core 2 duo or i3?

**zner2525** · October 16th, 2010 05:38 PM

im planning to buy a new pc.. but i'm torn between these two processors.. which do you think is better?

OT: do you know shops that buy old pc's? I also want to dispose my old pc and buy a new want..

thanks!

**ghosthunter** · October 16th, 2010 05:50 PM

Depends on what you want to do with your new PC.

The cpu is half your problem.

The other half is what graphics card you want/need to buy.

**zner2525** · October 16th, 2010 06:16 PM

1GB vid card 2GB RAM.. or 2GB vid card 4GB RAM? malayo ba difference sa price? any preferred shop?

**ghosthunter** · October 16th, 2010 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by zner2525

1GB vid card 2GB RAM.. or 2GB vid card 4GB RAM? malayo ba difference sa price? any preferred shop?

Depends on your OS. If you are using Windows 7 32-bit, you might prefer 2gb ram. With Win7 64bit, going 4gb ram is fine.

As for the actual video card, you should not only consider the memory but also the chipset of the video card itself.

In gaming rigs, video cards might cost as much as 1/3 of the total of the whole unit.

**safeorigin** · October 16th, 2010 09:59 PM

regarding processors...

FSB and threading would be a good basis for performance...

when it comes to GPU... you should also look at the processing power coz GPU ram is often misleading...

also check its pixel shader version
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_shader

**Reepicheep** · October 16th, 2010 11:41 PM

I'd go with the core i series since its a newer architecture than the core 2.

**denki3269** · October 16th, 2010 11:47 PM

i7!!! much better...

**zner2525** · October 17th, 2010 02:58 PM

ok na po kaya ito? pang bahay lang naman po.. konting programs (photoshops..etc) and games lang..
http://www.pcgilmore.com.ph/packages...&package_id=46
kaso wala pang monitor and OS na kasama..

**ghosthunter** · October 17th, 2010 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by zner2525

ok na po kaya ito? pang bahay lang naman po.. konting programs (photoshops..etc) and games lang..
http://www.pcgilmore.com.ph/packages...&package_id=46
kaso wala pang monitor and OS na kasama..

If it is just Photoshop your consideration, any of the Intel Core2 CPUs will do since even an Intel Atom 1.6 ghz Dual-Core system will do Adobe Photoshop CS3 just fine with 2GB of ram.

Games on the other hand ... it depends on what particular games you plan to play. High end games will require high end computer specs, especially on the graphics card.