amd dual core x2 3600+ any good

ghettobadman

i am buying a dell computer
wondering the amd dual core any good
i just want a dual core pc
so this should do the job right

as its dual core

thanks

cant afford core 2 duo

i will need ti be spend extra 60 pounds which i cant be bothered

its also a dimension dell c521 any good

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Zeitgeist

I think so. I have the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor and it's fine for what I use it for. This includes gaming as well, and the processor is partnered with a Geforce 7600GT graphics card.

Core 2 Duo is faster but for the performance/price ratio they are very similar.

It's a similar performance to an Core 2 Duo E4300 actually, although perhaps the Core 2 Duo can be overclocked a bit more.

GoofyGAT

Go through DMX Dimension or Dell Outlet & you could get a discount.

As you can see, Dell (from the Outlet link) have brought out a new range with the C521s being replaced with the 530/531s. Some of these have C2Ds, but as you know the older C521s with a 3600+ are probably the cheapest dualcore Dells available.

As Zeitgeist says, the 3600+ should be sufficient for most things - don't waste your money on any better unless you absolutely require it. If you're a gamer then you'll need a sufficiently powerful dedicated graphics card, but the C521 won't upgrade easily in this respect - PSU may not be powerful enough & the 'slim' case won't take a full-height graphics card or standard PSU. G