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Old 02-17-2008, 01:26 PM   #1
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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.
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