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GT40FIED · 02-17-2008, 01:26 PM

So it's almost time for a new PC...this one isn't terribly old (4 or 5 years) but upgrading it not really an option. So my question is how do dual/quad core processors stack up against old school single processors? Aside from the obvious advangtage of using two processors sandwiched together on a single circuit, how do they stack up as far as speed? I always see relatively low speed listings for dual processors...maybe something like 2.1GHz. But since there are 2 processors is that like 2.1GHz per processor or altogether?

Also, is it really worth getting a system that's factory overclocked? Yes, I know I could probably do it myself, but I prefer a computer that's not broken as would almost surely be the case if I did it myself.

02-17-2008, 01:26 PM	#1
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 42 Posts: 7,451	Enlighten me, geeks! So it's almost time for a new PC...this one isn't terribly old (4 or 5 years) but upgrading it not really an option. So my question is how do dual/quad core processors stack up against old school single processors? Aside from the obvious advangtage of using two processors sandwiched together on a single circuit, how do they stack up as far as speed? I always see relatively low speed listings for dual processors...maybe something like 2.1GHz. But since there are 2 processors is that like 2.1GHz per processor or altogether? Also, is it really worth getting a system that's factory overclocked? Yes, I know I could probably do it myself, but I prefer a computer that's not broken as would almost surely be the case if I did it myself. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika