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    Gaming preformance

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Daniel227, Jan 28, 2006.

  1. Daniel227

    Daniel227 Newbie

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    Is the differance between pentium M and Athalon 64 a big one when it comes to games?
     
    Daniel227, Jan 28, 2006
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  2. Aero

    Aero PC/Mac...Whatever works! NBR Reviewer

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    Not big. Though athlon 64 would do better.
     
    Aero, Jan 28, 2006
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I don't think you would notice the difference.

    The Pentium M is an excellent gaming processor, and consumes considerably less power and produces much less heat than an Athlon 64, which is very important in a notebook.

    BTW - We have a gaming section, this should have been posted in there.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 28, 2006
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  4. Daniel227

    Daniel227 Newbie

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    ok. Thanks for the feedback, and sorry about posting in the wrong subject
     
    Daniel227, Jan 28, 2006
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  5. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    Don't worry about it, we just recently updated that forum, didnt expect everyone to notice. Anyway, I moved it there. ;)

    If you have any more questions, be sure to post.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jan 28, 2006
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  6. Darbyjack

    Darbyjack Notebook Evangelist

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    i say u should get a pentium M/ centrino.

    theres no need for 64bit cpus yet
     
    Darbyjack, Jan 29, 2006
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    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    I think the PM's would do better when it comes to gamming. They are better at running single apps then amd, bu you wouldn't notice much of a difference.
     
    Jason, Jan 30, 2006
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    skywalker Business Notebook FTW!!

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    I would go to Turion Mt series, but if you find money isnt a problem, Centrino Duo shall perform better in gaming.
     
    skywalker, Jan 31, 2006
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    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    skywalker,

    I am not trying to start a debate here, but the single-core Pentium-M is rated better for gaming and for encoding etc. Check out this article on dual-cores vs single-core:

    http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/07/single/page10.html

    That is the benchmarking results. They do show higher in alot (average of about 2 seconds) areas but is it worth the price?

    Just my $.02. :)
     
    USAFdude02, Feb 1, 2006
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