Overall ..is the AMD Turion 64 X2 Processor a good processor??
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Absolutely, it is a very good processor, and most importantly it is affordable.  For the stuff you have described it will be just fine.  The Core 2 Duos are better, but more expensive as well.  The Core Duos are pretty much the same, and a little bit more pricy, so I would recommend the Turion to you if you are on a budget.
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well!! nice config! but the AMD Athlon FX60 outperforms the X2 4800+, and it is not exactly the best as new Turion 64 X2 supports DDR2 and in future AMD is coming up with a new series of processors codenamed the "M2". these are rumoured to have support for DDR3-800 MHz! and these will be on the socket 940 though the current mobo's with s940 will not support it! it looks like ur frend's gona have a tough time!!
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Yes belive it or not CPUs are the least of your problems. Even the best games can be played well on a single core 3500+ AMD64 Processor.  Some older games have problems with dual core CPUs but there are ways to get around them. Games made recently and being made now are made to work better with two cores then with a single so go with a dual core for sure.  \n\nI use 2x 5000+ AMD64 CPU. and its overkill and I play the very most leading edge games at piratically maxed stats.  \n\nBut the ram and video card is much more important then CPU.\n\n\n\nThe 3800+ 2x will do well but you may want to grab a 4200+ dual core AMD64 CPU.
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AMD has the best gaming processors these days. Go with an AMD FX or X2 processor. They may show a slower clock speed than the Intel chips, but they still end up faster for a number or reasons. First of all, the dual cores (in the X2's and even numbered FX's) talk directly to each other, but on the dual core Intels, the data has to leave the processor to go to the other core, I believe through the North Bridge, which slows it down comsiderably, and kind of defeats the purpose. Also, the new Athlon chips have a dedicated memory bus, which means that they communicate with the computer's RAM on one line and the rest of the computer on another, rather than having all communication jammed into a single bus, like with Intel. On a side note, as it doesn't deal with gaming but should still be noted, Athlon has adopted Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) which is a processor-level virus blocker. Intel has plans to use this in the future, but Athlon has it now.\nAlso, if you plan to build a good gaming rig, you should know that athlon and Nvidia fit together like a glove. Athlons also tend to run cooler than Intels as well as being more stable.\nIf you have plenty of cash, and are building a system, I'd recommend an ASUS A8N32-Deluxe Motherboard, and Athlon AMD FX-60 Processor, dual Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX's from BFG, and 4GB or Corsair memory. (and if you're really loaded, buy me a set, as well)  The slightly more budget model (although still not cheap) would be the same motherboard, an Athlon AMD 4200+ or 4400+, dual 7800 or 7900 GT's and 2GB or RAM.
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between the turion and the sempron, definetely the turion 64, both are AMD, but the turion is a 64 bit processor, the sempron is not, with turion you can later upgrade to Microsoft Vista, not the sempron, and in general, I have bad experience with sempron and celeron processors, they thend to freeze up more often when running more than one application at same time.\n\nabout the video cards, I have used both and both are good, but of course I dont play games, maybe someone that use his computer for games can answer that better. because is about the only time that your video card gets more load of work, DVDs look nice on either one...
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Given that the prices are the same,there are two other really important issues that you need to look at-performance and battery life.If you need higher performance,mobility,graphics,games and aren't away from a poer source for a long time,I would suggest that you go with the AMD Turion64 X2.My dad's is an Acer Aspire with AMD Turion64.Its not dual core,but I've really felt the upbeat in performance when compared to the Intel centrino series.But the problem persists in the battery life.The standard 6-cell Li-Ion Acer battery gives about 4-4.5 hrs in standard conditions when used with Centrino.The same battery is found to last only about 3.5hrs when used with AMD Turion64 processor.But since I wanted performance at any cost,I opted for this 64-bit beauty.\nIf its battery life that you need,I suggest that you go with the Centrino Duo series.This processor gives you a good battery life.\nThe difference between a 64-bit processor and a 32-bit one is that 64 chunks of data can be processed by a 64-bit processor in one go,and the other can only handle 32 chunks of data at a time.The AMD Turion64 X2 is a 64-bit processor.But the Intel Centrino Duo isn't.If you are indeed waiting for a 64-bit Dual Core solution from Intel,I suggest that you wait for about 2 months or so.Intel's Centrino Duo 2 is a dual core 64-bit processor with the second core about 30% faster.But since the performance characteristics of this isn't known,there's little that I can comment on.\nI hope that answers your question.
