully you're aware that upgrading to a Core2 will require a complete rebuild...motherboard, CPU, RAM, video card, power supply.
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Response Number 4
Name: Sabertooth Date: September 11, 2006 at 06:58:29 Pacific
Reply:
jam,
I bet gmanych1 doesn't trust himself with a screwdriver, let alone attempting a PC build. He sure is looking at a retail computer purchase ;-)
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