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Which cpu?

KyLos

KyLos

KyLos

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Hi im looking at 3 pcs but not sure which 1 i should buy. There all second hand and have the same ram and hard disk. The only difference is the cpu. 1 has a intel core 2 quad 2.40Ghz (Q6600).
2nd has a quad core amd phenom 945 3.0Ghz.
3rd has a amd phenom 2 x4 925 2.80Ghz
There all similar price and will be using the pc for music production, FL studio and reason. What one would be best for me?
thanx for any help.
 
Hi there, May I ask how much they each cost and what motherboards they are using?

On a gut reaction, I would go with the 945 - so long as it is used with an AM3 board and DDR3 RAM, as you should will have some decent CPU upgrade options available for in the future.

If you look at this comparison, the 3.0GHz Phenom II 940 (which is very similar to the 945, except it is an AM2+ chip) beats the Q6600 in pretty much every test. Though you could argue that the Q6600 can overclock quite a bit further than the Phenom II - so long as it is using a decent board and is the G0 stepping.
 
1st
Gaming PC, Intel Quad Core , 4GB RAM, 500 GB hard disk £200 - You are looking to a gaming computer which have specifications given below. Its in an excellent condition and very fast computer. siutable for gaming or any haveay processing.

Casing : 650 Watts gaming casing with blue lights.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2394 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)

Hard Disk: 500GB
Memory: 4GB (extendable to 16 GB)
Dispaly Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 512 MB, 2 DVI and
standard VGA connection.
DVD Drive: SONY DVD-ROM DDU1613 ATA Device
Audio: HD Audio with 5.1 Channel
Network Card: Build in, wireless adaptor included.
Windows 7 Professional 64bit OS installed.
Base Unit, Keyboad and mouse included. (£200)

2nd
mesh tower pc with 22" monitor k/b and mouse and win 7. - Quad core amd phenom 945 3.0ghz, 4gb ram, 1tb hard drive,dwdrw drive, ati radeon hd 4550 512mb graphics,wifi card(g),windows 7 fully updated and activated with all install disks present.Rear ports include hdmi 4 usb ethernet spdif audio dvi and vga ports.The front has usb(2), firewire audio and multi card reader. (£230)

3rd
quadcore tower - amd phenom 2 x4 925 processor 2.80ghz 4gig ddr3 1333 and 500gig sata harddrive with dvd rewighter and memory 6 in 1 memory card reader. with windows 7 home prem coa on side of tower with ati radeon hd 3400 series (£250ono)

i dont no much about pcs this will be my first. i previously had a iMac 20inch but sold it and cant afford 2 get another.
 
Yea, the 2nd PC sounds like the all-round better PC:

- fastest CPU of the lot
- Modern DirectX 10 graphics card
- 1TB HDD
- monitor included (22in as well which is pretty good)
- Good price

Just make sure you are dealing with a reputable seller. If you can't verify this then you would be better off posting a thread in the General Hardware part of this forum asking for a spec for a low-cost PC made out of new parts.
 
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