# help me decide on a processor **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 16, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120 "2007-01-16T07:24:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/1 "2007-01-16T07:24:14Z")
I’m looking to upgrade soon and obviously want to go dual core and without spending too much $$$. whats the best bang for the buck right now? The althon 64 x2’s seem like a good buy… I also hear good things about the core 2 duo’s any input? ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/2 "2007-01-16T07:27:26Z")
I thought the core 2 duo was a quad core processor? Seems to be blowing everything else away right now. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/3 "2007-01-16T07:28:57Z")
to be honest there is no point in blowing 600 bucks on a processor… get something around the 150 -200 dollar range and you will be more than happy. Harddrives are still the limiting factor right now. and pretty much any x2 or core 2 will be more than enough… i think AMD is relatively cheaper, and they do have support for DDR2 now with the AM2 socket so its a flip of the coin. but if you are playing games (the last i remember) AMD is more suited for single thread processing where as intel is a multithreader… I could be wrong… its been a while since i read about processors ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/4 "2007-01-16T07:31:35Z")
i installed a pentium D in a computer, it was super fast. also, they are VERY overclockable. obviously core duo or core 2 duo is going to be the better quality choice, but the pentium D is great bang for the buck. def. get a motherboard that supports ddr2 and sataII. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/5 "2007-01-16T10:05:40Z")
how fast do you want to go? 939 Athlon64’s are in the $75 for the top end. AM2’s are still pricey but worth it, and Im on a core2duo right now, and Its now a “screamer”, but I still havent been able to get more than a 50% load in it/them. All this being said, if you got the green dual is the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/6 "2007-01-16T10:10:46Z")
anytthing other then dual is a wast of money. u should be looking at pentium D AT LEAST pentium d \> athlon 64 imo ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/7 "2007-01-16T13:24:16Z")
dude, [slickdeals.net](http://slickdeals.net) sometimes runs dell deals. I bet you can get a dual core rig with a 19 inch flatpanel for 499. The pentium D machines are stupid cheap now as well. Here at the homestead i run an oldschool pentium 4 3.0, its fine for doing my ebay shit. Call me player ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/8 "2007-01-16T13:35:31Z")
like i said there isn’t really a big point in some crazy ass processor… OMG I CAN ARCHIVE A 14GB file in 4.3 seconds, as oppose to 8.6 seconds… WHO CARES… video games are video card intensive… load times are harddrive dependant. blah blah and so forth… a good mobo is much more important than some hardcore processor ---
**Author:** ![Shockwave179](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shockwave179/32/7496_2.png) [@Shockwave179](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shockwave179)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/9 "2007-01-16T13:39:43Z")
[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115004) For the money its hard to beat… ---
**Author:** ![Rx3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rx3/32/7194_2.png) [@Rx3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rx3)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/10 "2007-01-16T13:56:48Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > video games are video card intensive… Depends on the game. Some games are more processor dependent. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/11 "2007-01-16T14:04:56Z")
well, I want it more so for the future than anything else. My rig as it stands is still a good machine… but I’d like to build a work only machine (cad work for those that dont know me)… and keep this one for gaming/internet/ect that core 2 sounds like a good deal :tup: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/12 "2007-01-16T14:24:19Z")
if u want it for the future then get core2duo ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/13 "2007-01-16T15:40:59Z")
This seems like the best bang for the buck right now… [http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23947](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23947) ---
**Author:** ![Vile](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vile/32/7595_2.png) [@Vile](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vile)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-decide-on-a-processor/23120/14 "2007-01-16T21:31:20Z")
i have an AMD X2 3800 939chipset new/sealed in box $150