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    which processor would you rather have?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by mannes, May 7, 2006.

  1. mannes

    mannes Notebook Enthusiast

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    An AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (2.4GHz) or Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83GHz)

    I know that the Athlon would provide faster performance (especially for gaming, which I will be doing) but is this boost insignificant?
     
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    If you are into gaming a good graphics card will give you better results than having the fastest processor. In the case of a laptop, the Core Duo will be the better choice and being dual core it will have the added advantage of better multitasking.
     
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    Thank you for the quick response. The core duo actually has the better video card than the machine with the Athlon, a faster hard drive, and I don't think that I will need the added processor power of the athlon because of the bottleneck with the video card (Ati x600).
     
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    A64 4000+ paired with X600, that must be the gateway MX7525. That is at most a mediocre gaming laptop. If you are looking for an AMD based gaming notebook, then the MSI 1039(yet to be released but can be preordered from resellers, I believe - check the MSI forum for more info) is your best bet....
    http://www.msicomputer.com/NB/product_spec.asp?model=MS-1039

    But the Core Duo is probably the best choice for a laptop at the moment.
     
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    For now I'd stick w/ the Intel...as has been said, you'll find they're mated with better graphics card to begin with...

    Also the Core Duos get better battery life as I understand it (for when you're not gaming).

    Keep in mind that clock speed means a lot less than it used too when looking at the Core Duo "only" being at 1.83Ghz. Supposedly they're really at a factor of 1.5-2x the speed.
     
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    No contest, the T2400 is superior to the A64 4000+ in almost every way.
     
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    Except for 64-bit support, but that's negligible right now, of course.

    I'd go for the Core Duo, hands down.
     
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