AMD dual core - bang for my buck.... im currently in the process of specing up a system to replace my current, increadbly well used celron 1ghz box.... i have been looking at the x2 4400+ and keep thinking is the worth the extra cash? im not intrested...

rule that the more expensive the CPU, the more power and performance it has. And since the OP is interested in a gaming rig, a dual core gets you more bang for the buck and is easier to overclock to a higher speed (in terms of percentage) than a quad core....

Best Bang for the buck: How much should you spend on a new system?. What is the best bang for the buck - How much should spend on that new system and how often should you upgrade? I have been thinking for a while on what is the best system building strategy...

terms of best Bang4Buck? the intel dual cores are the best, if you decide to go dual, but a little old now. Id go with an AM3 AMD if you want to go with quad core, you get the best bang for buck, plus some future proofing. what's your budget? from your...

have bought it... really! The 45 extra ponies were critical :-) Heh... but the little dual core beasties are too pricy for me right now. A good single core, overclocked, is the best bang for a buck for most of us. I run folding@home in the background on...

I dunno about dual core xeons, but dual core opterons outperform a system equipped with 2 Opteron CPU's at the same clock speed. The same is probably true of dual core xeons. And Rich is right, Opterons are a no-brainer for CAD. They're cheaper, have a...

said he had no right to give advice in the forums. Clearly he was wrong. I argued back and forth with Prozac about dual core CPUs being the best option right now. Clearly I was wrong as well. Dual core CPUs are overpriced and not a good value. Its hard...

games are showing a growing trend. This trend is that with a simple patch a Dual Core processor instantly becomes faster then even the Mighty AthlonFX single core processors. Quake 4 is a prime example of this. i havnt heard of this, maybe games that are...

AMD/ATI or Intel/Nvidia "Bang 4 Ur Buck Gaming" (Overclock Friendly). Hello all, so I'm almost ready to purchase one of these systems (next 2 weeks), and am just trying to decide between the 2 approaches below. I have no components currently (running a slowly...