Difference between Intel Core 2 Duo vs Intel Dual Core vs Intel Pentium D

Difference Between Intel core 2 duo vs Intel dual core vs Intel Pentium D

Intel Pentium D Logo Intel Pentium Dual Core

Many people are confused what exactly the difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Between Intel Pentium D or Intel Dual Core processors….

I would try to explain from a END user point a view rather not going in to details architecture over view…

The Simple facts are,

All Core 2 Duo Processors are Dual Core Processors..
All Pentium D Processors are Dual Core Processors..
All Intel Dual Core Processors are Dual Core Processors…

Pentium D is nothing but 2 Prescott Processors side by side… runs very hot, not a good OverClocker…

Intel Core 2 Duo processors are next gen processors from Intel on 65 nm platform… developed from Ground up with new Architecture called Core… so they are whole new Processors just Jump like Pentium 2 to Pentium 3 or Pentium 4… Expect one Core 2 Duo Lowest End Processors like E4400/E4300 taking up and beating Intel Pentium D 3.8 GHz ones with ease … runs damn cool and super over clocker…

Intel Dual Core Processors are just launched striped down version of Core 2 Duos.. there are 2 in Market for Desktop range, E2140 runs at 1.6 GHz with 1 MB L2 and 800 MHz FSB and E2160 with 1.8 GHz with same specs of E2140…. these are not Pentium D rather they are same batch like Core 2 Duo based on the new Core Technology…. they perform same like Core 2 Duos but they were launched with a very low price to counter the market of super low cost but high performer AMD X2 range line up to AMD X2 4000….

Also read, Difference between 45nm Core 2 (Duo / Quad) and 65nm Core 2 (Duo / Quad)

Choto Cheeta on September 1, 2007 | Filed Under Computer, Hardware

655 Comments

Hillrider on September 8th, 2007

Good One. Useful

Thanx

meklg on September 9th, 2007

Very good and helpful. Thank you very much!!!!

Choto Cheeta on September 9th, 2007

thnx for the comments

Rahul on September 9th, 2007

good work brother. and thanks for helping people like us.

Amol on September 20th, 2007

Too good ! Now no more confusion for me – thanks dude

nitin on September 22nd, 2007

i want to purchase a new cpu but i am liitle bit confused first u tell me that is it there a need t buy a new one .i have a cpu in which configration is like that 365 ram 40 gb hardsik p-4 1.7 ghz but my board is of asrock comp and i have to run 3d-max after effects,premier like software one of my friend told me to just increase the ram only u tell me pls may board had some limitations while the speed or any thing related to heavy softwares or on that board i just increase the ram or in case if i make a new cpu which one is better for me dual core or core 2 duo

Choto Cheeta on September 22nd, 2007

Well Budget is the most infortant thing to look for… Acer 4710z Dell 6400 is under Rs. 35,000/- will do your job…

Rao on September 24th, 2007

thanks for clear explanation. Today I bought two laptops one pentium dual core toshiba laptop and another one compaq amd dual core. One for self and one for close relative. I realized that pentium dual core is running very fast. amazingly fast.

Choto Cheeta on September 24th, 2007

thnx for the comment… What are the models of those Laptops ??

nitin on October 13th, 2007

good info!
please suggest for .net programming, what to prefer
compaq- dual core or core 2 duo, Or some other brand….like acer or dell etc.

Choto Cheeta on October 14th, 2007

Well All Depends on the budget of a person, as, I would as you, that are you looking for any Notebook or Desktop range processor ??

Amar on October 16th, 2007

thnx for the wonderful knowledgebase info.
was looking for it at so many places, only to find it in such a simple and clean manner

SHORT and SWEET info

Rahul Saha on October 22nd, 2007

hello..

i will a laptop very soon. so i found that lenovo is providing dual core T2080 and iBall is providing core2 Duo T5300, price range is more or less same…

which one to buy.?? Processor speed is same for both. resolution is more or less same. cache memory for the 2 model is 1 MB and 2 MB respectively. iBall is providing express card, 1.3mp camera, 160 GB, microphone. lenovo provides infrared port, 120 GB, S-video.

Choto Cheeta on October 22nd, 2007

Core 2 Duo is better than Dual Core anyday, but its also expensive !!! so if you need Core 2 Duo processing power or if u have afford Core 2 Duo then certainly opt for Core 2 Duo…

in C2D Notebook Range think for Dell 1420 with upgrade to 2 GB RAM and 8400 GM.. its a 14.1″ Notebook and with those updates it will come at around Rs. 45k incl TAX in India when you buy from Local Dell Store or hardware dealer !!

arun on October 24th, 2007

and what abt core duo ?????????

Rahul Saha on October 25th, 2007

me in kolkata, do u know any Local Dell store, here..
and as far my knowledge, i heard that its MRP is >55k, r u sure that it will cost me around 45k… and i will be buying it by March so have lot of option… and if i donot update the RAM to 2GB and keep it 1GB… is it fine.. keep it mind that i will not play game.. but might need graphics memory for Greater Higher level Program…
and i am also thinking about “Acer – Aspire 5584NWXMi” battery backup is 3hr, sound really well… i want to keep my budget around 40k…

ABCD on October 29th, 2007

U wont get a dell store anywhere in the world.

The only way to buy a dell lappy is via their online system.

if u are really interested do it fast, as they are giving some lappys at discounted prices, available till 2nd November.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/compare.aspx/notebooks?c=in&cs=inbsd1&l=en&s=bsd

Mamta on November 5th, 2007

Hello
please suggest for .net programming, what to prefer
acer- dual core or core 2 duo, Or some other brand….like compaq, lenovo or dell etc.

r on November 8th, 2007

i am a student. i want to buy a laptop.budget is not more than 40k.so u tell me which brand to prefer?

Alex on November 12th, 2007

so the Intel Pentium Dual Core is like the old celoron line which was a striped down version of the Pentium line

and core 2 is what the Pentium used to be speed and cache… Right?

P.S sorry about the other line hit the wrong key

Zak on November 14th, 2007

I just bought a Dell Inspiron 1420 – Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD which cost me around CD$1050. I think it’s a good deal from dell, not sure if its valid in India or anywhere else. Currently I’m using a Dell Latitude D610 and I thinnk Dell is way better than HP or Acer, but hey do your home work before you choose your brand. Good luck!

Eddie on November 20th, 2007

You failed to mention about the new Pentium D CPU’s.They are 65NM,and produce way less heat than the 8xx series.They are to Cedar Mill CPU’s running together.:D

shitanshu on November 21st, 2007

I’m planning to buy a laptop..
so far I found lenovo Y500 77614EQ, fine. it’s around 51,000 in chennai including 4% VAT and with 1 GB extra RAM ( originaly it’s coming with 1 GB alone).
can you please tell me, if I go for any other brand laptop like DELL or SONY, can I get a better deal. if yes can you please suggest me other models.
Thanks in advance

Choto Cheeta on November 21st, 2007

Consider Dell 1400 or 1420, I would prefer dell because of price… How ever Sony is really out performs all in their design but, when you talk about performance sony is certainly not the brand to look for..

So its Dell 1420 with 8400 and 2 GB RAM, which can come in around Rs. 52k, but if you want some gaming then think of Dell 1520

shitanshu on November 22nd, 2007

thanks dost, I think dell 1520 is better, because I want 15’4 screen.
what is “8400″ you said it’s coming with this laptop.

Choto Cheeta on November 22nd, 2007

8400 means the grfx card which is an optional upgrade with 1420 and with 1520 too… If you are planing to run vista and some low gaming 8400 is a good dx 10 option when compare to the onboard grfx…

Now, I personally would say, dont think for 1520 just because of 15″ display !! both 14″ and 15″ will run at 1280×800 resolution so, just 1″ will not going to give you any difference, but 1520 is heavy when compairing to 1420…

Buy 1520 only if you want 8600 GT as your grfx card !!!

sahil on November 30th, 2007

I wanna buy a laptop with configuration of Core Duo or Core 2 Duo. My use is basically for stock trading net surfing internet browsing net banking, music, Basic Word & Excel. Please suggest what bare minimum configuration do i need my budget is upto Rs.38,000/-

sahil on November 30th, 2007

I am confused between Compaq V6608 AU & Dell Inspiron 1420. Which one is better & better value for money. Is AMD Athlon 64X2 equivalent or a bit nore then Intel Core Duo & Is AMD Turion 64×2 equivalent to Intel Core 2 Duo. And if I go for Vista will 1GB be enough for my need if it is a Core 2 Duo. Also can you tell me the all inclusive prices of Compaq V6604AU, V6608AU & Dell Inspiron 1420

Choto Cheeta on November 30th, 2007

Hello Sahil,

For your needs, this Acer 4710z is more than enough and right now I is priced at Rs. 31000/- (all)…

Next in line is the Compaq V6604AU which would be Rs. 34000/- (all) it is also a nice deal because of pricing and it comes with 15.4″ display

Where as C2D model of Dell 1420 is around Rs. 38k all which is uch costlier than Compaq…

So yes, if possble go for Compaq V6604AU..

Thank you..

sahil on December 3rd, 2007

Hi Choto Cheeta ,

Thanks for your help now I am planning to buy Dell Vostro 1400 or Dell Inspiron 1420 can you please tell me which one is better and why. Do i need to go for a 2GB RAM or 1GB would be fine for Vista Home Basic & Core 2 Duo. Can you also tell me at what price I can get it & how much do I bargain with the Dell People

ANAND on December 4th, 2007

I have no compleet knowladge about core2uo but am sure it is better than dualcore by its function

Bashu on December 8th, 2007

Hi i have bought

1) ASUS motherboard[P5GC-MX] supporting Pentium core-2 Duo/Pentium D processors 2) Pentium DUal-core[E2140]

The stupid mistake was that I assumed Pentium-D to be Pentium Dual-core

Still most of things work fine[MS-word, PowerDVD, winamp..etc] till now.[I am using it from past one week]

But I have faced 2 too
1) While installing the Sound card driver[provided along with the motherboard CD] at the end of the installation
it failed — my service provider fixed it.[He un-installed something. After that he had to install everthing which he had
installed on top of Windows-XP]

2) Nero Express 7 installation also crashes[which I got along with my samsung DVD-writer]
— to be solved

Now my questions
1) Are the above 2 problems because of processor mismatch?
2) Should I replace processor ?

Thanks in advance

regards
bashu

Choto Cheeta on December 8th, 2007

To be honest the processor you have purchased is OK but not the motherboard… But its past so no need to worry about that any more… E2140 should work fine, even though the motherboard didn’t include its name as supported processor but still it should work fine as E2140 (Pentium Dual Core) is nothing but a strip down cost effective version of Core 2 Duo processors…

So there are no, Motherboard processor miss-match…

Now why those 2 problems came up… ??

When you install sound driver, please note your motherboard uses Realtek HD audio for which under Windows XP you need to have an optional OS patch KB888111…

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888111

This is one optional update only issued to those windows xp users who uses Realtek HD audio solutions… Therefore please download KB888111 and install it before you install your audio driver !!!

Please visit asus web site at this link to download and install all up2date drivers for your motherboard, http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5GC-MX also make sure you update the BIOS of the motherboard for complete support with all hardware you are using !!!

About Nero, well there can be many reason, can you please tell me what exactly you have wanted to do for which you find nero crashing ??

nilesh thakare on December 11th, 2007

i want toa desktop pc but i am confused processor selection.i am confused in intel dual core 3Ghz and intel core 2 duo 2.0 Ghz processor. tell me which is faster and better and how? some sellers said that there is a transistor heating problem in dual core 3Ghz processor thats why intel has stopped its production. Is it true on etchnical grounds?

Choto Cheeta on December 11th, 2007

Intel do not make any 3.0GHz dual core processor… They are called Intel Pentium D and which is different from the Intel Dual Core processors which are known to us as E2140 / E2160…

If you read the artical you may see I have already given explanation that all these Pentium D, Intel Dual Core and Intel Core 2 Duo are by nature Dual Core processors, but its the brand name which Intel uses like Pnetium D and Intel Dual Core…

diwanshu on December 12th, 2007

what is the difference between c2d and dual core ?
best both of them

rajesh on December 17th, 2007

Thank you…

basav on December 22nd, 2007

How does the cache memory(2 /4MB) makes difference in core 2 duo?

raghu on December 27th, 2007

Hw do u compare the new products of AMD with the dual core n C2D??

amit on December 29th, 2007

hello sir……..the info put up onthis site seems to be good……i m planning ot buy a laptop but m a bit confused abt. which one is better an amd turion 64x2dual core (1.9ghz,upto1600fsb)or a core2duo processor……….please clarify abt.whiah one is faster nd how?????????????i need a laptop for pragramming in c,c++,java and for entertainment too………….

Choto Cheeta on December 30th, 2007

Hi Amit,

It all depends on the budget you have !!! See you just dont buy a processor you buy a full system which contains many other device… so even if you have a better processor still you may see your system is under performing because of the poor supporting hardwares…

So suppose if you have a budget or Rs. 35,000/-, in that case you see Acer 4710 which is a Core 2 Duo model and again Compaq 6608AU which is an AMD Turion X2 model…

Between then over all its the compaq V6608AU… in kolkata this model sales at Rs. 35,200/- incl VAT with 2 GB of RAM (1GB x 2 stick)…

Now if you have a budget of Rs. 45k or more in that case yes, go for Core 2 Duo only, say about Dell 1420 / 1520 or HP DV6515TX…

When going for Core 2 Duo model, make sure you get a m,odel which comes with GMA x3100 or higher like Nvidia 8400 GM or such… !!!

shekhar on December 31st, 2007

Good one. Thanks for the information.

Uttam on December 31st, 2007

Hi Choto Cheeta,
I visited Intel site and saw the comparison between different procesors (core 2 duo). I see that except the FSB and processor speed there is no other considerable difference between the various series of processor. My budget is 45K. The T7200(which seemed to me as the optimum series among all) series notebooks are costing 50K +. I have come across an add of Compaq, which has 2GB RAM, T5450 series processor(1.6Ghz), which just fits in my budget. Is this config a good bet.
Please also clarify if AMD Thurion is better or the C2D(T5450) is better in price/performance ratio.

Choto Cheeta on December 31st, 2007

Are you looking for a 14″ notebook or 15″ one ?? see Dell 1420 with GMA x3100 or 8400GM and Intel T5450 would be better than any 14″ AMD option but as i have said, its the full system which you buy so, what are your needs ??

Uttam on December 31st, 2007

I will be using it more for entertainment purpose, movies and games..,15′ screen so which one is better/faster AMD Turion or T5450

Uttam on December 31st, 2007

Also I would give a good thought for the “value for money”. I have read that AMD is very little slower compared to C2D. Seeing the price difference, I am puzzled, which one to go for.

Ashwin on December 31st, 2007

I just purhcased a new comp wid config like Pentium D Dual Core processor 3ghz,ASUS P5GC-MX board, 250 gb Sata HDD, Nvidia 256mb 64bit grapix card.. wat i wan 2 knw is the Processor a dual core or is it just Pentium D processor while its only mentioned on the box as Pentium D Dual Core processor wid a logo of Pentium D.

Choto Cheeta on December 31st, 2007

Hello Ashwin,

There is no 3.0 GHz processor from Intel Dual Core brnad, how ever yes there is Pentium D, which is a dual core processor with brand name Pentium D…

So it is a Pentium D processor what you have… most likelly it is a Pentium D 925

thank you…

Choto Cheeta on December 31st, 2007

@Uttam

Though you have a budget of Rs. 45k but for your needs I would point towards, Compaq V6608AU with 2 GB RAM… In Kolkata it is Rs. 35200/- incl VAT and 2 GAB RAM (1Gb x 2)…

Now you still have Rs. 10k in hand, I would suggest buy a 19″ TFT display, may be vg1930wm or if the budget doesnt permits then 19″ va1912wm which you may enjoy when you are at home for movies

waqas khan on December 31st, 2007

HI BUDDY!
can you tell me which processor have good gaming performance..before i buy the processor please tell me.i am interested in amdx2 4000 model and intel core 2 e6000 model.i like boths but i have a limited budget..

Choto Cheeta on December 31st, 2007

hello waqas,

Sir, I dont see any Intel Core2 processor with model number e6000 !!! its like E6300 / E4400 or E6600 or E6750 or such, which one do you wish to compare it with ??

Thank you..

waqas khan on January 1st, 2008

HI..
I WANT TO KNOW THE WINDOWS VISTA 64BIT SUPPORT THE AMDX2 4000 AND INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE CPU’S..
AMDX2 3800 HAVE A GREAT GAMING PERFORMANCE?

waqas khan on January 1st, 2008

HI..
I WANT TO KNOW THE WINDOWS VISTA 64BIT SUPPORT THE AMDX2 4000 AND INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE CPU’S..
AMDX2 3800 HAVE A GREAT GAMING PERFORMANCE?
and i want to compare intel e6300 and E4400

Choto Cheeta on January 2nd, 2008

Both Core 2 Duo and AMD x2 supports x64 platform for Windows Vista / XP / 2003 / or any other OS…

Now if you talk about E6300 vs X2 4000 I would say just as processor Intel C2D E6300 is better, however its just not the processor which make up the system… So, AMD x2 4400+ with ASUS M2NPV-VM or M2A-VM is far better than Intel E6300 with 946 based motherboard !!!!

saurabh on January 5th, 2008

hey buddy,

i m planning to upgrade ma machine..The configuration for the proci and mobo is something like this..i want to knw ur opinion and advice on this one..
Processor:Intel 925+ 3.00 GHz Dual Core

Mo/Bo:Intel D945 GGCR LGA 775 – DDR2
OR
Intel D946 GZIS LGA 775 – DDR2
Here i would also like to knw ki whether i can compromise on my mobo for a better processor..(budget issues..)

