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    is a amd turion mobile mk-36 a dual core pro

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by times, Jul 29, 2007.

  1. times

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    as the title says
     
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    No, it's a single-core CPU.
     
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    The AMD Turion X2 range is AMD's Dual Core Mobile CPU range.
     
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    okay thanks,now do you think a single core amd with a nvidia 7300 128mb dedicated graphics is more powerful than a dual core amd with intel intergrated graphics 950
     
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    Depends for what. Something yes, gaming, others no, multitasking.
     
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    id like to multitask,but how much more multitasking can a person do lol.right now i have a p4 3.0ghz 1gb ram and a nvidia fx5200 128mb card and it does all i need it to do.i video edit,photo shop and things like that,but i dont have them open at the same time.ill have itunes and a chat open if im photoshoping.
    but id like to go with wots make things faster. so dual core with the intergrated or single core with 7300 128mb nvidia graphics
     
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    For everything you have mentioned dual core will work better except gamming, 7300 will play better than IGP and some games may not work on IGP that will run on 7300. That is why it is a choice because neither offers it all, you have to choose. I would pick dual core because 7300 not a very strong GPU and dual much better! But that's me. Good luck!

    Also to make it clear 7300 does not make things go faster like a CPU does only going to do that in 3D games, not photo shop video edit, ITunes or Word.
     
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    yeah i think ill go with the dual core then.i have a 360 for gaming.thanks for ur input aswell as the others.i mean if i werent tryn to be a cheap ass id get something recent lol,but im being a cheap ass.cheers