Mavix
Mavix
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Joined: Mar 31, 2007 Posts: 37 Location: Durban, South Africa
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Which is better for playing FSX on windows XP: Core2 Duo 1.8Ghz or Pentium D 3Ghz? The computer will have 1 gig of RAM. And which is better: ATi or nVidia? I'm thinking of getting either a GeForce 7300GT or 7600GS. Which will be better?
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mdaskalos
mdaskalos
First OfficerFirst Officer
Joined: Jan 16, 2007 Posts: 117
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"Duel" core??
Why would anyone want two CPUs that fight each other? I think that would only slow the computer down and generate extra heat.

Think "Dual" core instead.

Tailhook
Tailhook
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Joined: Oct 12, 2005 Posts: 7013 Location: El Dorado
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The pitfalls of the English language.

Let's all use Latin ... or French Idea

Guest
Guest
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single core is dead. Long live multicore.

vlad (tiger7881)
vlad (tiger7881)
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Joined: Oct 23, 2005 Posts: 493 Location: Toronto, Canada.
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I got P duol core 3.6 ghz, runs like f-16 in a takeoff 😉

oldsamer
oldsamer
First OfficerFirst Officer
Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 307 Location: El Paso TX
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Core2 Duo 1.8Ghz
or
Pentium D 3Ghz

About equal in performance, look to Tom's hardware CPU comparisons. The Pentium D would have the edge if you are running other programs in background while playing FSX.

JLangevin
JLangevin
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Joined: Sep 24, 2004 Posts: 435
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I have to strongly dissagree... Ive used both processors... the 1.86ghz E6300 at stock speeds blew away my overclocked Pentium D 920. Get the E6300... and if you can wait until the 22nd of April, they will come down in price... you may be able to get a faster processor for the same as the E6300 now.

RadarMan
RadarMan
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Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17926 Location: U.S.A
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Multicore is the future, ignore it now suffer later.

Radar

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