Like…can i have Gigabyte Mo/bo Platform to support Intel Dual Core /Intel C2D 2.33 Ghz E6600

The two available ones are:

Gigabyte GA-8I865-GME LGA 775
Gigabyte AXPER XP-M5ARC410

Also ,Can u tell me which one of these CPUs is better and how ?!?!
1. Intel 925+ 3.00 GHz Dual Core Rs. 3925
2. Intel E6600 2.33 GHz Core 2 Duo Rs. 7300

Choto Cheeta on January 5th, 2008

Hi,

Please note, Core 2 Duo Processors are the best right now…

So always try to opt for a Core 2 Duo processors… but that doesnt mean you need to buy the highest end core2 range …

E4500 which is around Rs. 4700 is far better than any Pentium D range out there… and try to opt for at-least XFX 650i-Ultra which is Rs. 4800/- how ever doesnt come with any onboard grfx, so you need to buy even a basic grfx card to run your system… But this should the board to try for… (grfx card like XFX 8400 GS is Rs. 2500/- supporting DirectX 10)

Where as if you really low on budget then try for AMD based solution like X2 4800+ with M2NPV-VM or M2A-VM

ANd if you plan to run Intel with onboard grfx then try for ABit I-N73HD which comes with Nvidia 7100 and at Rs. 5000/-

Travis on January 12th, 2008

This is a message to Choto Cheeta:
I am building a new computer for myself. I purchased motherboard ASUS P5GC-MX/1333 and today I went to the store to purchase 1 gig Memory and CPU. In question to the CPU, in the manual I read the CPU specification and it says LGA775 socket for Intel Core 2 Duo/Pentium D/Pentium 4/ Celeron D processors, I purchased Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor E2160 LGA 775, 1.80GHz 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB.

Could you plese tell me if this CPU I purchased will work on my motherboard I bought? I haven’t set it up yet, as I need to buy a mini case for it. As I said, I am going step by step to buying parts and then when I have all, put it together.
Please let me know.
Thanks,

Choto Cheeta on January 12th, 2008

Hello Travis,

Yes any motherboard which supports LGA775 Core 2 Duo range will support E2xxx seriese Dual Core processor !!! So P5GC-MX will support E2160 Intel Dual Core….

Just a thought, system wont perform a good as you would expect… To be frank, E2140 / E2160 / E2180 range of Dual Core Processors are there to compete with AMD budget range solutions like X2 4200 or such… Now these Intel Dual Core range would performe upto the expected mark only when they are overclocked… Mind you, they are certainly capable enough to archive 50% OC under Intel default stock cooling !!!

The reason why I put up this thought because processor is certainly a good one, but the motherboard which comes 945 chipset is not the idle board which should have been used with Core 2 Duo / Dual Core (E2xxx) range !!!

Lowest end I would have prefered is XFX 650i Ultra with XFX 8400 GS if you are not a gamer or higher end grfx card if you are a gamer…

Thank you…

Ambar on January 18th, 2008

Hi..
I have bought a new PC with Intel Dual Core processor and intel 945G motherboard. I have installed Windows XP.
I have been noticing a problem, while copying from CD/DVD the system performance goes down. Even the music player cannot operate smoothly. The whole CPU cycles are used for copying.
Can somebody suggest the possible reason and solution.
Thanks in advance.
Ambar

Choto Cheeta on January 18th, 2008

Hello Ambar,

There can be few reasons, you need to check one by one, 1st and most likely is DMA (Direct Memory Access) feature of Windows XP is turned off…

How do you Check ??

To enable DMA mode using the Device Manager

1. Open Device Manager.

2. Double-click IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers to display the list of controllers and channels.

3. Right-click the icon for the channel to which the device is connected, select Properties, and then click the Advanced Settings tab.

4. In the Current Transfer Mode drop-down box, select DMA if Available if the current setting is “PIO Only.”
If the drop-down box already shows “DMA if Available” but the current transfer mode is PIO, then the user must toggle the settings. That is:

Change the selection from “DMA if available” to PIO only, and click OK.

Then repeat the steps above to change the selection to DMA if Available.

Akhilesh K Gupta on January 21st, 2008

Hi,

I want to buy Dell Enspiron 1420, configuration C2D T5450 + 1GBRAM + 14.1″ etc. with cost Rs. 36800. I want financial assitence like from bajaj finance. I cannot afford that amount at a time. I also am tried to get loan froim bank but I failed. No bank is ready to give me loan since I am new to the city Chandigarh. I work here in CHandigarh. I also talked to my employer, but they also refused to assist me saying that they do not have such policy.

So please let me know, if its possible to get the Dell 1420 on loan or EMI.

THanks and regards,
AKhilesh

Choto Cheeta on January 21st, 2008

Hello Sir,

Why would you need one Core 2 based system ?? May I know your needs ?? as for general home computing purpose, the Compaq C702TU which is Rs. 25200/- incl TAX and 1 GB RAM at Kolkata

So can you please state what is your need ??

Akhilesh K Gupta on January 21st, 2008

Thanks for the kind information.

Actually I work in Patent field and I have to use the laptop more on patent ans non-patent searhing that may also include picture search and video search along with drafting of the application.

Also presentation work may be involved.

The main concern is that I dont know which is better?

Please let me the configuration of the laptop that you have written.

Thanks

Choto Cheeta on January 21st, 2008

@Akhilesh

Refer here, Will it be C2Q or X2 or any thing else, as it may give you some idea

Daniel on January 22nd, 2008

Could someone tell me the difference in E series n T series processors by Intel?

Choto Cheeta on January 22nd, 2008

@Daniel

In one simple word, you may say that E series are for Desktop where as T are for Notebook platform !!!!

Roy on January 28th, 2008

Hello dr. pc
i wanna ask about processor…. can u tell me all u got about pentium D 925 3Ghz and pentium dual core E2140 1,6 Ghz… i only know their product architexture (pentium D 925 uses 65 nano & dualcore E2140 uses same as D 925, heat emmission for dualcore is 35 watt & D 925 i dont know) … and last which one is the best??
Thx for reading my comment ^_^ GBU.

Anand Ethiraj on January 28th, 2008

Hi Cheeto,
I wanna buy a laptop for Rs: 35000.

Please suggest me a laptop that suits me a best in performance……and min of 1GB RAM.

My nature of work is internet programming, Surfing.

rajiv on January 30th, 2008

hello there,
i am plaaning to buy a computer c2d and am cosidering between acer 4720n,acer 4920 compaq 3720 and lenovo cq43 (range 36-38000/-)kindly suggest which is better ?if you can suggest any other product of any other brands please do so
thank u

Roy on February 1st, 2008

I think dualcore all E2xxx series are better than pentium D 9xx… am i right choto? u said that dualcore performs same like core duo, new architexture but stripped down version. I guess i have to buy E2140 rather than pentium D 925… (correct me if i’m wrong) btw its nice to see & share in this forum ^_^

Choto Cheeta on February 1st, 2008

@Roy

Yes the 65nm E2xxx Intel Dual Cores are better than Pentium D 9xx processors, but do note, when you buy a E2xxx processor make sure you buy a mobo which comes with Over Clocking support…

At Stock 1.6 GHz the E2140 may bot perform as good as a new 65 nm Pentium D 3.6 GHz, how ever even cheap board like XFX 630i 7150 would allow one to over clock the E2140 to 2.2 GHz without any problem with default basic Intel given cooling !!! At even 2.0 GHz E2140 would out perform any Pentium D 65nm

khushbu on February 2nd, 2008

hi,,
i want to buy a notebook,,
i’m doing sowtware engg so my basic need is java programing,,
right now i liked a compaq presario C739TU which has an intel dual core processor,1.6Ghz + 160 gb hdd + 512 mb RAM 15.4″ screen and asus motherboard,,
it costs me around 33K,,
i want the RAM to be upgraded to 1 GB which will cost some extra money,,

it also has inbuilt camera and wi-fi, no bluetooth and DVD-WR,,

do u find this a good deal ?
or nething else u can suggest,,

khushbu on February 2nd, 2008

one more thing i’m confused abt is dat why is hp notebook having same config. costlier den compaq,,

and someone told me dat i shud nt buy AMD processor bcz my basic need is programming and not graphics related,,

is it true ?

Choto Cheeta on February 2nd, 2008

@khushbu

Mam, please opt for a X2 model over Intel Dual Core… Intel Dual Core wont support x64 computting !!!

Compaq V6608AU at Rs. 35k with 2 gb ram

Ashwani Kumar on February 3rd, 2008

Hi,
i want to purchase new laptop for my business use. i need laptop for bulck graphics work which runs fast. so which one should i have to purchase. what about quad core processor laptops.

khushbu on February 3rd, 2008

compaq V6608AU is gud but i also saw compaq V6604AU which has the same config. as compaq V6608AU but the RAM is 512 MB which is upgradable upto 2 GB @ 28k,,

wht do u think abt this ?

kalyan on February 3rd, 2008

i have never ever saw such confusing explanation..
sorry

Narasing Rao on February 4th, 2008

I have little bit confusion what is difference bitween core 2 due processor and due core processor

ashwin on February 7th, 2008

real good work!!keep it up!

ashwin on February 7th, 2008

hope u can help me out!
i am keen on going 4 core 2 duo,n have a budget under 40k
hows acer 4710z…does the linux os troublesome,iam not familiar with linux.also hows dell 1420…

hadzija on February 9th, 2008

Just as the article stated above, the main difference between Core 2 Duo and Dual Core processors are the cache size (and some virtualization stuff your average Joe won’t even know it’s missing). And a much lower price for the Dual Cores. I own a Dual Core E2140, originally clocked 1.6Ghz, and run it at 2.66Ghz – no fancy coolers, no voltage modifications. And it doesn’t even get warm (!!). Every benchmark i tried places it in the same league as Core 2 Duo E6xxx series.

Avoid the Pentium D like the plague… power hungry, running very hot, and performance-wise much worse than the Core2Duo/DualCore processors.

iCalvyn on February 10th, 2008

nice comparison..i like it…

arshad on February 11th, 2008

Hi Choto,

I want to buy a laptop. I found hp pavillion dv2700 to be good one but I have two options one with dual core and other with core 2 duo with almost same frequency. Cost wise there is around 7k difference. Will you pls let me know how performance difference will be there between intel dual core and core 2 duo.

Thanks in advance
Arshad

trinath on February 12th, 2008

its well and good .it will be better if you give the picturisation of the architecture.

arshad on February 13th, 2008

Quick response will be appreciated

SHIVNANDAN on February 13th, 2008

thanks.
really thanks for clearing about the thing behind the seen .

Choto Cheeta on February 13th, 2008

@arshad

Hello Sir,

Intel Dual Core range for notebooks, the model number of which starts from Txxx are not 64 bit compatible…

So yes Intel Core 2 Duo range is better than a dual core, how ever there is another in between which is AMD X2 solution…

So, what are your usage, as it is possible that you may never use the extra power of Core 2 range processors and still ending up buying an expensive product !!!

Roy on February 14th, 2008

Thx choto, at the end i bought dualcore E2160 1.8 GHz, my mobo is ECS P4M890T-M2, RAM 1 GHz, Geforce 8600 GT 256 MB, with that spec i can play all new games with high detail setting (almost all but not all setting) like Call of Duty 4, medal of honour:airborne, Dirt, not bad in frame rate… btw can my mobo use OS vista??? anyone who can share information i really appreciate ^_^ thxxx.

Roy on February 14th, 2008

Btw can my mobo overclocks cpu? i think i saw in bios setting there’s an option for overclocking cpu, or am i wrong?? oops…

Choto Cheeta on February 14th, 2008

Hello Roy

as you have 8600 so yes your motherboard would run vista …

Now for Over Clocking, please boot in to bios and find if any option allowing increasing the processor FSB or Bus speed or External clock or any such

VIA chipset is not know to be a good over clocker anyway

Baishali on February 15th, 2008

hello sir!
I am about to go to a new city in 8~9 months and so, I am thinking of buying a LAPTOP. My budget is 20000~25000 INR. I would be using it for web-surfing,chatting,mail and basic openoffice work…..I will be joining an IT company and so some office work will be done too…I cant say of what type…may be some programming….as I am joining as software engineer…..I also play the occasional game or two…..but not very high end games….And put in some music and movies too…again nothing hifi…
In future, I may run vista ultimate and office07 on it…
I want a laptop with at least 80gb hdd, 512mb ddr2ram and wireless internet connectivity…and dvd writer…screen size does not matter…
what do u suggest?

Baishali on February 15th, 2008

Oh….and internet connection should be with datacard….
i think its called pcmcia or something….basically, should be internet on the go enabled!

Baishali on February 15th, 2008

and I will upgrade the RAM to 2 gb and processor to core2duo and hdd to 160 gb some months after buying but not immediately during buying…….

so which laptop do you think is suitable for my need?
and if u can, could u plz state its price in kolkata right now?

Baishali on February 15th, 2008

Waiting for ur valuable comments……
I hav narrowed down my requirements a bit….
chipset:intel 965gm express
processor:celeron 540m or 530m upgradeable to core2duo 800mhz
ram:533mhz 512 mb ddr2 upgradeable to 2gb at least
hdd:80gb upgradeable
optical drv:dvd writer dual layer 8x or 16x with or without lightscribe….
network:wireless net card socket…

Choto Cheeta on February 15th, 2008

@Baishali

Manually it is not possible to upgrade notebook processors, what at max one can do is, chnage the Hard disk or the RAM… So sorry to inform you cant upgrade your processor !!

Compaq C702TU comes at Rs. 25,200/- with 1 GB RAM which will meet all your needs also, do take a look at Acer 4720z which also comes with same chipset as GL960 (GMA x3100) how ever with 160 GB HDD and Intel Dual Core processor at Rs. 30,500/- incl all TAX

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

Thank you for your valuable comments!
I read some of the other blog topics also….
http://www.acer.co.in/acer/comparison/notebook_comparison.html
Sir, in the above link they have given the price of 4720z NWXmi and 4720z WXMi as 33.5 and 36 thousand…..
Again, Sir, the chipset used is 960 gl which has fsb of 533mhz but ram is 667 mhz…so it will clock down to 533…..and machine wont have full speed of ram…actually, this is the reason I want to go for 965gm coz it supports both 533mhz and 800 mhz fsb….

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

Sir, I have a question…..
1.what exactly is a card reader in a laptop?
2.how do I know if I need a card reader or not?
3.If my laptop does not come with a card reader, can I buy and install one later in my laptop?

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

some more…..
4.what is the difference between
a.SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support
b.SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
5.what do they mean by double layer “support”? it just supports , ie we need xtra hardware to burn double layer or it actually burns double layer without xtra hardware?

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01301275.pdf
Sir in this link, there is a pdf which is the service manual for Compaq c700 series notebooks…In page 81,82 (83,89)of the document, they have given the method for replacing processor……..Now as both the core2duo and celeron m processors run on lga775 type sockets, cant I replace my processor later on?
Anyways…I researched the C702tu on the web…I think its okay but I have a few doubts…..

1. If I run vista ultimate on celeron m530, will my lappy be extremely sluggish…..(I am accustomed to a 2.4ghz pentium running on 256 mb ddr…2005 bought……so will it be slower than that too????)
2. In case of the c702tu, max RAM after upgrade seems to be 1 gb…but I wanted a lappy where I can upgrade the Ram to 2gb at least….

Please clear my doubts…

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

Sir, I have decided on the final configuration….

Processor : Intel Celeron m550 1MB L2 Cache , 533 Mhz FSB , 2.00 Ghz or Intel Celeron

m540 1MB L2 Cache, 533 Mhz FSB , 1.86 Ghz

Chipset : Intel 960gl express chipset / Intel 965gm express chipset (X3100 GPU)

RAM : DDR2 , 667 Mhz / 533 Mhz , 512MB / 1GB , upgradeable to 2GB with dual-channel

support , 2 memory banks , preferrably 2 soDIMM modules

HDD : SATA 80GB upgradeable to 120GB / 160GB

Optical Drive : Super Multi 8x DVD Writer with Dual Layer Burning with or without

LightScribe upgradeable to 8x DVD Writer with LightScribe

USB Ports : AT LEAST 3 , preferably 4

Speakers : 2 , Altec-Lansing or Dolby Stereo or 3D Sonic

LAN : RJ45 Connector 10/100

Screen Size : Above 12″ , No particular preference

OS : Linux or NONE (Bare machine preferrable)

Softwares : ABSOLUTELY NONE REQUIRED

5-in-1 Card Reader : Optional

WLAN : Optional

Bluetooth : Optional

Integrated Microphone : Absolutely NOT REQUIRED

Integrated Web Camera : Absolutely NOT REQUIRED

Other Components : Standard as available

Price Range : INR 20000 to INR 25000 , in and around INR 25K

If you can tell me the price for this in kol, I will b gr8tly obliged.,,,thank u…..and brand does not matter…can be acer or compaq or any…..

Baishali on February 16th, 2008

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=218214

Post 6 by DutyHunter
C714NR for INR 20000 ($500 approx)…..with dual core….
better than the c702tu???
will I get the same price for 714 here in kol ?

Choto Cheeta on February 16th, 2008

@Baishali

1.
Card read is some thing which allow you to take the SD / MMC card from mobile or digital camera and read the pictures or data in side

2.
Its a default so dont take much of a headache with it but as I say its a default and std option so why leave it

3.
it comes as external reader which plugs in to a USB port and allow you to read memory cards its Rs. 250/- in kolkata !!!

4.
double layer allow you to burn DVD 9 formats, read this in wiki about dvd formats !!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD …

5.
There would be no warrenty when u carry this out !!! The desktop comes with socket LGA 775 the mobile unit have different socket… in India its pretty hard and really costly to find a retail Mobile Core2 range processor !!!

6.
Vista needs a min of 512MB how ever recomended is 1 GB… so with 1 GB and GMA x3100 it would run really fine for you…

7.
Tell me why do you need 2 GB RAM ?? buy the C702TU with 1 GB and that would help u to do any job u preffer

8.
Unfortunatelly we cant make out our own configuration !!! and no my frnd, we dont get USD conversion as that u think… if the USD value is mention 500 > which means it would be around Rs. 28k in India

Now if you need dual Core the Acer 4720z seems right for you at Rs. 31k

Ravi Parmar on February 17th, 2008

Dear Friend Cheetah,
I want to buy a PC (will get it assembled-not going for branded one)within the range of Rs.23000 – Rs.27000.

I’m learning Visual Basics now & would try & learn other languages also.I’m not interested in animation but gaming yes, also i will be doing some photoshop tricks.

So can you please recommend a configuration in this price band with graphic card & DVD writer(best one).

Thanking You in Anticipation,
Ravi Parmar

Choto Cheeta on February 17th, 2008

Hello Ravi.

