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Processors!
I want to get a new computer but am really confused about processors. Pentium, Celeron, AMD Athlon...what are the differences? Which is better and for what?
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Celerons are basically cheap, low performance pentiums. If you're looking for a powerful computer then avoid them. If you're just looking for a machine to do word processing and run applications that don't need much power then get one.
Athlons tend to run faster than pentiums. I'm afraid I can't remember the link, but in a recent test athlons out performed pentiums in every catagory.
I personally have a Pentium 4 running at 3 GHZ. It's still fairly current and does everything I need it to (plays the latest games and does word processing).
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ok heres the low down on processors
pentium-good for multitasking especially if you get one with hyper threading ok for gaming if the speed is high. the duel cores are expensive but good
athalon-best media processors for windows based computers, great for gaming and editing images also fairly inexpesive
celeron-cheap dont get one
Athalon is probably my favorite out of all of them, because a 2 ghz athalon can compete with a 3 ghz pentium in most fields, make sure you have a good heat sync and fan though, because they heat up quite a bit
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