ok going to buy parts for my pc the question is should i upgrade my ram from 1 gig to 2 gig or upgrade my 3ghz cpu with hyper threading to a core 2 duo e4400 and y ?
2007-09-25 23:51:30 · 4 answers · asked by chriswinter82 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
this pc is used for gaming
2007-09-26 00:44:55 · update #1
would it be cheaper to just buy a new tower?
2007-09-26 00:00:12 · answer #1 · answered by Charles B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade RAM if you will use Vista. Otherwise, 1Gb is fine for XP.
E4400 is fast and consumes less power (cooler running).
In benchmarks below, even the slower E4300 beats the 3.2ghz Pentium Ds (dual cores).
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentium-e2160_13.html#sect0
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/pentium-e2160_9.html#sect0
E4400, like the rest of the Core2 Duo family, is a good overclocker. 3.0Ghz overclock would just be like a walk in the park.
2007-09-26 07:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you use your pc for. 1 gig is a decent amount of ram. I wouldn't buy a dual core just yet. The quad core is getting cheaper everyday.
2007-09-26 06:54:23 · answer #3 · answered by Luke V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your running a single core, i would go for the C2D first. A dual core running at 1.8 performs just as good or better than a single core running at 2.6. if your are running XP, then 1 gig. is the bare minimum. 2 gigs is much better, but upgrade your cpu first.
2007-09-29 18:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by Antimidas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