I am mentioning price of few product which I guess would be best for you and your need under your budget, now over all depending on your place, the price may increase upto Rs. 500/- but any thing more in total price should be considered as high !!!

anyway this is what i would recomend you,

AMD Athlon X2 4200+ @ Rs. 3000 /- + TAX
ASUS M2A-VM @ Rs. 3200 /- + TAX
XFX 8600 GT GDDR3 256 MB @ Rs. 4900 /- + TAX
2 GB DDR-II Single Stick RAM module 667 MHz KingStone @ Rs. 1875 /- + TAX
160 GB SATA-II 7200.10 @ Rs. 1950 /- + TAX
DVD RW any PATA (IDE) @ Rs. 1300 /- + TAX
Local Cabinet with Zebronics Platimun 500 watts SMPS @ Rs. 2200 /- + TAX
Creative 2.1 @ Rs. 1050 /- + TAX
19″ WideScreen TFT View Sonic VA1912wb DVI @ Rs. 8200 /- + TAX

TAX @ 4% VAT Rs. 1107 /-
Total Rs. 28782 /-

roy on February 17th, 2008

hey man

im still confused about the difference between duel core and core 2 due ……… why is core 2 due better ??? IS there a 2 core 2 due in which it doubles the speed wriitten next to it / like 2.2 2 core 2 due fuctions at 4.4 ghz???? Is it true? i wanna buy a desktop pc at range 800$ for gaming internet and such so what do you recommand choto cheeta duel core or core 2 due and what ghz ram harddisk and vga should the pc have?????!! plz respond fast. thanks

pierre a.t on February 17th, 2008

hey chotocheeta
im still confused about the differnce between duel core and core 2 due ? why is core 2 due better? and is their a cpu which doubles ghz listed next to it, its called 2 core 2 due which doubles functions as 2.2 2core 2 due works at 4.4 ghz speed???? is it true???

i also want to buy a desktop 800$ range , mostly for online games ang internet music and such so what should i buy a duel core or core 2 due at what ghz also???? and what should the ram vga and hard disk be at what power ???? plz respond fast

Baishali on February 17th, 2008

Thank you sir……for all the research….
Sir, I was thinking about 2gb coz at one point of time, I would like to run win vista ultimate ……so, with ultimate hogging most of the 1 gb of ram, I cant play any games(even the smaller ones, like aoe3 etc)..so I was going for 2gb….
sir, I just need one other piece of information…..
I have read that in compaq laptops, if there are two memory banks, the main bank comes below and the extended bank comes on top of it…..both of which come below the wlan card, I think…….Now can you tell me, if later I can install another extended bank on top of the main bank in my lappy so that I can upgrade to 2gb?
Or the bank is already there, but it can only run max 512 mb ?

Choto Cheeta on February 17th, 2008

Hello Baishali,

Compaq V3702AU and Lenovo 3000 N200 is also there do give them a look also

Baishali on February 19th, 2008

Thank you very much Choto Cheeta !!!

Roy on February 22nd, 2008

Hello again Choto

Yup i know that my mobo ECS P4M890 is not good enough for performance, i see that in bios theres setting for multiplier cpu but in manual book it says “we are strongly recommend you dont overclock any hardware…” btw do u know how high E2160 can be overclock to?

Last thing i wanna ask if video card with interface PCIex 16x version 2.0 can work in mobo with pciex 16x ver. 1.0??? I only know from website that only pciex 16x ver. 1.1(in dual link capable mobo/crossfire or sli) can support vga pcix ver. 2.0

Roy on February 22nd, 2008

Btw there’s a guy with same name like me in this comments, choto…. he’s the one with name roy, its not me actually, hope u dont confuse
Thx choto… GBU! ^_^

Choto Cheeta on February 22nd, 2008

@Roy

There are very few cards today in market which is under PCI-E 2.0 interface however all these 2.0 interface cards are fully backward compatible

About Over Clocking the E2140, it is know to hit 2.2 – 2.4 GHz mark on stock intel cooling but in any case, every single setup is different, so its u, who is the best person to let all know that how high you can reach

ashish rudrakanthwar on February 23rd, 2008

g.a. sir
your reasearch is going on in right way in case of um . yet, i could not understand exact meaning of core 2 duo. please sir, send me some details

siby on February 23rd, 2008

Tks for the info ..I didn’t even know they had so many flavors…reminds me of Microsuck’s home edition, standard edition, enterprise edition.. etc etc…

Roy on February 25th, 2008

Thx again choto
maybe later if i change my mobo with a higher performance then i will try to overclock it, btw in other forum (indonesian)i saw celeron D 420 1.6 Ghz can be overclocked into 2.2 Ghz.

Yup i already read from wikipedia PCI SIG about pciex 16x ver. 2.0 that graphic cards and motherboards which supports pciex 16x ver.2 can be work in version 1.x (1.0, 1.0a, 1.1)and vice versa… glad they say that hehe… but only few graphic cards pciex 16x ver.2 that have problem or cannot work well in pciex 16x ver.1.0a version.

My manual mobo book says : “pciex 16x slot is fully compliant to the pciex base specification revision 1.1″… does it mean that my pciex slot is version 1.1, choto???
Arigato gozaimasu

Dr. Rajeh Kohli on February 25th, 2008

Dear C.C.
I adore your hardwork in anwering so many querries. I am a medical doctor and my HP Pavillion2002 got stollen recently from my house. I had lots of medical research on it with lots of data which was going to integrate Allopathy with ayurveda. I lost all my research. May I ask you, how can my laptop be tracked? Where all should I send this information?
Regards and best of health.
Dr.Rajesh Kohli.

Dr. Rajesh Kohli on February 25th, 2008

Hello Again,

I would like to know, should I buy HP laptop from Australia via my cousin or should I buy it here in India? Model no. HP DV 6755Tx or DV 6757tx. I have a budget of Rs.50,000/-, which laptop do you suggest me to buy. Its urgent for me to know in one day. Also please tell whether windows Vista better than WindowsXP ?
Thanks.
Dr. Kohli

Roy on February 26th, 2008

Its me again

Sorry bother u with other question outside this thread ^^ … now i know more about processor intel core2duo, pentium D & pentium dualcore… thx choto! I also find info in other website, specially from intel it self btw my mobo isn’t good for overclocking but if i did that with teorytically, (base of E2160 1,8 GHz, mobo support 533 MHz for RAM, 1 Gig DDR2 533), then i should get max 2.4 Ghz cpu speed… i use synchronous 1:1 (FSB : DRAM) 266 : 533. Vcore should not over 1,5v, maybe 1,3v or less…… if my mobo support RAM DDR2 667 then it could be 3GHZ!! hehe

Roy on February 26th, 2008

To Dr. Rajeh,
sorry about ur lost laptop i hope that thief gets equal punish from God, since it contains valuable info about saving human life…
btw i only know that in selular telephone (handphone) there is a software that can track back its device, so if u lost it u can track it down. About laptop, untill now i havent got info on “anti steal/thief” whatever name is.
GBU doc

Choto Cheeta on February 26th, 2008

Hello Dr. Rajesh,

I am really sorry to know about your lose… Make no mistake I do understand the pain of lossing important data (hard work)…

Really sorry to point that once gone, unlike mobiles, as off now, notebooks cant be traced…

….

Windows Vista vs Windows Xp, is a long debate, but its personal choice, as in back end, Vista is more secure OS than XP, where as many people still prefer the UI (under interface) of Windows XP over Vista…

I would say, take a look at this model of HP, HP Pavilion dv6703TX in Kolkata, with upgrade of warrenty from 1 year to 3 years, including all tax it costs Rs. 53,200/-

Usually price is just few thousands (3-5k) here and there. As the problem from buying AUS / States is it has to come with international warranty to get support in India.. In many case for international warranty you may be asked to pay extra money which makes the price quite equal here and in aus..

If anyone is buying anything from abroad, one brand is really cheap which is Apple.. Does your budget allow you to buy an Apple 15.4” MacBook Pro ??

Thank you…

Choto Cheeta on February 26th, 2008

@Roy

The only reason for me to run this web site is to share information and share for free so dont feel shy to ask any question even if its not related to certain post, as if possible for me to answer, I would try my best to solve the issue

naresh on February 27th, 2008

i want to buy a desktop pc, but i m confused about the processor and mother board, which one is best for me, core2 duo or dual 2 core processor, and motherboard intel or ashush, which will give me best performance, tell me soon, urgent…
thanx…….

Dr. Rajesh Kohli on February 27th, 2008

Dear C.C

I really appreciate your advise and would try to locate dv6703tx in delhi as per your advise. Kindly tell whether to opt for Dell or HP, though I love HP looks.

Thanks again

Dr. R.Kohli

Dr. Rajesh Kohli on February 27th, 2008

Dear Roy,

Thnx for your concern and feelings for the lost Laptop.

Best of health and happiness to you

Shah harsh on March 2nd, 2008

hi
i am so confused little bit difference between core2 dual and dual core 2?
any one kmow then please inform in my emailid

nikhil on March 4th, 2008

dear chota cheeta,

i had a few queries , Im plannin to buy the dell 1420 with core 2 duo T5450 and 2 GB ram , at a price of about 35000/- .
what would be the battery back up for the 6 cell battery and for the 9 cell battery ?
does the laptop become a lot heavier if i take the 9 cell battery ?? actually a little confused on wat battery to use .
can u suggest some other laptop of a similar config at a similar rate ?

nikhil

nikhil on March 4th, 2008

dear chota cheeta

i am planning to buy a dell 1420 , core 2 duo T5450 with 2 gb ram , costing aroun 35000 .
im confused on which battery to choose 6 cell or 9 cell ?
how many hours of back up would each battery give ?
if i use a 9 cell , does that make the laptop heavier ?
also pls suggest if there r better deals around this price .

nikhil

Choto Cheeta on March 5th, 2008

@nikhil

at Config wise dell is best you would get, and yes 9 Cell will provide a 25 to 30% extra battery life though it would make the product few gms heavy !!

Stick with 1420 its a fine option !!!

neeraj on March 5th, 2008

what the requirements of installing window vista??

Choto Cheeta on March 5th, 2008

Here is what would Microsoft say officially..

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/capable.mspx

Now I would say install it, only when you have 1 GB RAM and better grfx like in onboard then GMA 3000 (Intel 946) or higher, in Notebook GMA 950 would do fine… Or if you have Nvidia 6100 Grfx or such…

Monty on March 7th, 2008

Hello,

I want to purchase a new laptop I am a system administrator, I will have to work more than 8 hours a day also will have to access many server remotely. My budget is around 30K which model you will suggest for me.
(DELL,Lenovo,HP.Compaq,Acer,Toshiba) It should be Core 2 duo and with minimum 1GB of memory.

Choto Cheeta on March 7th, 2008

Hello Monty,

In that price range of yours INR Rs. 30,000/-, you wont be able to get a name Core 2 Duo…

I suggest, Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29 which is Rs. 29,500/- inclusive TAX, where as another extra 512 MB DDR-II 667 would be Rs. 550/- and 1 GB extra would be Rs. 1100/- !!!

Under this segment Lenovo seemed to be the best over all performer !!!

How ever you have option for Acer 4720z and Compaq v3702au !!!

Hunaid on March 9th, 2008

F*** YOU ALL,PENTIUM D IS BETTER THAN CORE 2 DUO OR ANY OTHER CORE.IT HAS 3GHz.

I have INTEL PENTIUM D WITH 2GB RAM AND 160GB HARD DISK.
I ALSO HAVE NVIDIA GEFORCE 7300 GT(i.e.GRAPHIC CARD)
THE COMPUTER IS 3GHz.
THE BASIC RULE IS MORE THE GHz,MORE FASTER THE COMPUTER IS.(REFERRED TO ENCYCLOPEDIA)

EJ on March 9th, 2008

I have an intel pentium dual-core processor 1.6GHz… and i wasnt able to run Microsoft FLight Simulator X game smoothly (even with low graphics). I dont know if the problem is with my graphics cards or my processor. pease recommend what i should buy. (i was planning to buy a GPU or an Intel Core2duo processor) I have 2 gigabytes of RAM and a P5S-MXSE Asus Motherboard.

EJ on March 9th, 2008

uhh 1 more thing, i got a GeCube Radeon X1550 Video Card 256mb

Choto Cheeta on March 10th, 2008

@EJ

x1550 should have run the game.. What is the error that it is offering ?? Also it depends on your budget what which GPU should you upgrade to !! So how much you can afford ??

uditsood on March 12th, 2008

Very good comments but not helpful

uditsood on March 12th, 2008

Very good comments but not clear comments

Paul on March 13th, 2008

Hello everyone,

I have recently bought a ECS 945PL-A Motherboard because it was very cheap. Today I realized that it only supports Pentium D and P4 models. I wanted to buy a Pentium Dual Core CPU. I also got myself a 8800 GT.

I would first like to know if a 945PL chip will support a Pentium Dual Core CPU. And even if it will, should I just throw this motherboard out and get a normal one to support C2D and a better RAM? Cause this one is only 533/400 MHz compatible. I planning to run the latest games and would like to know if this motherboard is good enough for a 8800 GT.

Thank you.

Praveen j dsouza on March 13th, 2008

I am a Mechanical CAD(computer aided design) engineer, so my requirement is a Laptop which supports CAD graphics(CATIA, Pro/e..) and java programming..budget 35000/- Planing to buy before 25th March..Please suggest me a good laptop.Or i should go for a desktop?..

bharti on March 14th, 2008

thanks a lot for the info

Manoj on March 15th, 2008

Pentium D is nothing but 2 Prescott Processors side by side… runs very hot, not a good OverClocker..
what is overclocker…???

what is prescott processor side by side??
it runs very hot?? what does that mean?

umesh on March 17th, 2008

hi,
I am a .Net Programmer ,so my requirement is a Laptop which supports .net programming..budget 35000/-
Intel core 2 duo Processor .Please suggest me a good laptop.Or i should go for a desktop?..

Choto Cheeta on March 17th, 2008

Hello umesh,

You can opt for Lenovo 3000 N200 with extra 1 GB RAM and one external USD keyboard + Mouse for long typing !!!

Base model is Rs. 29,500/- incl all tax in Kolkata which comes with 512MB RAM, you can add any available Laptop DDR-II 667 MHz RAM from Transend or KingStone which would Rs. 1100/- incl TAX !!!

Microsoft USB combo for keyboard mouse would be Rs. 650/- + TAX..

I would also suggest to extend the warranty for 2 years which would cost Rs. 5400/- so you get a full cover of the system for 3 years

Vaibhav Kamat on March 17th, 2008

Thanks.

Narendra kundara on March 18th, 2008

Sir i want abbout redhat

rahul singhania on March 21st, 2008

Hi Team,

Any issues related to any Kind of HP/Compaq product do let me know.

If your notebook or desktop is out of warranty and not functioning, i would be the best person to resolve your issues

mustafa on March 22nd, 2008

i want to buy new computer
so i dont know the difference between AMD , dual core, core 2 due

vidisha on March 22nd, 2008

Hi Rahul,

I am planning to buy 2 HP laptops after holi…i will contact you soon and will hope to the get the best available option from you.

rahul singhania on March 22nd, 2008

Hi Mustafta,

Before i answer your question would like to know for what are purpose are u planning to buy a Desktop.

Hunaid on March 24th, 2008

As i said before,PENTIUM D IS BETTER THAN CORE 2 DUO OR ANY OTHER CORE.IT HAS 3GHz.

All Types of work(i.e hacking,playing,surfing,downloading,installing,etc.)
can be done at the same rate or time or even faster than other core comps.I AM TELLING FROM MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I AM A COMPUTER(HARDWARE ENGINEER)
AND I PREFFER PENTIUM D.

Hunaid on March 24th, 2008

AS I SAID BEFORE,PENTIUM D IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CORE 2 DUOS.
ALL TYPES OF WORK LIKE HACKING,DOWNLOADING,PLAYING,SURFING,INSTALLING,ETC CAN BE DONE AT THE SAME RATE OR EVEN FASTER AND SMOOTHER THAN OTHER CORES.
I AM TELLING U THIS BECAUSE OF MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS I AM A COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEER.

BELIEVE ME!!!!

Pradeep on March 24th, 2008

dear friens,

I have a core 2 duo Processor and Orginal Intel mother board (965 Srs) 200 G.B Hard disk, 6 MB Ram, DVD writer, Normal CD writer, floppy dive, ATX cabinet, TFT monitor, nvidia Graphic Card, Creative Sound card 5.1 Multimedia Key board and mouse and iam looking for blueray driver kit…….anybody need to purchase that type configuration sure i can help you

Pradeep on March 24th, 2008

have a core 2 duo Processor and Orginal Intel mother board (965 Srs) 200 G.B Hard disk, 6 MB Ram, DVD writer, Normal CD writer, floppy dive, ATX cabinet, TFT monitor, nvidia Graphic Card, Creative Sound card 5.1 Multimedia Key board and mouse and iam looking for blueray driver kit…….anybody need to purchase that type configuration sure i can help you

because i am a hardware administrator

Prashanth on March 25th, 2008

Hi Chota,
taking ur advice i looked for the XFX 630i motherboard everywhere in chennai and bangalore. can you suggest any other motherboard price range 3k to 4k… The dealer has suggested a 945 GCNL motherboard for 3.1k…IS that okay?
Thanks,
Prashanth

Sudhanshu on March 25th, 2008

Which is the best laptop in market for home usage?
budget is 50-60K.
Will it be a good decision to go for vista over XP as vista is full of bugs as of now and eats a lot of resources?

Shubhojit Chatterjee on March 25th, 2008

Great help !!

appreciate it.

Shubhojit Chatterjee,
The Doon School.
unigross

vishal on March 27th, 2008

thanxs sir

Ramya on March 27th, 2008

Hi Choto,

I am planning to buy a Compaq presario laptop for home use. Right now in hyderabad, there is a severe shortage of compaq laptop with core 2 duo processor for more than 2 months now.

laptop with dual core is easily available. i have freezed on model C772TU. My basic usage would be browsing, chatting and uploading/viewing photos. maybe few flash games. no NFS kind of games. Do you think dual core processor is sufficient for this kind of use, or should i wait for core 2 duo ? i am also planning to install windows XP. do you think it is an outdated OS with the coming of Windows Vista ?

