Which to choose

[Replicarter]

Ok, i dont know much about hardware, im more of a software person , so anyway, im finaly getting a new pc but i dont know which one to choose, one has a Pentium D 820 2.8GHz, and the other an AMD Athlon 64 3700+.

Heres the full specks, Pentium D 820:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/35123-35527-39847-39847-39847-12189488-60481117.html

Athlon 64 3700:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/35123-35527-39847-39847-39847-12189488-55608679.html

Which do i go for? I think the Dual Core will be able to do stuff like video encoding faster, but for everything elce, which pc will run faster?

thanks
Repli

 

[Rugger]

Really depends on what you will use the computer for? What will the primary use for this PC? Running lots of simultaneous tasks? Gaming? Surfing the net/word processing? Tell us what you do and we can help you out more...

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[Replicarter]

Well, im usualy doing a few things at once, general stuff like Instant Messengers, web, and p2p. And then making graphics in photoimpact/photoshop, and usualy i listen to music, or watch music vidos on the second scren at the same time.

 

[liquidpaper007]

sounds like dual core will help you. the 3700+ is better for things like gaming.
beware intel processors run very hot. try getting more mooney for the x2 3800+

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[Replicarter]

I know, i would rather have the X2 3800, but as i only have £700 ($1200) and buying prebuilt, as i dont think i could build one, i can only really get one of those, or any other i can find in Comet, but the rest arent very good :/