2007-02-07 02:24:06 · 6 answers · asked by rgewrg w 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
You might want to include weather you are upgrading or buying a new machine.
If buying a new machine also include budget, knowing the best processors available won't help if you can't afford it.
Additionally like other members have mentioned, a video card is probably just as important, your toughest decision will likely be which video card to get. You will have apposing views over nVidia or Ati, or even oposing views on what version of the same brand to get.
check with your games specs to see which video cards are supported so you're not stuck with a game that you can't play or is untested with the video card you choose
Some games are geared toward one card or another, you will probably notice when loading games nVidia is often a prominent load screen logo.
as far as processors go, you will be safe with just about any 64bit dual core systems available on the market
1gig ram is now almost a minimum requirement for most new games, so that is also something to look for
HD space is still pretty flixible, you don't need a huge hard drive to load any games, but if you plan on playing several high-end games on one machine, get a minimum of 40GB and 100GB is pretty common on new machines
Enjoy and happy gaming
2007-02-07 11:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by a_nemus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Processors from the AMD Athlon 64 FX series
Processors from the Intel Core 2 Extreme series
Intel is slightly better than AMD. However, the price of those Intel's processors are almost double the of AMD's one.
2007-02-07 10:54:19 · answer #2 · answered by Brian S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nowadays 64bit processors are a must for the latest games but also a good quality fast graphics card can be almost as important too, there is no point having a dual core cpu with a 64 mb graphics card !!
2007-02-07 10:29:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The speed of the processor would be more important than the brand. Generally, the faster the processor, the better your game performs.
2007-02-07 10:44:55 · answer #4 · answered by RamontheGreat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (or better), rest of the specs should be 2GB of DDR2 memory, at least a Geforce 7600GT or Radeon X1650XT graphics card, 300GB SATA (or larger hard drive) and at least one DVDRW drive. For a desktop. I wouldn't buy a laptop for gaming purposes.
2007-02-07 10:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by conradj213 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For complete info see Tom's hardware site.
http://www.tomshardware.com/
2007-02-07 10:33:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