Kindly reply at your earliest as I might buy the laptop within the next 2 days.

Thanks a ton in advance,
Ramya

Choto Cheeta on March 27th, 2008

Hello Ramya.

I would warn you for compaq as if you plan to run Windows XP / 2000 / 2003 as compaq has the worst support (driver) for those OS..

For your uses, Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 / T2330 type processors are more than enough.

Personally I would suggest Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29 which is Rs. 29,500/- including all TAX and duty. How ever one must add at-least another extra 512 MB or 1 GB RAM (Laptop DDR-II 667 MHz 1 GB is Rs. 1100/-) in the base config.

Take the lenovo if you can digest the looks else check out Acer 4720z which is Rs. 31000/- including all TAX and duty !!

thank you..

Choto Cheeta on March 27th, 2008

@Prashanth

If you cant find XFX 630i 7150, look again, and still if you cant find, then look once again.. as thats the best solution under your budget, however if you are really forced to buy some thing else, then look for BIOSTAR nforce 7050 or 7150 models !!!

If still no luck, then I would vote for Intel DG31PR !! WHich is also Rs. 2.9k !!

Gaurav on March 29th, 2008

i think the p-4 3.0 GHZ is the best technology than others processor but the core2duo is core2duo its best
but i like p-4.

achilles on April 1st, 2008

Dear CC,
I admire your effort extended in this blogg–God bless you. I have no queries but keep on going mate!

Bhaskar on April 1st, 2008

Really useful information.
so there is no significant effect on performance of the system for a homw user.

Bhaskar on April 1st, 2008

what is your openion on VAIO-CR22G/B.
i have budget of 40-50 k.

Kumar on April 4th, 2008

I bought P4 HT 3.06GHz processor in Sep 2006. I had got the motherboard MSI Neo3PE from USA where i had gone to meet my uncle. I have been having problems with CPU reaching temp upto 60C, i did try to resolve it by adding fan, keeping the cabinet open, pointing the desert cooler/AC towards the open cabinet and have been able to process so far. This year in Feb the temp shot to 70C+. I did a proper check this time. The coolant which sits on the CPU was not properly installed and one of the knob seems to be broken. May be so it was unable to properly heat sink. Also the heating paste had dried up. I gave the system to a comp eng who said that it was happening cause of the paste and cause i was using only 256MB RAM. He advised me to upgrade the RAM to 1GB and get repasting done. He was asking Rs 450/- for the heat sink paste. I did not give in and went to Nehru Place in Delhi and got a heat sink paste for RS 15/-. I replaced the old paste with the new one. Now with open cabinet and outside temp at around 27c the CPU temp shows 55c and rises to 63C when runnnig 2-3 windows.

1GB ram of Kingston is costing RS 2400/- at Nehru Place. However the comp eng i gave the comp to is selling me a 1GB ram of Kingston for Rs 1450/-. It looks good and he showed me the dealers signature dated 23/3/2008 on the RAM( which is done for warranty purpose).

My Cabinet has the MSI Neo3PE mobo, P4 3.06GHz HT, 256MB Kingston RAM, Samsung CD RW, 80GB Samsung HDD, NVIDIA FX5500 AGP 256MR 128 Bit, Floopy Drive. I checked at a shop in Nehru Place who is ready to upgrade mu PC and will give Rs 4000/- for everthing except the cabinet, floopy and CD ROM. I will have to pay RS 5600/- extra to him to get Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.2 + Intel 945 Mobo + 1GB kingston RAM.

Do you thing i should go ahead with this option or just add a 1GB RAM to my current system and do something about the Air flow system in the cabinet and change the Heat sink coolent of the CPU.

I would like to play a few games like NFS / Max payne. I work on Adope Photoshop a lot. Apart from these the normal Word, excel and Internet Explorer are the things i use.

Also even after adding an AGP i have not been able to play Max payne on my system the games installs and leaves me with a black screen when i have tried to run it earlier.

What do i do and if you suggest me to upgrade then which CPU and mobo will be best.

Thankyou for your help. Sorry if this became too long. )

jigu on April 5th, 2008

Thank you very much.

Very useful information in very easy word.

i was also confused about this.

Shouvik on April 5th, 2008

Hi ChotoCheeta,

I want to buy a laptop for the following reasons (mainly)
- OS :- XP SP2 (must)
- .NET programming (with its higher versions)
- other ofc work
- bit of gaming (nfs, max payne , half life 2 kind of)

I have a confusion between Lenovo N200 – 0769-A74 and Compaq Presario C772TU. The Lenovo model comes with RAM = 512 MB (256MB in each slot). The shopkeeper says if I want to upgrade to 1GB RAm, then I’ll have to settle down with non-lenovo branded RAMs(Transcend etc). So please advice whether transcend n other brand RAMs will suit perfectly just like the lenovo original RAM…. One more thing.. the Compaq comes with 2GB so it is enticing me (alos its looks), so as a whole I am bit confused…pls advice ASAP….I am intending to buy it soon..

thanks,

Choto Cheeta on April 5th, 2008

Compaq has really really low or rather no support for Windows XP in terms of driver now you have not mentioned your budget either therefore its not that easy to suggest a Notebook.

Do note, Lenovo will work with transend or kingstone ram

Lenovo 0769-A29 comes with Intel Dual Core T2310 processor at base price of Rs. 29.5k incl all, do give it a look

thank you

Choto Cheeta on April 5th, 2008

@Kumar

Intel Pentium processor are know to run hot… 70C is not some thing should make you worried..

Therefore I dont see an immediate reason for you to upgrade just you are running 70C temps on processor

abhay on April 6th, 2008

i want to know the exact difference between Pentium D and core 2 duo. if both are dual core processors which one has a faster clock rate. i worry not about the temperature at which the processor runs. i need the max speed dual core processor. also is 945 chipset compatible with the above processors?

kumar on April 6th, 2008

@ 70C of pentium HT 3.06GHz..
Thanx for your answer, however the problem is that when it goes over 60C it slow down a lot. It does not respond to commands before 1 min..Still you think i should not upgrade. or should i just get more RAM..since i have only 256MB RAM

Shouvik on April 6th, 2008

Hi Chotocheetah,

Regarding my previous query, thanks for your suggestion You had asked about my budget. It is anything within 32K (in all). Plz suggest a suitable notebook considering my req (ie XP sp2, .NET, bit of gaming)… Currently I am considering the Lenovo N200 A74 that you had also suggested will run fine with transcend/kingston ram..

Thanks,
Shouvik

Choto Cheeta on April 6th, 2008

yes thats a nice notebook you may go for it

kumar on April 6th, 2008

Hey Cheeta, kindly xplain the advantages of higher FSB and Cache..Does higher FSB & Cache perform better or higher Clock speed? and in what aspect…

Roy on April 7th, 2008

Yup kumar, if u raise FSB (cpu bus clock) then u can get more speed on proccessor or u can simply raise cpu clock ratio multiplier… but remember it will cost u more heat and more vcore, so pay attention on cpu voltage (dont over 1,5volt)… also remember when u overclock cpu dont forget to setup PCIE freq & PCI clock into 100 & 33, if not then ur PCIE & PCI will raise higher and damage ur graphic card add on… (correctme if i’m wrong coz i’m still new about overclocking hehe)

Ravi Shankar on April 7th, 2008

Hi i want to buy a laptop with following specification…please suggest me a good one, my budget is 50k..
core 2 duo processor(more processing speed)
160 gb hard disk
2gb ram
15.4” screen

Choto Cheeta on April 7th, 2008

Hello Ravi,

Lenovo 3000 Y510 775844Q

Intel C2D T5450
2 GB DDR-II 667 MHz
160 GB SATA
128 MB 8400 GS
15″

Rs. 52500/- all inclusive for the default config.

HP Pavilion dv2701TX

Once again,

Intel C2D T5450
1 GB DDR-II -> add another 1 GB from local market
160 GB SATA
8400 GS
15″

Base config is Rs. 47,000/- all including, add another 1 GB DDR-II 667 MHz Laptop at Rs. 1100/-

kumar on April 7th, 2008

Hi,
My cousin wants to purchase a laptop for automobile designing. He says the min RAM he needs is 3 GB. Since he will be using it for high demanding 3D software which laptop do you recommend. Budget around 60K.

priyankara on April 8th, 2008

what is the most speed one betwen below couples?

1. a.) pentium-D 3.4 GH , 4Mb , 800 Bus or
b.) dual core 1.8 Gh , 2 MB , 800 Bus ?

2. a.) pentium-D 3.4 GH , 4Mb , 800 Bus or
b.) core to dou 2.2 Gh , 2 MB , 800 Bus ?

3. a.) pentium-d 3.4 Gh, 4Mb, 800 bus or
b.) core to dou 2.66 Gh,4 mb,1333 bus ?

sunny on April 8th, 2008

I wamt to buy a laptop for my office application such as .NET application and some designs…….so can u suggest me a good laptop which has budget not more then 50k and should enable with 15.4” screen,160gb hard disk,2gb ram,core 2 duo processor…

Thank u

mohsin on April 9th, 2008

thxxxxxxx for clearing my doubts

mohit on April 9th, 2008

i bought the compaq C772TU laptop one week earlier and till now m not able to play any good graphics game,
most of the times the error occurs due to directx, right i have directx 9.0b.
my friends say that my windows (xp professional) is not genuine so that’s why games are not working.

m having the Intel(R)946 GZ Express Chipset Family , as my display adapter.

should i install new driver or what should i do then ?

Nilofer on April 10th, 2008

Hi,
Your explanation was really helpful.
I am currently in programming and i m confused whether to take a high configuration laptop or a pc.If i take a laptop which brand is really good….I have heard DELL N ACER is not so good.My bugdet would be around 30000-40000.And can u please explain me is 1.6ghz is faster or 1.8ghz and what actually does it mean…

divya on April 12th, 2008

Thank u veeeeery much! Needed this answer coz of which i was struck in a mock interview! Thanks a ton!

Shouvik on April 12th, 2008

Hi Chotocheetah,

Finally I have bought the N200 0769 A74 from Lenovo.
Every thing is cool except that the speakers are sounding very low…. though using head phone is making things better…
currently real tek has been installed.. any suggestion for improving the sound for this notebook ??

thanks

Dikshit on April 13th, 2008

Hi,

This is really nice blog. I am planning to buy Dell Inspiron 1525 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5550, 2 GB RAM). But I have read that it only comes with a Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. There is no option to change the graphics cards. I want to know whether it would be problem running Windows Vista or games with descent graphics requirements.

Thanks,
Dikshit

Dikshit on April 13th, 2008

I would also like to know what your views (in general) on Acer laptops. Would it be a wise decision to go for Acer laptops over the Dell laptops?

Choto Cheeta on April 13th, 2008

Hello Dikshit,

Windows Vista would run more than fine with Intel GMA x3100 but do note, the Dell 1525 do have option for Nvidia 8400 GS

However both 8400 / x3100 wont be enough for running latest games with higher graphics / visual settings

Dikshit on April 13th, 2008

Hi,

Thanks for your response. I would like to know your opinion on which laptop to buy from amongst (1) HP Pavilion dv6830us Entertainment Notebook PC or (2) Dell Inspiron 1525. Both are approx the same price and same configuration.

Thanks in advance.
Dikshit

Sreenath on April 14th, 2008

Hi Choto,

I am having a hard time with my computers (a PIV 1.7 GHz with Mercury 845 GLAD board and a PIV 2.4 GHZ with Intel 845 GVSR board). Forget it! I am not gonna ask you anything in regard to them

I am planning to upgrade to a new CPU and use the monitor and other accessories that I already have. My queries are:
1. I am going for an Intel core 2 duo 2.2 GHz processor. The dealer has suggested Intel 945 GCNL motherboard. Is there any other motherboard that gives a better performance and is compatible with the above processor. Rate is not a constraint, though my budget is of course not high end. BTW, I don’t use an air conditioner where I work. I don’t think I am into a lot of extreme computing. I work in the field of medical transcription where I keep up to 7-10 applications running and yes, internet while I work. I sometimes watch movies online, listen to music. Games, NO. Anyway, I don’t want to go for a low-end configuration too. So, for one, need your suggestion on the motherboard thing. It should be an Intel board. And also, does INtel 945 GCNL have a builtin graphics card? I don’t need to buy any additional cards, do I?
2. I am planning to buy one of the Iball cabinets (preferrably Ibenz that looks cool and I heard they are sturdy) that has a 400 watts 24 PIN SMPS. My second query is whether that would work on the 500 VA UPS that I have. I am a dork when it comes to electrical things :”>
3. The present configuration I am going to get assembled is:

Intel Core 2 Duo Based Spares :
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2 GHz – Intel E4500
Intel 945 GCNL Mother Board
2 GB DDR2 Memory- 667 MHz
160 GB Hard Disk Drive SATA (Seagate)
DVD Writer – Sony (preferrably) or Moserbaer
ATX Cabinet – IBall (Ibenz).

I plan to use Windows XP with SP2, as I am quite used to it.

Kindly let me know if I need to change anything in the configuration I am going to assemble. Write me back as soon as you can, man. I am going to have this thing assembled in the next two days or two. God bless you!

Thanks

Choto Cheeta on April 14th, 2008

Hello Dikshit,

Between Dell 1525 and HP Pavilion dv6830us I would vote for HP

…

Hello Mr. Sreenath,

I have looked in to your Specifications, now please note the applications you would run, may not require the power of a Core 2 Duo processor.

I would say, Intel Dual Core E2140 may be more than enough for your setup.

Personally I prefer XFX 630i 7150 over any Intel 945 based board when you plan to stay on board video. The XFX 630i 7150 is some time hard to come by at some remote place of India, therefore if that’s the case with you or if its prices higher than mentioned, I suggest you to look for Intel DG31PR which is Intel G31 chipset based board.

My Best bet would be,

Intel Dual Core E2140 (1.6 GHz) @ Rs. 2350/- + VAT
XFX 630i 7150 @ Rs. 3450/- + VAT or Intel DG31PR @ Rs. 2900/- + VAT

Also, one more thing is why not AMD ?? with similar price you may find a better AMD configuration

AMD Athlon X2 4200+ @ Rs. 2550/- + VAT
ASUS M2N-MS SE @ Rs. 2350/- + VAT

I personally would vote for AMD setup on this price range for you need the fact is AMDs days runs cooler than Intel Core 2

Sreenath on April 14th, 2008

Hi Choto,

Thank you so much for your help on this. Well, I hate to say this, but I fixed the SMPS on my old PIV, and it works as good as it used to. So I decided to give it a wait and see if it lasts for another six months to a year……..

I have noted down your suggestions. Once again, thanks man. Its nice to know you can approach an expert on these matters.

Much Appreciated.

saurabh on April 15th, 2008

hi choto
pretty impressed with your work
I have got a small query.. I want to do a complete upgrade to my pc.. to prepare it for gaming as well as for making it a dabtabas server.I wanna change my motherboard to one that supports core2duo, a graphics card in the range of 5000 to 10000 and ram upto 4 gb. could you give me any idea of which motherboard i should go for intel or asus etc , one that incurs me a cost less than 5000
thanks in advance

Nilofer on April 16th, 2008

Please i am awaiting for ur reply….i need to buy a laptop in 3 or 4 days….

Biplab on April 16th, 2008

Hi,
I want to purchase a laptop from Kolkata within Rs 30k to 40k, for scientific use like image analysis, data anlysis, word processing, multimedia etc. Can you suggest a laptop? How will be compaq C772TU or Dell inspirion 1525? Pl. suggest

JM on April 19th, 2008

Hi.

Very impressed with ur wrk….

Well I want to purchase a laptop in the range of 40K
or at Max 45K….

My main usage are for home…and for using Net…

But thnkng for a latest configuration available..

I need a screen size of 14.1….

but as I read the whole thread i came to knw its better to go for HP…

So plz tell me the HP model with 2 Gb RAM…160 GB HDD and Intel core 2 duo or dual core processor…

Also suggest from ur side too

thanks in advance

Vikas on April 20th, 2008

Hi Choto dada…. gr8 work!!
Now plz help me out too….

Requirement : Laptop for B-skool (XLRI).
Budget : 25K to max 35K
OS: DOS/Linux as I want to avoid Vista and use XP only.
RAM: 1GB (if 512MB , then wud upgrade to 1GB)
Screen: Preferrably 15.4″
Processor : Dual Core, Not Celeron (although i Dunno why ppl prefer Intel over Celeron), and in this budget i guess Core2Duo wont fit.

The major requirement is ruggedness, decent battery and weight and least problematic in this segment.

Please advice !!
Thanks in advance..

ravi shankar on April 21st, 2008

i have planned to buy dv6767tx from hp can u suggest me it’s performance and whether i will go for it or not?

Thank u

Choto Cheeta on April 22nd, 2008

Hello Saurabh,

I am extremely sorry for this late reply…

Rs. 5000/- would mean that ABiT IP35-E for your motherboard need as in gaming, but when you are buying for DATA base server need also, you need to have a board which supports server based OSes both in Linux and in Windows Server 2003 / 2008 platform…

I wont support running gaming and server in same system as games have limited support for windows server based oses and no support for Linux servers !!!

Better would be buying ASUS P5K-VM as your motherboard which would be in price range of Rs. 7500/- comes with onboard x3100 and spend the rest amount on a Play Station 2 in Kolkata open market the device is around Rs. 6500/- (without bill / papers)

Thank you

————————————————–

Hello Nilofer,

Sir you forgot to ask the question I suppose… Please do let me know whats your question !!!

Thank you,

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Hello Biplab,

Dell 1525 would be a very nice option also do give Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-AB2 with Core 2 Duo a thought.

I would suggest you to stay away from Compaq as it has really low or no support for Windows XP (no drivers)… if yo plan to run Windows XP…

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Hello JM,

For your usage I don’t think spending Rs. 45k would be a good idea..

I have reviewed and tested quite a few notebooks and Intel Dual Core (T2310 / T2370) processors are more than fine to drive Windows Vista with full acceleration and carry out the works you have written with ease…

I would say Acer 4720z at Rs. 30k would be a really nice option and if possible think to spend another 9k on a 19″ widescreen TFT like View Sonic va1912wb which would be Rs. 8k + VAT or better option like Dell 198wef which is Rs. 9200/- + VAT !!!

