Need help on buying new processor in laptop

hey guys, here is my problem. The best instore laptop that I can buy comes with a with a Intel Centrino Duo T2400 1.83GHz processor. I got a couple questions here:


1. Is this processor 1.83ghz times 2 (3.66ghz) or is it just 1.83 just like having a p41.83ghz processor?

2.Would say a p4 3.2ghz play way faster than a duo 1.83 in a game like eq2

I am mostly playing eq2 and pretty sure it doesnt support duo core tech. I see all these lap tops with 1.66hz duo core stuff and 1.66 seems like it would be garbage to play games with.

Thanks!

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Take a look at those benchmarks. As you can see Core Duo owns in performance. I'm not 100% sure if EQ2 takes advantage of Core Duo or not, but I would be more concerned with the video card in the laptop than I would with the processor.

Processors these days have a somewhat minimal impact on game performance. I'm not saying it's not there, but video cards keep taking away more and more things from the CPU's.

So if I were you, I'd get a Core Duo. It'll likely do just as good in a game as a non dual core CPU. Additionally, you'll see a definite improvement in other things (like WinXP) with a dual core cpu.

Single core CPU's are going the way of the dodo bird.

-mpjesse

It will do much better than a P4 @ 3.2 GHz