Help Me with my future computer specs please

Ever considered an AMD instead of a Pentium?

no, mainly because im not familiar with it, but im 100 percent willing to get one if they are better, its very possible in my laptop customization, actually, its better if i were to get that cuz i get more specs, but is it better?...if so, which one should i get then?

I'm getting Core 2 6700.

https://forum.flyawaysimulation.com/forum/topic/21628/dual-core-processors/

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html
Notebook, your limited on video card selection. 🙄

i dont believe so, im getting dual 512 geforce 7900's ....1 gig of mem for good nvidia graphics card

How much memory, remember Vista is memory hog, 3-4 gigs?

3 gigs

😳 Who is buiding this monster and how much.
If you are going to spend that much why not a desktop.

Intel Core 2 Duo is the fastest processor on the market and has a performance lead over AMD at the moment.
Higher Mhz is not a true indication of performance because the new Core 2 Duo is much faster than the older pentium 4 Dual core. If you can afford then the Core 2 Duo is the best processor to buy.

ok thanks for the info
and im getting a laptop because im a college student, most of the time im not going to be in the dorm. Plus, that laptop is more like a portable desktop any way lol.

I see.
The reason I ask is that a desktop is usually cheaper and much more powerful and you can configure it easier.
You do want a larger h/d because of FSX and your graphic work.
That's not even taking into consideration what type of software you need for school work.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/

I just upgraded from a Pentium 630 to dual-core and the performance increase is two-fold......The Pentium 660 is still a very powerful processor if you have not experienced it...

Stay well clear of SLI video cards....performance is sometimes lower than a single card and you will have problems after problems with drivers being buggy and beta....I would not bother buying any top-end video card now because DX10 video cards are on the horizon.......buy a 7600 for peanuts and performance for now.

I have a 6600GT with 128MB and a Dual-Core Pentium with 1GB Ram....FSX gives me an average 30FPS at medium settings.....FS9 (2004) gives me 60Fps at Maximum settings.

Flyer4000 wrote:

Intel Core 2 Duo is the fastest processor on the market and has a performance lead over AMD at the moment.

What moment are you referring to?

If you read up on developments on a daily basis you'll find that it's a tug-of-war. What yesterday appeared to be the truth is not the truth today. So give or take a few benchmark test results, which, in real life are absolutely meaningless anyway, AMD is still giving the best bang for buck.

can someone explain to me why a core 2 duo 2.0ghz is better than a pentium 4 at 3.6, almost double the ghz? i just want to know because it seems like more ghz the better because thats how they go up in price.

More Ghz means nothing because the Core 2 Duo is much more efficient chip than the older Pentium 4 dual core. Many people still go by clock speeds, but AMD proved long ago that high clocks don't mean a faster processor.

Tailhook
I have nothing against AMD because my desktop currently has a 4400X2 and it performs even better because I overclocked the chip to a 4800X2 speeds. However if I was in the market for a new chip then the Core 2 Duo would be my prefered chip. Best bang for Buck? AMDs FX-60 is still retailing at a ridicolously high price tag and yet cheaper core Duo 2 processors outperform it. I'm not a AMD or Intel fanboy and have no bias to either one.

Tailhook wrote:

Flyer4000 wrote:

Intel Core 2 Duo is the fastest processor on the market and has a performance lead over AMD at the moment.

What moment are you referring to?

If you read up on developments on a daily basis you'll find that it's a tug-of-war. What yesterday appeared to be the truth is not the truth today. So give or take a few benchmark test results, which, in real life are absolutely meaningless anyway, AMD is still giving the best bang for buck.

Living in the past. 🙄

http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html

millertime wrote:

can someone explain to me why a core 2 duo 2.0ghz is better than a pentium 4 at 3.6, almost double the ghz? i just want to know because it seems like more ghz the better because thats how they go up in price.

Core2 duo use a more powrful pipeline than the slower Netburst Pentium cpu's.

You have a PC with internet access don't you ????.....go to Intel website all the info is there.