In this way you may carry the notebook also enjoy the home entertainment at home by connecting it to your large TFT

Thank you…

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Hello Vikas,

Lenovo 3000 N200 is one of the best in your segment, though it comes with really poor looks, take a look at these bellow articles which may give you a better picture…

Budget yet performance Notebook for a Student or personal or small business

the winer in that segment was Lenovo 3000 N200, and have a look at this,

Quick Look (Review) at Budget Notebook / Laptop – The Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29

Thank you

—–

Hey Ravi,

can you please tell me whats the purpose for the notebook, I mean what would be your primary usage ??

Thank you

Rajesh on April 22nd, 2008

Hi,

I need a laptop for basic home use like net surfing, music & some time for movie, budget is Rs. 30-35 k pls. suggets.

Trudy on April 27th, 2008

hi
ur site is really very helpful.
I need a laptop for home use like net surfing, music, movie, games. i prefer a core 2 duo coz i may have advanced needs later. Specs: 15.4″, bluetooth, 2GB ram, 160 GB HDD, vista home. Rs.40k. pls suggest.
what do u think of HCL laptops? HCL notebook B30-B3006 for Rs.34k. No OS. how much is vista home basic in the market?
thanks in advance

Choto Cheeta on April 28th, 2008

Hello Rajesh,

For your budget take a look at Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A9 with Intel Pentium Dual Core and base 512 MB RAM, add another 1 GB at Rs. 1100/- to make that total of 1.5GB…

base price is Rs. 29500/- where 1 GB stick is Rs. 1100/-

This would do the job, as for your need I dont thing Core 2 Duo processor would be needed !!

Hello Trudy,

Thank you for the comment…

Avoid HCL, they, SAHARA of such would be the last company to buy from !!

For your budget, look at Dell 1525 models and as well as Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-AB2 core 2 duo model, there is also Acer 5920 at Rs. 38k..

All these 3 are very good in doing their job… I prefer Dell or Lenovo over Acer but Acer has the best screen performance between these 3 where as Lenovo has the best built quality and Dell is the most pretty one

so look and then make your choice

Thank you…

ravi shankar on April 29th, 2008

Hello…

My primary usage is some development work in .net and also some design works along with movies and music……

Choto Cheeta on April 29th, 2008

Hey Ravi,

If you are not in to heavy gaming then Dell 1525 or Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-AB2 (Core 2 Duo) or Acer 5920 would be better option and cheaper than HP model !!!

I personally prefer Dell or Lenovo :p

For your need RAM and processor would matter more than larger internal HDD or better video card so wont be a good idea to invest in 250 GB and 8400 GS

thank you.

Rajesh on April 29th, 2008

Thanks, I also like the lenovo and going for the same Lenovo 3000N A29.

Baishali on April 29th, 2008

I need a laptop for playing dvds, email chat(video audio), small gaming like nfs, aoe3, etc…do u think I need a core2duo or a celeron 2ghz processor is fine..? I need lappy for about 2-3 yrs only…….

Choto Cheeta on April 29th, 2008

Hello Baishali,

I would 1st keep the preference of 3 years usage in front..

Now do you need Core 2 Duo processors ?? Not really, for your need Core 2 duo is not needed but yes, the core architecture is needed..

Avoid Celeron 330 / 440 type processors.. Where as Celeron 550 is a processor which is built upon the core architecture which can be found in notebooks like Acer Aspire 5315 DVD Cam…

Whats your budget ?? If you have higher budget then certainly you may opt for Core 2 Duo based models (please refer in above comments for reference) where as on lower budget this acer 5315 would do the job for you and to run it for 3 years simply buy the extra warranty pack which is Rs. 5500/- to extend the default 1 year warranty to 3 years complete cover

thank you,

Baishali on April 30th, 2008

Thanks on ur comments…the model you specified seems to be nice…..I searched a bit and came to know from a person who bought in Mumbai that the cam is 640×480 but still gives good video chat with rconnect…. he said he bought it at 22000….can you give me the price in kol (with taxes and lappy bag)? and where I can buy it (shop address)?

Sugata Sen on April 30th, 2008

Hi all

bscly I want to purchase a laptop for my work prps. so I select a model HP Compaq 6710b(KF095PA).

can I install rhel3 or rhel4 or rhel5 or centos4 or centos5 or solaris10 x86.

if not then what is the best brand like dell, Lenovo or HP that I can install and configure those OS.

Nilofer on April 30th, 2008

Hi,
I want to purchase a laptop for programming like C++ C# SQL….and further more…I want to have a laptop of high config like 2 gb RAM a high CACHE MEMORY 160GB hard disk….I am confused which brand to buy.
Thank u..

Nilofer on April 30th, 2008

My budget would be 35000-40000..

Vikas on April 30th, 2008

Hi Choto dada….
So I have finalized to go 4 a sub 30K lappy.
The finalists are:
i) Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29
Plz tell me if A29 and A74 are same configs…In Delhi market A74 is there…Is it ok to go 4 A74 instead of A29?

ii)Compaq C772TU (KU764PA)
How much does this costs in Kolkatta?
I’ll install winXP on this. Is it better than Lenovo…

Also plz suggest any Lappy in 25K range….Thanks a lot !!

Shouvik on April 30th, 2008

hi ChotoCheetah,

One problem I am facing. I bought a laptop few weeks back.. (Lenovo A74) with XP SP2. It was taking hardly 15 to 20 sec to start XP SP2. But since few days, I am finding that the start up time has increased. Now it takes 2 min to load windows completely… I had run the reg cleaner as well. Also uninstalled the anti virus (mcafee)..but same result… (ie slow start up).. please suggest or advise wat to do or wat is the cause of this? kindly reply…..
thanks..

Choto Cheeta on May 1st, 2008

Hello Baishali,

The price is same here in Kolkata aslo around Rs. 22k incl the bag and sme optional gifts !!

Try in G C Avenue which is know as Chandi market in Kolkata, road around in many shops and see if you can find a good deal, Technocrat, Vedant, Computer word, Saaboo, Balaji, Supreme r some big names. try in all of them and dont forget to bargain !!

thank you

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Hello Sugata.

The KF095PA is certain very good product, and it comes with Intel 965GM, linux is fully supported with it where as I am sorry I have never tested Solaris with 965GM with it before, so cant confirm !!!

One thing you must note, as the HP mdel you have chosen would require you to stay under A/C room all the time in India atleast as the operating Temp is listed 0 to 35c where as in Indian weather 42c is quite common now days !!!

thank you,

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Hello Nilofer,

I personally would suggest bellow 3 brand and their models, Lenevo 3000 N200 0769-AB2 (default 1GB), Dell 1520 / 1525, Acer 5920.

You may choose any of them, which ever you like , all there as quite same in config and under same budget range !!

Thank you,

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Hello Vikas,

The A74 has a better processor than A29 so you may certainly opt for it, where as I dont vote for compaq because they have worst Windows XP support among all.. If you buy compaq, either you have search in 3rd party web site and places for your drivers (which violates the warranty terms) or run only Windows Vista !!

thank you,

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Hello Shouvik,

Windows XP SP3 is out, if possible obtain and install that, see if any help for that !! Personally I dont quite trust Macafee, if possible obtain, install and make a full system scan with Kaspersky though

Thank you,

Baishali on May 2nd, 2008

Thank you very much…I emailed many acer dealers in kol..one replied…
[quote]
DEAR MADAM,
WE R PLS TO QUOTE OUR BEST POSSIBLE PRICE FOR BELOW MENTION ACER
LAPTOP.

ASPIRE 5315
INTEL CELERON(2GHZ)/1GBDDR2 RAM/120GB HDD/DVD WRITER/CAMERA/15.4″LCD/LINUX

RS 25000(ALL INCLUSIVE)

THANKS
FOR NIMBUS TECHNOLOGIES
RAKESH(9830983754)(rakesh@nimbusindia.com)
[/quote]

He quoted 25k…
But I guess he was just trying to rip me off…
Thanks to u, I am now a more-informed buyer!!
[:D]

Rajesh on May 2nd, 2008

Hi,

Pls. do comment on the internet data cards available in the market.

Thsnks

Ramesh Kumar on May 5th, 2008

I have gone through two laptops config(both HP),
one has processor Intel Pentium Dual Core, another has Intel core 2 Duo. Which one is best to buy, and what is the difference between two? Will it make any difference if I buy Intel Pentium Dual Core? Kindlly reply soon…….

nirmal on May 7th, 2008

hi… your explanation was really good…. will there be any difference in performance, life, power consumption between the dual core processors of AMD and INTEL…

Imran Khan on May 10th, 2008

Hi all,

Right now my laptop has intel dual core processor. But keeping in my heavy duty work i am planning to scale to core 2 quad processor. Will my motherboard support it? Plz mail me at khan2ims [at] gmail dot com

Will be glad to have some suggestions from you all.

Till then take care

Choto Cheeta on May 10th, 2008

Hello Mr. Khan, sorry to report that at present there is no socket p quad processor for notebook so no your notebook cant have a processor upgrade

Ramesh Kumar on May 12th, 2008

ChotoCheeta please Reply Soon…………

Choto Cheeta on May 12th, 2008

Hello Mr. Ramesh.

Please note, Intel Core 2 DUo is a better processor thn Intel Dual Core.

So if possible to afford then do opt for Intel Core 2 Duo processor !!!

By the way, what are the 2 model number ??

Thank you.

kumar on May 13th, 2008

Hi,
I am planning to upgrade my PC from a P4 HT. I do not play games (no time). Use PC for word, excel, powerpoint, CD/DVD writing, and extensive Adobe and phographic software,downloading. While downloading the PC will be kept on for a little more than 12 hours. OS will be XP SP2

Firstly i want to finalise on the CPU.
I have decided to had 2 * 1GB RAM at Dual Channel. Since i want to keep the comp on for around 12 hours and will use Adobe, will a E2160 be sufficient or do i need a E4400. The only difference i see is in the cache and since i would be using 2GB DDR2 wont that be enough?

Secondly do i need to have a PCI-E card for better life and usage of the mobo or the onboard will be good enough?

Kindly answer these 2 questions and then i will ask you about which motherboard will be better in the Asus list? -))

Thank you very much in advance

Ramesh Kumar on May 13th, 2008

HP Pavilion DV 6704 TU Rs. 42,490/-(42000)
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2310(1.73GHz)
Intel 965GM Express Chipset
2 GB DDR2(667MHz)
250GB HDD SATA
8X Super Multi Drive DVDRW With DL
Finger Print Scanner
15.4” WXGA TFT with Bright View
Intel GMA 950
5 in 1 Card Reader
Web Cam
56K Modem
Integrated Wireless LAN
Bluetooth
Touch Pad
S-Video TV Out
3 USB 2.0
Remote
MS Windows Vista Home Premium

Ramesh Kumar on May 13th, 2008

HP Pavilion DV 2701 TX Rs. 46,490/-(46000)
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T 5250(1.5GHz)
Intel 965GM Express Chipset
1 GB DDR2(667MHz)
160GB HDD SATA
8X Super Multi Drive DVDRW With DL
Finger Print Scanner
14.1” WXGA TFT with Bright View
NVIDIA Ge Force 8400M GS
5 in 1 Card Reader
Web Cam
56K Modem
Integrated Wireless LAN
Bluetooth
Touch Pad
S-Video TV Out
3 USB 2.0
Remote
MS Windows Vista Home Premium

Ramesh Kumar on May 13th, 2008

In reference of the above two comments:
Although the processor of second model is better, but if we consider other stuffs; first model seems better. And I m not going to use any heavy application. Simply I will use java, dotnet, oracle, photoshop and flash. So what you say cheetah, Can I buy first model?

bharat thapa on May 13th, 2008

hmm..now i see the difference!!

Zeus on May 13th, 2008

I am looking to buy a Laptop which will not be for a very high end number crunching applications. It would be for trading, using MS office, accounting, Games, movies, music etc.
HP’s Compaq Presario C769US which has 1.73GHz, Dual Core, 2GB RAM, 250GB Hard drive seems a good one. But I would still like to confirm on your views before going ahead. If you know any other brands and makes please suggest them.

Choto Cheeta on May 13th, 2008

Hello kumar,

For your need even E2140 would be enough, so yes stick with E2160 .. Dual channel with 2 GB should be fine enough to run Windows Vista and all your apps with ease where as you really dont need any PCI-E card if you are on in gaming, Intel G31 / G33 / G956 all are fully capable to run vista with all its glory wth ease

Now once more this is why not considering AMD, as in same budget AMD X2 is far better processor than Intel Dual Core line up !!!

thank you

—————————————————————

Hello Ramesh

I would give a Big negative over both model, as they are really costy !!!

Compare them with with Acer 4720z which is Rs. 30k all and Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-A29 which is Rs. 29.5k for base and consider 1 GB DDR-II 667MHz is Rs. 1100/- all…

Where as compare the Core 2 model with with either Acer 5920 or with Lenovo 3000 N200 0769-AB2 when both are round about 35k !!!!

Why would you need to spend 10k higher for just 100 GB extra HDD ??

thank you.

————————————

Hello Zeus

Can you please specify your budget ? and which OS do you plan to run ?? Compaq is known to have worst support for Windows XP !!!

Thank you..

Ramesh Kumar on May 14th, 2008

Hello cheeta,
Still I feel, HP has long life with good service.
How is the service of Acer and lenovo?

kumar on May 14th, 2008

hey Cheeta thnx
Also which mobo would you recommend to me for overclocking the E2160..

Reason for not going the AMD ways is that the shop i go to upgrade do not deal with AMD..

Still on 2nd thoughts which AMD and mobo would you recommend if i can try some other shops.

Zeus on May 14th, 2008

Hello Cheeta,
Budget would be Max 35K.
Are AMD any way inferior to Intel for the same processor speed ? I some how have strong +ve opinions about Intel, than AMD….

Mainak on May 16th, 2008

Hi Choto Cheeta,

i have been following the posts.. its quite informative.. i have a lil query,

i am basically in a decissive phase amongst

C773TU, C772TU would like to know whcih one is suggested by you for .net programing, and does vista supports .net

i am looking within the price range of 35k.. if yuu can suggest some other models withing the same range that would serve my purpose of .net would be of great help..

cheers
Mianak

Choto Cheeta on May 16th, 2008

Compaq is a good brand to go if you plan to stay on Vista, as Compaq has issues with Windows XP.

The support for drivers are really low in case of Compaq as if you plan Windows XP / Server 2003

However as in your case, as you would be running windows vista, therefore you may go for it.

I would certainly vote for the Core 2 Duo model, which is Rs. 34.5k incl all in Kolkata, Compaq Presario C773TU

Thank you.

karthik on May 16th, 2008

is intel duo core best than amd

Manish Sardana on May 17th, 2008

Plz guide me for a best configured (assembled) system to run 3D softwares (Hi Speed) ProE, CATIAS, UG
Budget – 35,000

Processor – Dual Core 3.0 G Hz / Core 2 Duo – 2.4 G Hz (or any latest/ other under Rs.10,000 with motherboard)

What is difference between Dual Core & Core2 Duo – performance, cost

Motherboard – Intel 945 / 965 or Asus

RAM – 1 / 2 GB , is that 2GB supports system

DVD writer – Sony / LG / Samsung or any other

Harddisk 160GB – Seagate / Samsung or any other

Monitor – LG / Samsung or any other (Looking for LCD 19″, is it best, which brand)

Speaker Hi fi – Creative, Intex, Sony or any other

Regards
Manish Sardana

rahul on May 18th, 2008

why not dual core in stead of core to duo????? plz tell me what configuration i shud use to run multimedia music composing and programing softwares like fl studio,nuendo,pro tools,stylus,atmosphere,reason etc… actually these softwares use more cpu.. i want to know how much will be sufficient for them to work properly.. i’ll also like to gv u little detail abt hw music softwares work. actualy music softwares sometime hv to play upto 20to40 wave tracks at the same time..so plz suggest configration entertaining this much work…

Choto Cheeta on May 18th, 2008

Hello Mr. Manish

when you are making a system under a tight budget, most of the time you amy find an AMD based one is performing far better than an Intel one.

Reason ?

see u dont actually buy a processor, you buy a full system, so although u spend money on a costly processor which is certainly better than X2 but in actual system that Core 2 Duo becomes an under performer due to the lack of supporting hardware.

Most of the time, the supporting hardware which actually can bring the most out of an Intel Core 2 range processor are it self costlier than their AMD counter part.

Therefore wise would be an AMD system

For 35k with your needs, I would suggest these bellow system parts

AMD X2 5600+ @ Rs. 5500 /- + TAX
MSI K9AGMv2 (AMD 780 / ATi HD 3200) @ Rs. 4600 /- + TAX
2 GB KingStone 800 MHz Single Stick x 2 (4 GB) @ Rs. 3600 /- + TAX
250 GB SATA-II 16MB WD @ Rs. 2700 /- + TAX
DVD RW IDE ASUS / LG / Sony / Any @ Rs. 1100 /- + TAX
Any local Cabinet @ Rs. 650 /- + TAX
500 Watts Zebronics @ Rs. 1600 /- + TAX
Dell 19″ TFT @ Rs. 9200 /- + TAX
UPS any local brand @ Rs. 1600 /- + TAX
Keyboard Mouse (Microsoft / Logitech combo) @ Rs. 650 /- + TAX

TAX @ 4% VAT Rs. 1248 /-
Total 32448 /-

Spend the rest on a decent speaker system as u like

The AMD X2 5600 is certainly a processor which is comparable with Intel C2D E6550 or even E6750 (with little OC off course) where as this AMD allows you to use the best onboard graphics chipset based motherboard MSI K9AGMv2 or MSI K9AGM2-FD which comes with AMD SB780 chipset and ATi HD 3200 video chipset

As u may see, the price is compare to Intel Core 2 + Mobo + Grfx Card is far lower and allowing you to go for full 4 GB RAM support

I didnt include the speaker details, as this is some thing which depends on ur ears, so its better to trust ur own feeling ad choose one

Thank you

______________________________________________

Hello Mr. Rahul

Please specify the budget u have for your system ?? and are u upgrading or want complete system ??

Thank you.

