How is this CPU?

[Rayzn]

Keep in mind I will have 1-2 gigs of ram and a good graphic card.

Intel 820 2.8ghz dual core...is that good? I know like 2.8ghz isn't that great but if it is dual core does it make it better?

[Alm()nd J()y]

Re: How is this CPU?

Clock frequences really don't matter, a 2.4 ghz AMD will knock out a 3.4ghz P4. The 2.8ghz normal intel P4 wouldn't be great but a dual core , should do you good.

[Flanker]

Re: How is this CPU?

Intel Dual Cores are crap. Unbelievebly bad crap. If AMD owns Intel's Single-cores, then AMD's Dual Cores decimate Intel's Dual Cores. You want to get a Dual-Core? Get the Athlon 64 X2 3800+. I can't even compare it to a Pentium-D, the P-Ds are so bad.

[Rayzn]

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I decided to get AMD x2 3800+..that is good right?

[Eddy01741]

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Clock frequences really don't matter, a 2.4 ghz AMD will knock out a 3.4ghz P4. The 2.8ghz normal intel P4 wouldn't be great but a dual core , should do you good.

Um, a 1.8ghz AMD will knock out a 2.8ghz P4 lol. Anyways, the 3800+X2 is good if u want dual core

[Death Merchant]

Re: How is this CPU?

Intel Dual Cores are crap. Unbelievebly bad crap. If AMD owns Intel's Single-cores, then AMD's Dual Cores decimate Intel's Dual Cores. You want to get a Dual-Core? Get the Athlon 64 X2 3800+. I can't even compare it to a Pentium-D, the P-Ds are so bad.

AMD dual cores dont decimate intel dual cores at all

an intel dual core 3.2 will beat the x2 3800+ at anything including games

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/01/dual/page8.html

[Eddy01741]

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AMD dual cores dont decimate intel dual cores at all

an intel dual core 3.2 will beat the x2 3800+ at anything including games

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/01/dual/page8.html

Ya, that's cause the GPU is bottlenecking the CPU (if u don't trust me, there's like 3 other hardware experts here that confirm this).

[Rayzn]

Re: How is this CPU?

How is the processor?
Intel Pentium D Processor 820, 2.8GHz

[Eddy01741]

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How is the processor?
Intel Pentium D Processor 820, 2.8GHz

Like said before, the 3800+ X2 is better.

[Rayzn]

Re: How is this CPU?

What settings do you play Bf2 on?

The only thing is I might buy a pre-built one and the one with the x2 3800+ only supports only pci while the one with Intel Pentium D Processor 820, 2.8GHz supports pci-express x16.

[UnrealAlex]

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AMD Dual Core is better....when searching for a CPU for my next PC I've gone to plenty of forums and read that Intel Dual Cores are not good and were released in haste.

[Flanker]

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AMD dual cores dont decimate intel dual cores at all

an intel dual core 3.2 will beat the x2 3800+ at anything including games

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/01/dual/page8.html

Oh you've got to be kidding me. Yea, like Eddy said, thats a MAJOR bottleneck right there. I mean, you'd have to be blind not to see that. A 3.6Ghz prescott beating a FX-57 in Doom 3? BS. My god man, a FX-57 is like a 4.8GHz Pentium 4 in NORMAL tasks. If you were to give a FX-57 a Performance Rating (or Pentium-Rating) it would be like a Athlon 64 4800+ or something.

I hate Tom's Hardware anyways. I only trust Xbit Labs, [H]ardOCP, and Anandtech.

[Death Merchant]

Re: How is this CPU?

i will look for a better examaple

why does everyone want dual core
i would have a single core 3800+ over a dual core 3800+ anytime

[xolinlevh]

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any reason to go with a single core rather then duel core at this point? im lookin around and CPUs, still unsure what i wanna get....shoudl i just go duel core cuz in the future more apps will take advantage of it?

[Flanker]

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Yea, go Dual Core, but be sure to get a GeForce 6800GS or better vid card, otherwise, its useless.