can ANYONE answer this?

i asked so many people and i cant get a straight answer! i bought a new desktop computer and ive never heard of this before but its an Intel Pentium duo 2.6ghz. Does this mean its duel core? some people told me its the Core duo for desktops some people told me its the Pentium D which supposidly sucks . Can anyone give me a straight answer please because im really confused with it all now

I'm guessing this wasn't a big ticket item (<$1000)
If that is true, it probably is an 805.
The 805 is not a great chip, because it is very much bandwidth starved. They do OC well, so it is possible to partially correct the poor memory problem.
Check in the bios, if the multiplier is 20, you have an 805.

Note: HP, Fujitsu, etc can special order CPUs from Intel with non-standard specifications, the CPU in question might not be listed on the Intel website.

Intel® Processor Identification Utility link:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/sc [...] 1&lang=eng

It will tell you what your CPU really is.

You can also right click "My Computer, (which might be in the Start Menu, otherwise top left on the Desktop) and click Properties" at the bottom of the list, to see something like this:



That should also show the correct and current speed for Intel processors, just like the Intel® Processor Identification Utility above.

Note: Selling overclocked computers is illegal btw. As is misleading consumers into thinking they are going to have processor X, when they buying processor Y. ie: Not getting what they expected.

If some people could bookmark them, in a folder, and spread the word it could benefit 1,000's of people.... ultimately anyway.

Hopefully you got a deal on that system.

Dell's BIOS virtually eliminates any chance for true overclocking through the BIOS, which is the best way to do it.

However, there are third party utilities that can overclock your Dell nonetheless...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] guide.html