Saurav Goswami on May 19th, 2008

I am a mechanical engineering student.I would like to buy a notebook/laptop immediately.My budget is around Rs.50,000/- all inclusive.Can u suggest the best one to buy.I would be using it in Pilani and now i am in Kolkata for my vacation.

Choto Cheeta on May 19th, 2008

Hello Mr. Goswami

If you are in need to travel a lot with the notebook I would suggest to look for a 13.1″ model because of their light weight

So what exactly you plan to do with the notebook ?? What the apps would you be running ?

Saurav Goswami on May 19th, 2008

Hi Choto Cheeta,

I would not be travelling much with it, mainly campus use being a student.I would be running engineering applications like autocad and others.Other standard MS applications would also be used.

Choto Cheeta on May 19th, 2008

Hello Mr. Goswami

Best option would be Dell 1525, see as for your need, because of no or really low gaming and heavy CAD application, you should concentrate on better processor power along with more RAM.

Dell Inspiron 1525 Laptop

The base price is Rs. 42k + TAX

upgrade the base model with 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 / 2×2 (4GB) System RAM / True Life 15.4″ Display / Intel Wireless – N Card

This would make the system price with all TAX and VAT at Rs. 51450/-

However after you place the order in Web site when the sales team calls you, you may bargain a little and it is possible to get the price down by 2k on this Notebook

Alternatively visit shops like VEDANT / Supreme / Technocraft in G. C. Avnue for direct purchase !!!!

Thank you.

imran on May 24th, 2008

Hmmm

Good article

Tapinder on May 25th, 2008

Hi Choto Cheeta,

I’m planning to buy a new system purely for professional nimation work on softwares like MAYA 2008, 3ds MAX, Z Brush etc. I have done a bit of research on configuration required for this kind of work. A shopkeeper in Nehru Place, Delhi has recommended the following:

Processor : Intel Quadcore

Mobo : Abit

RAM : 2 GB

Graphics : NVidia Quadro fx 370 / fx 570

Monitor : Lenovo 19″ widescreen LCD

And cabinet, Hard-disk etc. as per my choice.
But this configuration goes out of my budget.
What do u think of this configuration & wat would you prefer if in my situation.

My budget is around Rs 32,000. An early reponse would be highly appreciated as i’m buying it before coming thursday.

Keep up d gr8 work u r doing.

Cheers!

rahul on May 26th, 2008

I WANT TO UPGRADE AND MY CURRENT PC IS P4 1.7,865MERCURY CHPISET,256 RAM,40HDD…..MY BUGDET TO UPRADE IS NEAR 8000

vranaa on May 26th, 2008

I prefer Dell laptop.
Wonder if it is Windows+Linux compatible?
Can anyone help?

raj on May 27th, 2008

sir
what is the difference between centrino core2duo and pentium core2duo and who is better for programming

Mukesh on May 27th, 2008

Hi Choto,
Mukesh here…
I have Compaq V6000 series Model V6425TU, it has
Dual core 1.73Ghz,
512 MB RAM,
160 GB HDD.
8 or 9 Month back i have purchased this laptop. But after installing all the softwares now its getting slow after working 2 hrs. Sometimes its hanging also.
and till evening it’s pathetic…

Whta should i do??? Shall i cupgrade RAM to 1 GB???

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Choto Cheeta on May 29th, 2008

For your configuration related question you may refer here,

http://techbengal.com/forum/index.php

Hello Mukesh

With 512 MB RAM, its better to use Windows XP Load the Service Pack 3 and do try Ccleaner .

Also make sure you are using an uptodate Antivirus along with an Antispyware

Mukesh Kr. on May 30th, 2008

I am planning to buy an laptop which satify my needs like. (.net programming, Sql server latest version etc). I am in fix which would best for me. Price should be around Rs50000. What about Compaq Presario Notebook C773TU? what do u suggest? pls mention other alternatives also?

thanks for help….

Choto Cheeta on May 30th, 2008

Hello Mukesh,

I would personally prefer dell always over Compaq, with budget of Rs. 50k you can surely get Dell XPS 1530

Thanks

Mukesh Kr. on May 30th, 2008

HI Cheeta,

Thanks for your suggestion but I would like to know your comment on Compaq Presario Notebook C773TU. what u would like to say about this machine??
Actually I can’t go for dell as I have to buy laptop on finance. that’s the reason.

Thanks
:>

Mukesh on May 30th, 2008

Hi Choto,
Thanks for ur quick reply….
i have Norton antivirus full version and its updated… and some big application like Apache, Toad, .Net Framework.

and thanks for ccleaner…its amzing

what will b the size of XP service pack 3??? currently i have service pack 2..

Amer on June 2nd, 2008

Hi Choto,
I have a IBM Thinkpad 600e which i want to upgrade as its very slow now. I will use it for surfing, word processing and maybe editing home movies. I will also need a new battery as its non functional now for some reason. Can u tell me if this is possible and if so, what are my options for a small budget.

Thanks in advance.

kishore on June 2nd, 2008

hey pal i need a help…i hv got p4 3.06ghz intel 946 200gb desktop…i hv recently installed kingmax 2gb ram in that..after dat my system bugged me a lot..it just keep on crashing n crashing…wat should i do upgrade my processor or wat?plz help me.
thanx in advance.

Bibin on June 5th, 2008

Hi
Which among tese is the new intel version..C2D,Dual core,Pentium D.And which is the best……?

sanjay. badodekar on June 6th, 2008

my pc configuration is 1GB ram ,1.5GHZ,mother board DDR,AMD processer,currently ihave 128mb (AGP) of graphic card of nvidia GEforce FX5200. so i want to buy a graphic card in cheap cost 512mb (AGP)of nvidia
ASAP

GURU on June 6th, 2008

hi…. i am thinking of buying a laptop for engineering graphics and cad… my required configuration is core2duo, 2Gb RAM, buget around 35k
which one is good Dell Vostro1400/ Inspiron 1525
or is der any model from compaq.
wat abt HCl… it offers some model for same confi around 33k.. but i have heard problems abt HCL laptops

Gaurav Bhatnagar on June 6th, 2008

Hi,

I want to buy an Intel processor based laptop which should not have Vista pre-installed as I want to use XP. I have to buy the laptop for my personal use and will be using it mostly for internet browsing, internet share trading and watching movies. My budget is around 32k. I have the following options to choose from:
1. Compaq-Presario C772TU
2. Lenovo-3000 G410 204934Q
3. Lenovo-3000 G400 204944Q
4. Lenovo-3000 N200 0769A29
5. Acer Aspire 4720
6. Acer Aspire 5920
Please suggest me which is the better choice for me alongwith the reasons. Also, if you know any other model matching my requirements, please tell me about that also.

Thanks,
Gaurav

AlexXx on June 6th, 2008

Flaco, la informacion que posteaste es incorrecta. Por favor, antes de hablar de algun tema, tene a bien investigar sobre el.
Saludos

Dikshit on June 7th, 2008

Hi,

I have an old desktop which I am looking to upgrade. I am thinking of using AMD instead of Intel processor. Can you please let me know what are the best compatible hardware component to build a AMD based system with good graphics abilities?

I have very little knowledge about AMD. I would really appreciate if you can provide my a good configuration.

Thanks,
Dikshit

nvsrao on June 8th, 2008

hi, i see very good scientific stuff here. i plan to buy a laptop..for simple application like word, net browsing, watching occasional movie, some music occasionally- thats all..kindly suggest what is best suitable for me..my budget 23k to 33k. i want battery back up for about 3 to 4 hours and i prefer 14inces screen….(or 15.4 inches) please advice..thank you….

Manish Sardana on June 8th, 2008

Sir,
I am Manish from Delhi NCR
Its been very nice you are helping us to find ourself the best suitable system,
Plz guide me for a best configured (assembled) system to run 3D softwares (Hi Speed) ProE, CATIAS, UG

I have decided yet & marked approx.value, Plz finalise…..(Main part – Processor & motherboard)

Core 2 duo 2.66GHz – 7800/-

Motherboard (Plz tell me best compatible – good having 4 memory slots)
945 / 965
Intel orignal D946 – 4000/- or
Asus

RAM – 1GB X 4 – Plz suggest compatibe and brand
(Is that 1GB X 2 sufficient or 4GB is compatible)

Graphics Card (Is that still reqd.) – 512MB (NVidia / ATI Radeon) – price@….

Hard drive 320 GB SATA – Seagate/Samsung – 3000/-

DVD RW – Asus / Sony – 1100/-

19″ TFT – Dell / Samsung / LG – 9000/-

Keyboard Mouse
Samsung – 600/- (200+400)
Microsoft / Logitech combo) – 650 /-

Speaker – Creative Inspire 5.1 – 3000/-
Similar Intex – 2000/-

Cabinet – Intex – 1200/-
Modem internal – 56k – Dlink – 400/-

Please compare & explain the difference in Intel / Asus motherboards, best compatible with code no.,
With 2GB of RAM without graphic card will work.
How much cost of laptop having similar config., Is that Laptops also being assembled in Nehru Place mkt.

Regards
Manish Sardana

Kumar Gaurav on June 8th, 2008

@Manish Sardana

Use C2D E8200 – for Rs 8000 (it has 6MB cache )

Use Asus/Gigabyte Mobo with either G33 or the new P35. P945 /965 are old chipsets. Cannot overlock on Intel mobos as good as on Asus / Gigabyte

You can take Asus P5K series.

Get a mobo with 4 RAM slots. Initially buy 2 1GB RAM. If need be you can add 1 or 2 more in future.

Since you anyhow want to get a PCI-E get a mobo which does not have integrated graphic.

TFT – Samsung / Viewsonic are great. Viewsonic is great value for money. Samsung is little expensive cause of its brand value in india.

Speakers of Altec Lancing are better than Creative. They dont distort at high volume.

Get a cabinet which has provision for 12mm cabinet fan. i got one from Icool with a 12 mm fan already fitted for 1250 from Nehru Palce.

Laptop or Desktop woudl depend on your usability and requirement.

Chota cheeta will be able to guide you much much better.

Regards
kumar

shripad kulkarni on June 10th, 2008

Hi Choto Cheeta
this seems to be a right kind of site to get cleared @ lap top queries

kindly tel me suitable lapy with 50 k budget & following configuration:

core 2 duo t5550
2 gb memory
160 gb sata hdd
bluetooth
wi fi
hdmi
ieee
nvidia 8400
webcam

thanx in advance

Shripad Kulkarni
Nagpur

rohcel on June 10th, 2008

Hi cheeta,

To the point, i want to have a notebook for gaming, quick performance, and last longer.
I fall in love with this one :

Notebook Compaq A931

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2370; 3GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe technology; 17″ widescreen; 160GB hard drive; built-in Web cam; Windows Vista Home Premium.

What do you think ? Any recomended from you ?
Thanks.
Best regards,
rohcel

jiss on June 10th, 2008

howzzz hpv6715 and can u plzz say these models competitors

Mr. Bale Nudz on June 13th, 2008

Thanks for the timely information. It helps me understand the difference…

Salman Aziz on June 13th, 2008

very expensive info about cor2duo or duo core or pentium d thanks for info a very golden info to unknown persons how dont know about tech

Vilas Pawar on June 14th, 2008

you explaintion is so bad plz remove it.

Silver Okey on June 14th, 2008

Dear Choto Cheeta, thanks for the way you answer queries. Some of us here in the UK do regularly check up on ur site.Please, advise me. Do I get a dual core in stead of core 2 duo? plz tell me what configurations i shuld use to run multimedia music composing and programing softwares like fl studio,nuendo,pro tools,stylus,reason etc… actually these softwares use more cpu. Actualy music softwares sometime hv to play upto 20 to 40 wave tracks at the same time. plz do suggest configration for this much work…

Thank you.

Silver Okey on June 14th, 2008

Dear C.C,
Pls also tell me whether it is even advisable to use a laptop instead of a desktop (though I feel the need for a laptop cos I’ll always be on the go).
More grease, mate!

Naif Amoodi on June 16th, 2008

So which one do you recommend? Dual Core or Core 2 Duo as far as performance is concerned? I guess you’d say ‘Core2Duo ofcourse’. So I would also like to know what the price difference is.

Best Regards,
– Naif

Manish Sardana on June 16th, 2008

Hi Chota Cheeta

We all are waiting for your valuable advice.
Hope you are finding best for us.
Keep the good work going on.

kuttan on June 16th, 2008

hi,
please help me to find a good laptop that costs around 40k-42k for general (various) purpose.
thanks in advance

kuttan

Choto Cheeta on June 20th, 2008

Hello,

Sorry for this real late reply,

Please use the forum to post your questions, its easy to answer and discuss under a forum based environment rather as a blog comment.

Thank you.

Aneesh M U on June 20th, 2008

Hi i want to buy a laptop costing not more than Rs32000 Please tell which is the best, not interested with dell, i want intel core 2 duo which company suits my budget.

Lee on June 22nd, 2008

So basically, the Dual Core and the Core 2 Duo are pretty much the same, just that the Dual Core is cheaper? you did mention that they function the same… just wanted to get it clear.

Dorval C on June 23rd, 2008

thats mostly true but i can tell you from experience that c2d is much faster than the dual core. dual core might be cheaper, but thats not for no reason… its simply not as good as the c2d prcessor

Naveen on June 24th, 2008

Hi,
I need a quick input if the following config is worth and is dependable.
Intel Pentium® dual-core processor T2370 (1.73Ghz, 533Mhz, 1 MB L2 Cache) 2 GB DDR II 160 GB SATA DVD+ RW / DVD RAM (slot in) Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 802.11a/b/g Yes 4 in 1 media card reader 1.3M 14.1″ WXGA VibrantView Face Recognition, Audio DJ, Dolby Home theater Vista Home Basic

I will use the same for business and personal use. Please comment!

gajendra singh on June 28th, 2008

what is the diffrerence between dual core and pentium d

Ivan on June 30th, 2008

Hi,
Im thinking of buying a laptop and I have 3 choices
HP 530 Core Duo T2600 2.16GHz, 2MB L2
HP 530 Core 2 Duo T5200 1.73GHz 2MB L2
HP 6720s Dual-Core 1.73GHz, 2MB L2

I have read some articles about T2600 and T5200 and I dont know which one is better? Some say that T2600 is better.
I’ll use laptop for programming so the performance of the processor is very important.

Choto Cheeta on June 30th, 2008

Hello Sir,

Try and avoid Core Duo processors. Basic difference between a Core Duo and Core 2 Duo is, the support for next gen x64 architecture.

Intel Core Duo doesnt support EM64T hence no 64bit platform support for these processors.

Therefore I would vote for Core 2 processor although the model you have said comes with lower frequency

Megha on July 3rd, 2008

Hello Sir
I am studying computer applications.I was planning to upgrade my CPU and i stumbled upon ur blog…its quite informative.But still i can’t figure out an appropriate configuraton for my system.My budget is arnd 10k and i’ll be using my system for programming in c/c++,java,oracle and entertainment at times.A frnd suggstd to go for Intel Dual core but after reading ur blog i’m confused b/w the C2d and dual core.
Please guide

Choto Cheeta on July 4th, 2008

Hello Megha,

Please read this and see if this helps you or not.

http://techbengal.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4

feel free to drop a question if you have any in that thread

thank you

dorval on July 6th, 2008

with all due respect you dont need to spend 10k on a computer you are only using for programming. you could buy a 1000 dollar computer and it would be just fine.

p.s. use c2d

Choto Cheeta on July 6th, 2008

Hello,

USD 1 is (Rs. 40 INR)

So here prices what we are talking about is in Rs. (INR) value,

Therefore you are totally right, at USD 1000 = Rs. 40k is certainly a great budget !!!

Thank you…

Shabber Vasan on July 13th, 2008

Hi,

One Of My Friend Is Having Dell Inspiron 1420. He Got This One Last Month & Now Wants To Trade

It For 35000 IRS.

The Config Are :
Dell Inspiron 1420 Blue. T5250
Intel core 2 Duo – 1.5 Ghz
160 GB HDD
2 GB DDR2
14.1″ WXGA Crystal Screen
DVD-RW Double layer
Wireless Lan
Built in webcam 2MP
5 In 1 Card Reader
4 USB Port
firewire
S-video [ TV out ]

Is This Worth This amount.

Please Guide.

Thanks

Roy on July 14th, 2008

For info…. i have Coreduo E4600 2,4GHz, 2×1024 DDR2 800 ADATA, HIS HD4850, and i guess it’s still not enough for medium gamer’s scale, i guess i need to overclock my cpu to 3GHz or buy more powerful like E6550/E8200
(their price are almost the same)…unfortunately mymobo doesnt has utility for o.c cpu (ECS G31)

Choto Cheeta on July 14th, 2008

Hello Roy,

Intel E4600 is not a Core Duo, please note, Core Duo and Core 2 Duo are totally different products.

In short layman’s word, Intel Core Duo is not present for Desktop, there are few Notebook “socket P” processor model from Core Duo available in the market.

The basic and a quick difference would be missing Intel EM64T support in Core Duo compare to Intel Core 2 Duo platform

ankit on July 22nd, 2008

i want to purchase cheap & good laptop,suggest me.

Choto Cheeta on July 22nd, 2008

Please mention your budget sir, as HCL MiLeap 7″ would cost as low as Rs. 14k

Caesar Gunasingh on July 24th, 2008

My budge is 35-40K. I am going to use CATIA,and 3d Studio Max. Could you suggest me a laptop model?

Tanush on July 25th, 2008

Hi,
I would like to know more about Core 2 Duo and Dual Core processors.
Is any of them a multi processor system or they are a single processor systems.

sharfan on July 25th, 2008

i was very pleasure to read these area. and i have some quastions about mother board cds
1-i formated pentium 111 pc and installed the windows xp sp2 after the these work, the pc not working properly such as there is not path of cd after opening my computer.
2-i tookout harddisk from this pc and connected other pc and installed windows xp and connected this hard disk to the pc which i tookout.now this computer is not working,cant format and istall windows.

please answer my quastion.

sharfan on July 25th, 2008

i am asking breafly how to get motherboard cds for old computers when i havent.
iam waiting for your answer.

Maha on July 26th, 2008

Hi
I would like to upgrade my system, I have choosen some processor according to my budget. But I am bit confused on processor architecture to proceed. In core2 duo there are some spec like Architecure,cache, clock speed, FSB. Among all those whichone is important to concentrate on system efficiency.
And which one is better and advanced whether 65nm or 45nm in core 2 duo..
suggest me soon
Thanks in advance..