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Amd 3700 by far...thats what i have (overclocked to 2.8ghz :p) \n\nIntel core duos are the best proc out right now but that amd 3700 will still perform well\n\na good way of looking at it is the 3700 means it can perform as well as or better a p4 3.7 ghz processor
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The reading that I've done recently indicated to me that the Centrino is still the best for battery life/price/performance. That in mind, Centrinos aren't P4's, and the P4's have worse battery life and are much hotter. A more fair comparison would be the AMD Athlon 3200+ chip laptops vs. a P4. (both are desktop chips)\n\nI'm a real AMD fan and I was really trying hard to justify getting a Turion but the only ones available in stores were the ML-xx models that use more power and are slower than the corresponding Centrino chips. I think the Turion has a lot more legs in it longer term, but we're going to have to wait another year or so before the better chips are more available for general consumption. Also, at least for now, if you want to run another OS on it than Windows, you'll likely find better support for Intel stuff especially the Centrino chipsets because the chipsets are all spec'ed by Intel and sold as a unit.\n\nMy 2cents.
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AMD CPU is a good one...
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The AMD X2 processor is great for games, the X2 4200+ is a good one thats not too costly but great, 2.2Ghz and good size cache.
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Yes, they are very comparable.  In most in-depth reviews of processors, the Athlon X2 is compared to a P4 and they normally run pretty much neck to neck, with only a 3-5% difference between each other (the top one tends to swing back and forth).\n\nHowever, if you want to compare to a Xeon, you really need to look at the Opteron series of processor, not the Athlon.  Comparing Athlon to Xeon is like comparing an Athlon to a Celeron.  A Xeon will always beat an Athlon, and an Athlon will always beat a Celeron.\n\nMost video editing systems I have built have been AMD.  First dual processor Athlons, then Athlon 64, now most are Athlon X2 or Dual Core Opteron.  Comparing price per speed they are the best value.  And even in the cases where they fall a little behind the P4EE-Xeon, the amount is fractional.\n\nIf you can wait, later this year the Opteron will be able to use DDR2 RAM.  Considering it holds it's own with DDR, it should blow past the Xeon with DDR2.
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You need to take a broader look to decide which CPU/Chipset combination is good for you. There are several factors thatshould influence your choice besides clockspeed, like L2 cache, memory access and technology (DDR vs DDRII), I/O buses, etc.\n\nAMD Athlon 64 seems to be the natural choice for gamers today, but I would strongly recommend to wait until Intel's Conroe is out. It will kick AMD's a*se big time.\n\nhttp://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2748\n \n\nFor great head-to-head comparisions check Anandtech at: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/
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COMPAQ PRESARIO v6102\n\nOverall\nVery well priced and configuration provides the more reason to smile. Overall Rating  4 star\n \n  Features\nAMD dual core is really good but cache is 256+256.Glass finished screen. Smooth touch screen mouse. Scratch proof body. Nvidia card gives very good feel of graphics. There should have been a button for switching off the monitor Rating  4 star\n \n  Design\nthere is enough space on the key pad..touch screen mouse lock facility reduces the chances of clicking on a file/folder by mistake. Rating  4 star\n \n  Ease of Use\nthere is enough space on the keypad for hand support. Keys are very smooth. Rating  5 star\n \n  Value for money\nBest deal available in the market but AMD turion has not yet spent enough time in market. Rating  5 star
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Opteron are excellent processors...especially the 64bit models.   Of course they are not as good as the XP models but they are not slow by any means.  Yes they work great the the Nvidia type cards...make sure you have a good MB.
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It's an awesome laptop. The best thing about it is the Dual Core CPU. The Video Editing performance is awesome what used to take me an hour to do, know only takes 30min.\nNow did you bundle your laptop with the Intel950 video card or did you upgrade for a X1400 or even x1600??\nIf you have the intel 950 you probably already noticed that it sux when playing games. But the x1400 and x1400 are really great video cards for laptops :)\nI like the screen of my laptop nice and bright :)\nOverall very very happy with my laptop.
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wel!! thats not such a baaad budget!\nyou can tyr the HP nx6325 notebook, its got the AMD Turion 64 X2 processor  which is the best in its category and its the fastest as well ans for $ 1049, its wel under ur budget!! all you can do is upgrade the RAM to 1 GB DDR800 RAM and thats it!! but you might consider the display is limited at 1024 x 768, if ur watchin movies and editin photos this is OK, but for gaming it might not be!!\naniwayz, if u ask me, i'd take this come-what-may!!
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Both provide excellent battery life and performance.  The Turion 64 is simply a re-branded Athlon 64 processor designed to deliver better battery life.  Personally I really don't have a preference when purchasing a laptop computer but if I can get one with features I like and an AMD processor, I will.  I lean towards AMD for laptops as well but always, always I will only buy a desktop with an AMD 64 processor.\n\nI don't know about mobile processors but it stands to reason that if AMD creams Intel on desktops they do the same thing with their mobile chips, http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/21/the_mother_of_all_cpu_charts_2005/page24.html\n\nTypically it breaks down like this AMD for graphics intense applications and Intel for everything else but that doesn't really apply to all but the highest end laptops.