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gekko · 05-16-2010, 12:18 PM

Intel is really the only option right now, and go for an i5 or i7 chip. They come in various numbers of cores (2, 4, 6), but the technology is greatly improved over the old and dated Core 2 series.

As for the cores, if you're only paying $600 for a PC, I'd go dual core. Most of the software that really makes the quad worth the money costs more than your entire PC, and if have to ask the question, you probably don't need one.

If you plan on getting more than 3GB of RAM, make sure you're running 64-bit Windows.

05-16-2010, 12:18 PM	#3
gekko Knight gekko is offline Now Playing: Posts: 3,890	Re: Looking to buy a new PC... could use some advice? Intel is really the only option right now, and go for an i5 or i7 chip. They come in various numbers of cores (2, 4, 6), but the technology is greatly improved over the old and dated Core 2 series. As for the cores, if you're only paying $600 for a PC, I'd go dual core. Most of the software that really makes the quad worth the money costs more than your entire PC, and if have to ask the question, you probably don't need one. If you plan on getting more than 3GB of RAM, make sure you're running 64-bit Windows.