I know that the Core 2 Duo will generally trump the D 945 in every way, but as I'm on a budget which I can just stretch to get the E6300 despite the 945, which will offer more bang for my money?
I only use the PC for browsing the internet, downloading movies, watching movies, I don't play many games at all and the ones I do are so old they could probably play on a Commodore 64.
I am definatley getting a Dual Core as the performance benefit to me should be huge, as I usually having movies playing/downloading in the background while browsing and it can make my Pentium 4 hang, and I do like the idea of being able to do Virus-Scans and not have to leave the computer.
But for my modest needs, is the Core 2 Duo really worth the extra money and will it make much difference for what I do with my machine?
I also worry as its for Christmas and I'm on a budget, I have already bought an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro and can't afford to let it go to waste ... will it work with this CPU?
I only use the PC for browsing the internet, downloading movies, watching movies, I don't play many games at all and the ones I do are so old they could probably play on a Commodore 64.
I am definatley getting a Dual Core as the performance benefit to me should be huge, as I usually having movies playing/downloading in the background while browsing and it can make my Pentium 4 hang, and I do like the idea of being able to do Virus-Scans and not have to leave the computer.
But for my modest needs, is the Core 2 Duo really worth the extra money and will it make much difference for what I do with my machine?
I also worry as its for Christmas and I'm on a budget, I have already bought an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro and can't afford to let it go to waste ... will it work with this CPU?