which processor should I pick?
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No.\nIf you have listed everything you want your laptop to do you aren't going to need to spend money getting a great CPU. Focus on ensuring that it has enough RAM (at least 512MB) and you should be sweet with any of the listed processors.\n\n///
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well it really depends on what you are going to do with the machine... Every processor has it strengths and weaknesses, sometimes they are designed that way to provide for a specific market.  You could ask and get so many different answers based on peoples personal opinion from thier personal uses of the processor.  A math or physics student, programmer or graphics artists would tell you that the pentium 4 is the best.  Someone who does a lot of wireless stuff and general computing would most likely say the Centrino and someone who does home computing with no real stress in any particular way for the system would say the celeron, but then of course for price those would be different.  Buy a system that does what you need for a good price and is competetive as far as upgradeability.  After all no nead buying a jetski if you don't go to the lake.
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Go for the intel core2 duo processor. I prefer it more than AMD Athlon. I dont have an Athlon but I have seen people regretting their decision to buy AMD. Go for intel as your needs are quite simple. And by the way, which college offers degree in software engineering?
1104772
For home use go for amd athlon 64 fx-51 dual core. (about £300)
889155
I would certainly not go with a Pentium 4.  The best one out right now is the Intel Core Duo (Centrino Duo is the laptop version).  This along with 1-2 gigs of ram and 80+ gigs of hard drive space, and a video card 64megs of video ram should be good for the next few yeras.  If you wnat to save money, you can get about the same thing with a Pentium M processor, but I would certainly not use a pentium 4, he/she will get no battery life out of it.  they also are very hot, and aren't very fast at all.  the Pentium M and Duo even tho it has a lower clock rate (the gigahertz) they are much more efficient per clock cycle (they do more each time, rather then simply doing a little very fast).
890757
Compaq is quite good. The ideal one would be an Intel Celeron though-great comp!
651296
For a laptop currently Intel's Core Duo is best. The new AMD processors are not for laptops.
269365
Both give good performance.. but ASUS stands a little forward in name.. if u r going for AMD processors, i prefer ASUS.. its better tuned for AMD processors..
198099
Pentium processors have had the best overall performance. However, the new AMD processors are faster than their Pentium counterparts in some tests. In general, you'll pay the most for an Intel processor, which means the AMD processors typically have a better price-performance ratio.\n\nSo conclusion go for AMD Athlon.
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Try the links below for specifics.  There are just too many different processors and their variants out there to give you a list here, but these links may help you find what you're looking for.
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I would go for option 1. It's much easier to upgrade the RAM than the CPU. And btw, in most cases a 1GB memory is  sufficient.
396129
Build it yourself. for gaming get a nvidia 6800le (can be unlocked and overclocked to a higher value card), two GB of low latency ram and look for a cheap but highly overclockable cpu (mine is a amd atlon 64 running at 2.30 GHZ from 1.8 GHZ). Everything else are just cosmetic
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The question is do you want to plan for the future now by getting a dual core processor.  Currently not many applications support dual core processors (save for Windows and some versions of Linux) so they would only be utilizing one core, games and Office, for example.  By late next year there should be plenty of applications that can use dual core processors and the prices will likely drop as well.  For now, I think you are fine with the AMD 3700+.  Next year, if you wanted you could most likely pop a dual core chip into your motherboard, just make sure the BIOS supports it.  If you want to check out a dual core system, this one is one of my favorites http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-Desktop-PC-A1250N-/sem/rpsm/oid/134690/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do for the price it's an excellent value, that is, if you are looking at a whole system and not just a processor upgrade.
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Actually, an average PC will do quite well, say 1.5-2Ghz. However, for rich multimedia, concentrate your study on the best VIDEO card. That is where all the processing burden is going to go. Look into Gforce or ATI cards. They vary greatly.
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hi....i found the following link suitable as an answer to ur query....plz visit this link....i hope it will answer ur query....regards.\n\nhttp://www.systemshootouts.org/processors.html
1030011
Lol! This question can lead to a never ending discussion. \n\nIt depends on what you are going for. Intel's Pentium 4 is a good all around processor. AMD's Athlon is more of a performance processor. The Athlon is the processor you would want to get if you are a gamer or a graphics artist, for they are known for producing clear graphics. Also remember that there are different versions of both companies processors.\n\nI personally would recommend the Athlon, for it not only makes excellent graphics, it is also an excellent all around processor.
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If you use your PC to multitask, then dual core is what you want. If you use your PC for "one thing" at a time, then you are better off with the P4.