I am looking to buy a processor for my pc. It is fairly new, but when I got it I decided it neede a little something new. Im looking to buy a dual core processor, so I was wondering what the best processor is for the best price. I am looking to go under 200 dollars, but still looking for quality.
2007-03-06 12:50:05 · 11 answers · asked by Hunter G 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
I guess I should have specified that I am going to do this for gaming.
2007-03-06 13:00:06 · update #1
socket 939
2007-03-06 13:30:52 · update #2
FSB 200 MHz
2007-03-06 14:02:45 · update #3
My first thought would be one that fits your motherboard! You dont just go out and buy any processor!
2007-03-06 12:54:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
So. i'm gonna try to out do everyone.
Socket 939: AMD Opteron 165 dual core (170 approx.)
Socket 754: AMD Turion 64 MT37 (WOF) Lanchester (170 approx.)
Socket 940: AMD Opteron 250 (WOF) Troy (215 approx.)
Socket AM2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (189 approx.)
Socket F: AMD Opteron 2210 (WOF) Santa Rosa (179 approx.)
Socket S1: AMD Turion X2 TL52 (WOF) Taylor (195 approx.)
Socket T (LGA 775): Intel Pentium D 945 Presler (189 approx.)
Socket 478: Intel Pentium M 740 Dothan (201 approx.)
Socket 604: Intel Xeon EM64T 2.8 Irwindale (215 approx.)
Socket 771: Intel Xeon 5050 Dempsey (204 approx.)
Socket M: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 Memron (207 approx.)
That covers EVERY known socket that you can afford
whose processors are on www.newegg.com
I picked teh best that was closest to 200 dollars.
some are over, but not by too much.
2007-03-06 13:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Eng 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try an e6300 core 2 Duo. It's only 1.83Ghz, but is within your $200 budget. Personally I'd spend the extra dough to get a 6400(2.13Ghz)or even a 6600(2.4Ghz) The 6600's are really good overclockers too! . Make sure your motherboard is compatible BEFORE you buy!
2007-03-06 13:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by James M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out pricewatch.com , If you into gaming i would get a Athlon AMD 64 X2, If you are more into multi-tasking get a Intel Duo. Also to the above i would definally get a duel-core, the P-D Also uses just about twice as much power usage then Duel-cores!
John M
2007-03-06 12:56:53 · answer #4 · answered by killerhurts04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pentium D 950 3.4 GHz. Single core, but is faster than Core 2 Duo's, and is cheaper compared to the new ones as it's about $249 American.
http://www.intel.com/buy/desktop/boxed-processor/embedded.htm?sSKU=BX80553950
2007-03-06 12:54:16 · answer #5 · answered by trav1085 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend an AMD XL-2 processor (or something of the type). Be sure also to get a graphics card to handle all that gaming.
AMD is reliable for gaming, and such.
Intel is better for processing, multi-tasking, etc...
2007-03-06 13:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by Waterfall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, amd has the best priced processors. athlon 64 fx 4800 is around 200 now. As far as dualcore, go to
www.amd.com
2007-03-06 12:54:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're really going to be chasing your tail for gaming hardware.......the newer games are gonna run best on core2duo chips and high end graphics cards...with sli boards getting popular you can expect future releases being even more demanding.
used to be real simple enough to spend a couple bucks on a graphics card and then you can play your games...nowadays it's couple hundred bucks for a board...couple hundred for a core2duo....about 400 for a good graphics card....all kinds of money on high end ram sticks....adds up pretty quick.
400 bucks towards an xbox 360 is really a viable option at this point....complete game support for easily the next 5 years and no hardware headaches at all.
2007-03-06 14:46:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Intel i5 would be lots extra advantageous. Intel i5-2400 is a non OCable processor so it is going to run actually positive on inventory cooler. you decide on not worry approximately heating.. Intel i5-2500k is a OCable processor and might OC properly upto 4k properly on inventory. To OC extra you're able to be able to desire to have a sturdy cooler like CM Hyper-TX3 for a million.3k or CM Hyper-212 EVO for 2k.
2016-10-17 10:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to know your motherboards chipset, and FSB (front side bus) speed. I'm assuming your not changing out your motherboard. Your question can't be answered without these facts.
2007-03-06 13:27:03 · answer #10 · answered by jack M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