Manish Sardana on July 27th, 2008

Plz suggest me the best performance CPU (Processor & motherboard),
4 GB RAM can be supported. MB should have 4 memory slots.
What about Asus P5K series.
Rs.20,000 (Processor & motherboard)

Choto Cheeta on July 27th, 2008

@Caesar Gunasingh

Please give this a read, http://www.chotocheeta.com/2008/07/24/which-laptop-notebook-to-buy-a-notebook-laptop-buying-guide-august-2008/

@Tanush

Core 2 Duo / Multi processor…

There are few ways by which you can have lulti processor, thats many processors in single socket, a monther board with Dual processor socket or a cluster server !!

@sharfan

I am sorry, I dont not understand any of your question, can you please explain me in detailed as what exactly is wrong ??

I mean Windows XP is not meant to work as you wanted it to be, because when you unplug a running OS from Hardware Config – A and plug it in to Hardware config – B, if A and B is totally diferent than from each other (eg. A is Intel B is AMD) and try to boot from the OS in new hardware, Windows XP would fail to boot as for missing drivers and all that, also the os would need to be reactivated !!!

Now about your second question, you may visit the manufactures web site support section to download the drivers and softwares for that Model which you have. If you feel lost please post the exact make and model number of the motheboard, I would try to locate the links for you.

@Maha

Please give it a read, http://www.chotocheeta.com/2008/06/18/difference-between-45nm-core-2-duo-quad-and-65nm-core-2-duo-quad/

and about your purchase, see config would depend on the need of yours. so please post the purpose of the pc as well the budget of yours.

@Manish Sardana

ASUS P5K looks fine, couple that with Intel Q9450 which retails at Rs. 12500/- + VAT or if the system is only for gaming then, E8500 at same price range..

thanks

pasindu lakshan on July 28th, 2008

Thanks for helping me.

Manish Sardana on July 28th, 2008

As you suggested for budget of Rs.20,000 (Processor & motherboard)-
Intel Q9450, Asus P5k & 4 GB of RAM, Is that still graphics card is reqd. Which is better & how much memory.
System is required for running 3D softwares like Catias.

Is that Intel Q9450 is core2duo processor

Choto Cheeta on July 28th, 2008

Hello Manish,

You have requested for Only processor and motherboard, hence I have written Q9450 (it is a 45nm Core 2 Quad) along with ASUS P5K…

You cant accomodate any thing else under Rs. 20,000/- if you buy those 2.

So are you in need to build a comlete CPU under Rs. 20,000 ?? or you just need a processor and a motherboard at Rs. 20k ??

Also for processor model and numbers, please read bellow,

http://www.chotocheeta.com/2008/06/18/difference-between-45nm-core-2-duo-quad-and-65nm-core-2-duo-quad/

karan on July 28th, 2008

hi Choto

U R G E N T

Thanks for providing a plaform for laymans like us.

I saw Acer Aspire 2920 045 with 3 gb ram 250 gb HDD 12.1 screen costing aprox 36 K INR.

The only thing is its core duo T 2410 2.0 Processor.

Pls advise shall i buy it or go for Core 2 duo only.

My usuage would be for net surfing chatting basic MS office functions.

Would appreciate quick reply since i need to buy it tomorrow.

Rgds

Karan

Choto Cheeta on July 28th, 2008

Hello,

For basic Works like Internet browsing / Office Application, movies and bit of entertainment, The Intel Dual Core would be good enough, how ever, I would pesonally suggest to decrease the RAM to 2 GB and HDD to 160GB where as invest the saved amount to go for a processor upgrade to make it a Core 2 Duo…

Why ??

See HDD / RAM can be upgraded any time, you may by extra RAM and install it your self, where as you can always enjoy external large USB hard drives any time, but even if your need is really high, you cant upgrade the processor of a notebook !!!

So invest in the core config which is not upgradable after leaving the factory !!!

karan on July 29th, 2008

thanks a ton for the quick reply and i appreciate u r inputs.

actully u r suggestion makes a lot of sence but its a model and no other i could find which is 12.1 inch screen for AED 3000/- ie aprox INR 33,000/- which has a core 2 duo..

only one available for this price and this size is Acer Aspire 2920 045.

Could u suggest some model

regards

Karan

Noushad on July 31st, 2008

Very well.

Thanks.

Anju on August 1st, 2008

2.)which is best option
a)Intel core 2 duo, 2.66GHz ,6 MB L2 cache

b)Intel dual core ,2.0GHz ,1 MB L2 cache

c)Intel Pentium dual core processor E2180,2.0GHz,1MB L2 cache

plz give me ans as soon as possible

Anju on August 1st, 2008

is it true that dual core processor coming only with 1 MB L2 cache…………..or any other higher speciofication available in market

cronus on August 2nd, 2008

hi choto cheeta

i would like to get a suggestion from you. as a pc-user, i’m more of a gamer, offline/online/RPG’s…i was wanting to buy a playstation but realized to just upgrade my PC to suit my gaming needs. i need to know which parts to upgrade. here is my current specs:

intel(R)D 2.66GHz
nvidia geforce fx5200
512 MB RAM

running on: ecs p4m800pro-m

~do you also have a suggested bios setting for an optimal performance?

hoping for your reply–THANKS!

mi_chatrapatti on August 3rd, 2008

hii,
dear Anju you have asked about the higher processor the answer is yes there are processors with 4mb and 6mb L2 cache those are 6*** and 8*** series

and cronous i would prefer if you increase you ram to 2gb
and also upgrade your graphics card that will work,
but certainly depends upon your budget,if you have a good budget then buy a new CPU

guys if any1 in Mumbai requires an assembled PC with an reasonable cost please contact me at ajitsa_bes@yahoo.com

cronus on August 4th, 2008

tnx for your reply mi_chatrapatti…i was trying to canvass already some parts so i can save have them replaced…any suggestion on brands and specs for cru and graphics card…i need something decent but not too costly!…tnx again

mi_chatrapatti on August 4th, 2008

dear Cronous,
i would ask you to buy a Nvidea 8800GT graphics card and Transced 2gb ddr2 (800)

internetrichsolutions on August 9th, 2008

Yes. Thats why I prefer to go with core 2 duo than the first generation because it cost less on power and its much more efficient.

Geetesh on August 10th, 2008

Hi,

I have below following questions, hope you will get time to answer it.

1. Which brand is better and trustable, DELL, TOSHIBA or ACER. How will you rate them on scale of 1 to 10 for their Performence and reliability.

2. Is Intel ready to launch anyother next version of its Desktop or Laptop processors.

3. I am planing to buy DELL XPS laptop with config LIKE 3-4 GB Ram, Core 2 Duo(2.0+), 3MB L2, 250GB, 256MB Graphic Card, Good # of slots for External Peripherals. ALL this in Budget only(40K-50K).

regards,
Geet.

khushboo on August 25th, 2008

hii i want to buy a laptop..but don’t know which one to buy….
i m thinking of buying dell 1420 but someone told me about lg laptop….can u tell me how are the lg laptop

salil on August 26th, 2008

It was useful but there was not enoph detail………

Kristian on August 26th, 2008

Been wondering ablout that for quite some time. Thanks a lot

Puneet mathur on August 28th, 2008

hi..

I am looking forward to purchase a Sony Vaio Laptop CR 313H….. IS IT WORTH BUYING….it cost around Rs. 39990…i am quite satisfied with the specifications…

pls let me know

Regards,

Puneet

Choto Cheeta on August 28th, 2008

Hello Puneet,

Sony is some thing which I avoid as they prefer more style over performance, as same config may come from Lenovo / Dell under Rs. 35 or 36k

Do give Lenovo 3000 N200 0769 Core 2 Duo model a look…

Where as in case of style, then why not Macbook 13″ which would be at 50k, even now days Apple India is running student discount offers !!!

Thanks.

abhay dhopte on August 28th, 2008

information is good but not whay i want
i need to know main differance betweem core 2 duo dual core and pentium d.
thanx

Roy on September 3rd, 2008

Which of the following notebooks is better?? I need the answer as soon as possible

#1#

HP 6720s
Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 1.8GHz
1GB DDR2 667MHz
160GB SATA
15.4” Wide XGA CSV HB
Super-Multi DVD
DOS
WiFi
Bluetooth
Bag

#2#

HP 530(KP479A)
Intel Dual Core T2600 2.16GHz
1GB DDR2 667MHz
120GB SATA
15.4” Wide XGA CSV HB
Super-Multi DVD
Win Vista Home Basic
WiFi

Manish Sardana on September 4th, 2008

When 32nm is launching.
Thanks for running this web.
manishsardana007@gmail.com

babu on September 6th, 2008

What is the market price of the core 2 duo processor in INDIA ?

Aldin Beta-a on September 6th, 2008

Hi Cheetah!

Your advises are great! its simple — a layman, like me could REALLY understand. I bought a core2duo as per my analysis in your blog. i was about to buy an acer dual core but i opted for the samsung core2duo laptop.

Keep on, Choto!

rdjr1219 on September 10th, 2008

Thanks for helping everyone out Choto Cheeta!!!

I do have a question for you!

Which of the two should I buy? I am looking for a 17″

Acer Aspire 7720-6712 Laptop Computer – Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz, 802.11a/b/g Wireless, 2GB DDR2, 250GB HDD, Dual Layer DVD RW, 17″ WXGA+, Windows Vista Home Premium

Acer Extensa EX7620-4641 NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T2390(1.86GHz) 17.0″ Wide XGA+ 3GB Memory DDR2 533 250GB HDD DVD Super Multi Intel GMA X3100

If you do have a better suggestion, please do so.
I am going to use it mainly at home! Thanks, looking forward to your help.

rdjr1219 on September 10th, 2008

These notebooks are $699 each and that is my budget, just incase you were wondering.. thanks again! Hope to hear from you as soon as possible!

Yussuf on September 15th, 2008

Hello Choto boss…

I have a old Compaq Presario PC with AMD Athlon processor, 40 GB hard disk, 256 RAM. I have been planning to start online work from home, which needs internet. So, when I got the internet connection, my PC slowed down considerably (toooo slow). I have to wait for few seconds to even type the next letter and wait for few minutes just to open an window or an application. Hence, I was thinking of buying a new PC. Since this will be my 1-time investment, I would like you to suggest me a higher-end configuration, for which I will not need to add any software, extra cards, or upgrade it at least for another 2 years.

I inquired for a new PC and am planning to purchase a PC with Intel Core 2 Duo processor (2.53 GHz), Intel 945 Chipset or a Intel company motherboard, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, and 320 GB hard disk. Please suggest if this configuration is good? Will this configuration need any extra graphics card? If yes, then which graphics card will be good enough?

And the MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION: What is overclocking and how is it done? If u can explain this in a stepwise manner, I would be greatful to you.

On a secondary thought….. when are the Intel Quad Core processors going to be available in India??? any idea?

Thank you very much.

Subho on September 15th, 2008

Your opinions Req plz..plz……….
Hi guys…

i plan on buying a new motherboard for my pc……i am buying xfx nvidia nforce 630i. now i know the motherborad is good….but what proccesor shud i buy….i mean will a dual core 1.8 be ok or shud i go for core 2 duo.????i mean is there a hell lot of diffrence between them?????if i buy a dual core now , do i have to upgrade it very soon??????

need ur opinion…… guys……

Deepesh on September 16th, 2008

I am planning to get a laptop as soon as and for that I would like to know more about some brands.
Which one I should prefer in and around 35000.
People are suggesting me Lenovo, HP and DELL.

So please help me to take a better and worthy option.

Thanks,
Deepesh

Rachita on September 17th, 2008

Looking for a Laptop:

Budget: 28000-32000

Specifications:
Processor: Intel core Duo above 1.86 Ghz
Ram: 1 GB and above
HDD: 80 GB and above with DVD/CD Rom R/W
Do not require grt graphics
Wireless
Bluetooth and web cam not reqd
USB Ports reqd
1 MB cache

Well asking for 2 much but if i can have the operating system in my budget:)
thank you. quick response will be highly appreciated.

ashish on September 19th, 2008

i like the information about processors but isn’t it a quite insufficient?please increase your data…..
otherwise it is too good for me!!
thank you very much!!!!!!!

brain on September 19th, 2008

thats one awsome explanation very clear
thanks it realy helped

sairam on September 22nd, 2008

hi,iam planning to take a laptop , can u suggest me which one is better for me. i can bear upto 35k,my purpose is for net browsing , trading ,online banking only.also can u sugegst me whether C2d is far better in performance when compared to DC(Dual Core)?can i go for DC for my purpose?

zin lin htet on September 22nd, 2008

Thank you

First, i didn’t understand well. Now i understand.

Koshy on September 23rd, 2008

I know very little about desktops and their working. I recently bought one with Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM and 160 GB Hard Disk. I am trying to learn something. My friends who use desktops say mine is very slow. My desktop has no brand name and was assembled by a reputed computer supplier. I have a net connection of Rs250/- per month plan from BSNL. I am staying in a village far away from Kollam town in Kerala. What ails my desktop?

Srihari BN on September 23rd, 2008

Hi, this is the first time I came accross your site which is very knowledgale with userful tips & I see you have taken care to answer almost all the queires!!

Iam planning to buy my first desktop for home usage(although I play games, Im not a game freak but addicted to movies!!) & ~budget is 25 to 28K.

Could you pls clarify on the below 3 doubts -
1) Would you recommend me to go for Core2Duo or DualCore?
2) NVIDIA or Intel make motherboard? (does NVIDIA supports Core2Duo?)
3) 17″ or 19″ wide TFT monitor(mostly I would settle for Samsung)

Rachita on September 23rd, 2008

Looking for a Laptop:

Budget: 28000-32000

Well asking for 2 much but if i can have the operating system in my budget:)
thank you. quick response will be highly appreciated.

matt hollis on September 25th, 2008

what i want to know is if i have a 2.1 ghz intel core 2 duo processor, does it mean i actually have 4.2 ghz of processor power? please someone explain???

Manish Sardana on September 27th, 2008

When 32nm is launching.

SIDDHARTHA on September 28th, 2008

i have hp C700 laptop in dos mode but i want to installed windows xp ,how can i do this

Aditya on September 29th, 2008

Even I have the same doubt.. “what i want to know is if i have a 2.1 ghz intel core 2 duo processor, does it mean i actually have 4.2 ghz of processor power? please someone explain???” Please respond..

Samkad on September 30th, 2008

Difference – Core 2 Duo and Dual Core
(Pentium D – out of my scope of discussion)

Hi folks,

Lets try to make it simple-

Dual core and Core2 Duo both use 2 cores to process instructions….. good…. ok… but what’s the difference then…

Well… the main difference is in the cache memory they use…..
The Dual Core processors use single cache shared between the 2 cores… plus, the size of this cache memory is usually less as compared to Core2 Duo ones (typically in size of 128 KB to around 512 Kb or 1 MB)……

On the other side Core 2 Duo processors also use 2 cores but they have dedicated cache memory assigned to each of the core. so in effect there are two cache memories (note – in case if you don’t know what exactly cache memory is – its a static memory – Static RAM – which is costly – and charged per KB size – because they are embedded into your processors…. and your processor stores instruction set into these cores and also info of frequently accessed memory locations so that it doesn’t need to go to your main memory – RAM – on motherboard – every time and search indexes to get these locations. The result is – your access time is greatly reduced.. ok.. enough of info… lets get back to main topic)… so, the more cache your processor has got, the more costly will it be and more info can it store and faster will it become…. coming back to Core 2 Duo processors…. the cache size is typically 1 MB to up to 4 / 6 / 8 /12 Mb of size. so if a core 2 duo processor config states 4 Mb of cache, then effectively your 2 cores will use 2 Mb each… now you can make out the difference in speed between a dual core using 512 cache and a Core 2 Duo using 4 Mb of cache… and the same reason why core 2 duo processors are costly and more faster (about 40 %) than the dual core ones…

Finally… to summarize, dual core procs (less cache size and that too shared cache between two cores) are strip in version of Core 2 Duo procs (more cache size and independant cache between each of the two cores), which make Core 2 Duo procs costlier and faster than Dual Core procs… so the winner is Core 2 Duo (and its comes with a price…)

hope everyone is clear now….
lets keep it simple…………

cheers,
Samkad

Rajesh on October 2nd, 2008

Many thx to Choto Cheeta & Samkad for the info. I was quite confused even after checking the Intel website but you hv made it very easy to understand. Cheers

Narendra Kumar on October 2nd, 2008

my buget is 35000 to 40000.i have not decide which one is better .H.P or Dell.Plz also suggest me which one is better Dual core 2Ghz or 1.66 Ghz core 2Duo processor.

Narendra Kumar on October 2nd, 2008

which one is better OPerating System Dos or Window Vista. Can i install window vista in dos

Avinash Jain on October 3rd, 2008

I want to purchase a laptop..so which one is good.
intel core 2 duo or dual core.
I am a software engg.
Please drop me a mail with your suggestion.

Thanks,
Avinash Jain

ANJU on October 4th, 2008

I am planning to buy a laptop for myself, thought if u cud help in? My basic requirement is to access net, use microsoft office, basically for home purpose. I am getting confused as to which processor shud i buy. Shall i go in for a Intel Dual Core or Intel Core 2 duo processor?? I hv checked out Dell, Compaq and Lenovo.
Which one shall u suggest for me as I only need for home purpose and not for business. My budget is 35000/-.

ANJU on October 4th, 2008

My basic requirement if for a laptop for home use. I am getting confused as to which processor base shall i buy- Intel Dual Core or Intel Core 2 Duo?? I shall be using my laptop basically for internet browsing or use for microsoft office. My budget is abut 35000/-. I have checked out Dell, Compaq as well as Lenovo. Which one would you suggest in terms of service, quality etc.
Thanks
Anju

ANJU on October 4th, 2008

I have seen the following models. Please suggest which one shud i buy -

1) COMPAQ – C795 TU – iNTEL DUAL CORE, 1.86 ghZ , 1GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, 8X Supermulti light scribes double layer 98.5GB), DVD + RW/+R Writer, 5-In-1 digital media reader, WEBCAM/WL,15.4″ monitor. The price is aroun Rs.32000.

