Quote Originally Posted by 'Fursphere',index.php?page=Thread&postID=60628#pos t60628
A Dual Core Processor (speed almost doesn't matter),
Can you elaborate on this please? I am totally fuzzy on the whole Ghz thing on dual core processors. Clock speed used to be king - now it seems pointless? Why?
Clock speed only makes sense when you compare the same architecture, i.e. the same chip family. For example, Intel's current chip is the Core 2 Duo (or Quad). So of course a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo is faster than a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo. All you really need to know is that the latest Intel and AMD procs have 2+ cores, with Intel having the edge in raw speed, while AMD has the edge in price. Both will work fine for most anything you do. Having more than 2 cores is only useful if you are running more than 2 WoW clients, or you do a lot of things at the same time. Games are working toward utilizing more than 2 cores, but most games aren't there yet.