2)LENOVO 2049-54Q – iNTEL core 2 duo, 1.83 ghZ , 1GB ram, 2 MB L2 cache, 160GB HDD, wireless card, 4 USB port, bluetooth, 4 in one media card reader.The price is aroun Rs.34500.

Samkad on October 5th, 2008

Anju –
Go for Core 2 Duo…
see my comment above for difference between core2-duo and dual core…

Avinash Jain –
You too can choose Core2 Duo…. btw u said u r a soft engg…what are u going to use the PC for?

and to all those who are going to buy a Laptop… always for go higher configuration when buying laptops…because laptops cannot be upgraded (except RAM). think abt the next 2 /3 years where u want u r lappy to support the software avl in market.
By higher config…I mean that the CPU speed should be good (at least 2 GHz), sufficient RAM (min 2 GB, recommended – 3 GB). and if can afford, try to get graphics card of 256 mb…now the catch here is, the more you choose to go for higher config, the more u need to pay for that….but if you stress only for laptop, then I think u shld be wise to shell out few thousands more and get home a decent one….otherwise, u can get all the things and more at the same price if u choose to buy a desktop…
hope this helps you to make out a decision….
cheers,
Samkad.

Ruchika Sethi on October 6th, 2008

I wanna buy a new cpu, suggest me a good config like what is best for a home pc, core 2 duo or dual core with the best compatible mboard and if possible pls suggest with prices.

smeet on October 6th, 2008

Hi samkad,
I wanna buy Core 2 Duo 2.53 Ghz processor.
Which Motherboard would be better?
Any suggestion by anyone

Samkad on October 6th, 2008

Ruchika Sethi –
My first question for you is what’s your budget? and do you plan to buy desktop or a laptop?
and what is your primary use?
you must have seen some configs by now….did you like any one of them?

smeet –
what is the config u r lookin for? RAM, HDD, graphics card?…..
if you are tight on budget but looking for a decent MB – I would recommend Intel DG33FB (cost around 5K). check on intel site for more details….
- If price is not a consideration, then I would recommend ASUS P5Q deluxe (cost around 12 K) or Gigabyte – GA-EP35-DS3P (cost – not sure)
well.. all this is for a desktop.. i assume u plan to buy desktop…u didn’t mentioned anything…and u r MB choice also depends on your RAM capacity and graphics card support.
btw.. u just mentioned the CPU…

For all those who want to buy desktop / laptop – there are 4 main imp parameters that decide you systems performance and price – CPU, Motherboard, RAM and Hard Disk.
Ideally, the ratio of cost should be –
CPU (40 % of estimated cost)
MB (30 % of estimated cost)
RAM – (20 % of estimated cost)
HDD – (10 % of estimated cost)

I call it the 10-20-30-40 rule…
Note – the other things like keyB, mouse, monitor, UPS, speakers are like accessories. if you r tight on budget, do not spend more on them… u can always buy them after few months of savings…but u cannot even think of above 4 main items to replace or upgrade again, bcz that’s gonna cost u a big deal…i have also considered HDD as a primary item bcz if you settle for a less capacity while buying, chances are that u will likely end up buying a more capacity HDD within 6 mnths (we all r hungry for more space)… so you r effectively spending double the cost on HDD.. in my view, go for a bigger capacity while buying itself.

I will stop for now…

cheers,
Samkad.

rjdecastro on October 7th, 2008

I’m planning to buy a laptop and I am choosing from Acer Aspire 4530-801G16Mn and Acer Aspire 4920-5A1G12Mi.. Which do you will have a better performance in terms of their processor??

Thanks for the help!!

Grace on October 8th, 2008

hello,

i’ve jumped into your thread when looking for comparison. i want to buy new laptop and considering between 2 options with $ 100 price difference. the one with dual core costs me $799 and core 2 duo costs $ 899. i will use the laptop for some graphic application like AutoCAD and revit. is it worth to spend another $100 to buy core 2 duo or better upgrade the memory?

thanks
grace

novati on October 8th, 2008

hello Chotocheete
i’m going to buy an old laptop. its model is Dell Inspiron E1505 ( CPU core duo 1.73 G, Ram 512 single chanel, 60Gb HDD). the seller will sell it around $450. do you think it’s worth to buy this one?
thanks in advancce.
novati

Samkad on October 8th, 2008

Grace -
I think you shld choose core 2 duo if Autocad is in picture. If u can stretch u r budget, consider Core 2 Quad which can give u good performance on graphics apps. Or u can choose core 2 duo with min 2 GB RAM and a graphics card (min 512 MB for apps like autocad). Now the thing that matters here is that since u r going for a lappy, these things are going to add u r budget considerably.
And my personal opinion is that graphics app on dual-core CPU may not be a good buy. Go to Core 2 Duo.

Novati -
well, are u really sure its a core 2 duo ???
Check again if its a Dual core CPU…
second thing, inquire whether u can upgrade its ram to 1 or 2 gb (the lappy motherboard shld support that) and how much will that cost.
if both your answers are yes and the ram upgrade costs less (I don’t know ram prices in dollars.. but they must be cheap to compared in India), then I think u can go for the deal…
one imp thing… second sale laptops contain problems like – less battery operating time (usually only around an hour or so) and screen brightness fades with passing years…so be sure to check these things and ask the owner how old is the laptop…

hope this helps u to make a decision…

cheers,
Samkad.

Anurag on October 8th, 2008

Hi Choto Cheeta

I am planning to buy a laptop. I have figured out HP DV-51102TU model. It is good in terms of RAM(3GB), HDD(250GB) and speed (2GHZ)….however only hitch is that it is dual core and not core 2 duo..the laptop is basically for home use and ocassionally to be used to remote desktop for official purpose…the cost of laptop is 42K..which happens to be my budget…
what do u feel? will the C2D or dual core make too much of a diff?(cost wise it is diff or 8K)

mandeep singh bhatia on October 8th, 2008

DEAR SIR ,

I REALLY APPRICIATE UR HELP TO ALL TECH-ZERO PPL. SIR I M PLANNING TO BUY A LAPTOP WITH IN 3 TO 5 DAYS .
BUDGET – RS 50000
MAIN USE : MOVIES,GAMES (GEARS OF WAR , NFS, UNREAL), MICROSOFT OFFICE. THAT’S IT!
REQ: ATLEAST 15″ , 2 TO 3 GB RAM , MIN.120 GB STORAGE.

I WD LIKE TO POINT AGAIN ON GAMES.

CAN U PLZ SUGGEST ME A LAPTOP.
ALSO DO I NEED GE-FORCE CARD TO PLAY THESE GAMES , IF NO THEN WHAT IS ALL THIS BUZZ ABT GE FORCE GAMING COMPUTERS?????????????????????????

manu on October 8th, 2008

hi
pls suggest best motherboard for amd x2 athlon 5200+ and also give second best preference. also mention prices for amd x2 athlon 5200+ and mobo

Grace on October 9th, 2008

hi Samkad,

thanks for your opinion. i’ll choose core 2 duo instead. agian, thanks a bunch!

regards,
grace

smeet on October 13th, 2008

Hi Samkad
Sorry for not providing those details.

I wanna buy Core2Duo 3ghz processor, RAM 2 GB as i’m a SQL developer so HDD i want 320 GB.

With the above configuration howz ASUS P5N Motherboard, it has NVIDIA built in? I have heard that this also supports QuadPro processors for future upgrade. My question is whether it is fully compatible with the above configuration.

Or some other suitable MB suggested by you??

Thanks
Smeet

Manish Sardana on October 19th, 2008

When 32NM processors are coming

amit on October 21st, 2008

good afernoon
i want to buy a laptop with in range
of 30000 to 35000 but i have little confusion on that
i have purchase hp or dell
and i want intel dual core proceesor
plz give me suggestion on that……..

Sharon on October 21st, 2008

Hi yaar,
Hw are you man? Is chota cheeta and Samkad the same? Or have samkad taken over chota cheetah? I’m planning to buy a Laptop by this month end. My budget 4 d same is between 32k to 38k (if possible inclusve of taxes). What do you think should I buy? My usage lvel is of middle order. 14″ display would b necessry. Thanks 4 evrything yaar. takecare. Waiting 4 ur reply?

smeet on October 23rd, 2008

Hi Samkad/Chota Cheeta

Waiting for ur amswer
Plz help me out

Thanks

Ajay on October 24th, 2008

Hello Samkad/Choto Cheeta,

I’m planning to buy HP Pavilion DV5-1104TU Laptop for 50k. Is it worth for that amount??? Is there any alternative laptop with same config with lesser price???

sandeep fatehpuria on October 24th, 2008

hiiiiiii frnzzzzzz

h r u
i need a healp from u.
i have a lenovo laptop model no. 0679A29. i formate my laptop but i forgote to copy my all drivers lile sound card wifi and all other . i do my best affered to geting these dirvers i any body have lenovo drivers then plz mail me at my id sandeepfatehpuria@gmail.com.

just waiting yourrrrrrrr

sandeep fatehpuria

chand on October 25th, 2008

planning to buy a laptop . which company is the best to use. my budget is upto 35000

imran on October 29th, 2008

i have a core 2 duo pc speed 2.5ghz.ram 4gb speed.vga 512mb 8600 gf .320 gb hdd so whats the use of this pc cani upgrade it 2 higher speeds

Thomas on October 29th, 2008

I bought laptop dell 1525 all the driver installed under wndows vista but i dont like it i like windows xp what shall i do ?

Thomas on October 29th, 2008

I bought laptop dell inspiron 1525 all the driver installed under wndows vista but i dont like it i like windows xp what shall i do & which best for my laptop . Many thx

madina salim on October 31st, 2008

HI Frend!

How are you all?.I found this website really helpful.

Myself a student doing B.E(computers).One of my frendz need a new Desktop PC,his basic priorities is that he want to use the system mainly for softwares like PRO-ENGINEER,CATIA,And other cad softwares.Can u please suggest me the best and the latest assembled configuration?(price range-under 20K)

I also have some queries:

1.I know intel core 2 duo is better nowadays,but does it mean the higher the clock speed,the better is the processor?I mean the latest processor in the market is 3.16 ghz ,so did i go for that or the lower versions of it will also do?

2.I have chosen some of the motherboards which are compatible with the intel core 2 duo processor.Please help me out which one is better and why?and if u can suggest your opinion u can please tell me but one thing keep in mind they must not b too costly.They must be cost efficient and performance must not affect the cost.The chosen motherboards from my side are:

D945GCNL,DG31PR,DG33FB,DG965WH

I will be thankul if you can help me out.

byeee,waiting for your reply.

Samkad on November 3rd, 2008

Hi All,
I had gone off to a Diwali vacation and m back now… a belated Happy Diwali to you all…
Someone asked a question – whether Choto Cheeta and Samkad are same ?
Well, they are not…but I don’t have any problem if you ppl want to link them (unless the blog owner has an issue I came across this site while searching a good config PC for myself and saw that there were so many ppl here with different queries just like me who wanted a better deal for their money… After spending a month or so on Internet reading variety of tech stuff and visiting many computer shops, I got to know about so many things…. I realize that I should share them with you all and would be happy if it would help you to take a decision on buying a good computer.
I don’t know the original creator of this blog, but would like to thank him for starting it. This is a really good place to get you started on your PC hunt.
The reason why I write on this blog is because if you search in Google for core 2 Duo / Dual proc / laptop / desktop – this is the first search entry that is shown – meaning – it is the widely accessed blog on internet. So naturally most of ppl will come to see this site first in order to find help. I try to answer whatever queries I can…

This time, Since there are so many queries in queue, I will try to answer what-ever I can ….
Cheers,
Samkad

Samkad on November 3rd, 2008

Madina Salim – You said your requirement is for softwares like PRO-ENGINEER,CATIA,And other cad softwares; and your price range -under 20K. Well, I would say don’t buy a PC then, because u won’t be getting anything in that cost – atleast for graphics requirements.
Answer to your queries –
1. Latest processor in the market is 3.33 GHz and not 3.16 Ghz; but if your budget is so less then u can’t even think as its around 10.5 K (I don’t know the latest price .. this one is few months old).
2. Motherboard info –
a. D945GCNL – Intel Essential Series MB. Support for only upto 2 GB RAM. Will support Core 2 Duo CPU upto 1066 FSB (upto 2.80 GHz and lower only) – Suggestion – Not suitable.
b. DG31PR – Intel Classic Series MB. Will support higher Core 2 Duo’s of 1333 FSB (upto 3.33 GHz – I guess) and core 2 quad as well but only the 95 w procs, also supports only upto 4 GB RAM – Price – around 3K (+- 500 Rs/) – Suggestion – Not suitable, if you are going to upgrade in future.

c. DG33FB – Intel Classic Series MB. Will support higher Core 2 Duo’s of 1333 FSB (upto 3.33 GHz – confident), supports upto 8 GB RAM – suitable for future upgrade needs– supports core 2 quad procs as well, Price – around 5K (+- 500 Rs/) – Suggestion –Suitable – you can go for this one considering your budget restrictions.
d. DG965WH – Intel Media Series MB. Will support Core 2 Duo’s and core 2 quad procs of upto 1066 FSB only (ex – Core 2 quad upto 2.66 GHz and core 2 duo – 2.80 GHz max), supports upto 8 GB RAM – suitable for future upgrade needs, Price – no idea – Suggestion – not Suitable considering your graphics needs and future upgrade requirements for higher CPU.

Verdict – I suggest go for Intel DG33FB.

In my view, what u need is – Core 2 Duo 3 GHz (E8400 – 6 MB L2 Cache, 1333 FSB), MB – DG33FB, Graphics Card 512 MB, RAM – 4 GB (800 MHz), LCD monitor – 19” Wide screen
Estimated budget goes to – 23 K (without LCD). Or 32 K (with LCD).
Hope this helps you to take a decision.

Samkad on November 3rd, 2008

Thomas –
If that is a new laptop with Vista preinstalled, you should be aware that playing with system software will make your warranty void. Vista is much better than XP. If you are worried because of the speed then you can disable all the visual effects of vista to improve your system performance. Btw, what do you mean by “all the driver installed under windows vista”. Does your laptop has Vista or XP?

Imran –
As per your comment your config is –
Core 2 Duo 2.5 Ghz
RAM – 4 GB
Graphics Card – 512mb 8600 GFx
HDD – 320 GB.
And you are saying that you still want to upgrade it 2 higher speeds ???? I think you already have a good config. Btw, what r u using this system for ? ???????

Ajay –
u plan to buy HP Pavilion DV5-1104TU Laptop for 50k. But you didn’t specify what config it has. I will need the config to compare it with other Laptop models and give you a better option if there is any.

Smeet –
You wanna buy Core2Duo 3ghz processor, RAM 2 GB and HDD 320 GB. I would suggest u go for Intel DG33 FB motherboard as it will support your processor and it will support your future upgrade need like CPU upgrade – Core 2 Quad support, upto 8 GB RAM support etc.. It will cost you around 5K which I think is cost effective.

I don’t think ASUS P5N MB has NVidia built in card. What it has is the support for two graphics cards on the MB. i:e – you can add upto 2 graphics card on the MB and both will work simultaneously to give you double performance for graphics related softwares. Also I am not sure about the price but maybe higher than DG33FB.

And for a SQL dev what you need is fastest CPU (3.0 Ghz is good choice) and faster and sufficient RAM (2 GB looks good, go for 800 MHz) – your future upgrade may be adding 2 Gb more and a 512 MB graphics card (if U want to convert that into a gaming PC or you install something that slows u r PC).

Vasu varshney on November 4th, 2008

Dear Sir,

I want to purchase Desktop for using 3D max & other..
high resolution program with the High reso. Game.
pls suggest me the best configuration.

Khaled on November 4th, 2008

I bought laptop dell inspiron 1525 setting with win vista this operating sistem is slow the configuration of my laptop core 2 due 2G, 2M cash 1G ram hard 160 vega intel 965 I prefer win xp wich of wich prefer win xp , vista . thx GBU .

Khaled on November 5th, 2008

I bought a new Dell notebook inspiron 1525 its configuration is core2due 2G 2M cash 1 G ram hard 160 vega card intell 965 256 mega . The attached setting cd works only on windows vista pls i need your advise wich is more conpatable the xp or vista . thx u in advance .

Thomas on November 5th, 2008

flavio r on November 17th, 2008

computer language should be as easiest as this explanation ! t h a n k s ! .

Payal on November 17th, 2008

Dear Chotucheeta,

I wish to buy the following laptop. However I am not sure if internet will run on it without a modem. I need to know if Broadband (BSNL, Sify, Airtel etc.) and netconnect like Reliance Got SIM and Tata Indicom Plug To Surf will provide good internet access without a modem.

DellTM Studio 15
From Rs.45,9001
Price after savings (Price excludes taxes and delivery charge)
Expires 11/21/2008.
E-Value E-Value Code
R541103IN8
Customise & Buy
Product Details
Processor
Intel® Centrino® Mobile technology – Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor T5800
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
Chipset
Intel® Cantiga GM45 Chipset
Memory
3GB Dual-channel44 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive
320GB 25400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Display/Monitor
15.4″ Widescreen WXGA WLED (1280×800) TFT Display with TrueLifeTM
Network Card
Internal 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Graphic Card
Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Sound Card
Intel® High Definition Audio 2.0
Modem
N/A
Battery
6-cell Primary Battery
Carrying Case
N/A
Service/Warranty
1 Year Limited Warranty (Next Business Day On-Site3 Service)
Dell Recommends Dell Care Plus
Software
Microsoft® Works 9.0
Dell Recommends Microsoft® Office Home & Student 2007 – OEM Version
Speakers
Integrated speakers
Keyboard
DellTM Keyboard with Touchpad

Bluetooth
DellTM Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0) mini-card
Controller Card
Intel® WiFi Link 5100 (802.11a/g/n) Half Mini-card
Additional Accessories
N/A
Media Direct
Dell MediaDirectTM featuring Instant Office
Webcam
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel web cam
Card reader
8-in-1 Memory card reader
Color Kit
All colors except Mike Ming
Remote & Ear Buds
DellTM Travel Remote Control & Noise Isolation Ear Buds
Strike Zone
StrikeZoneTM Shock Absorber
Biometric Fingerprint Reader
N/A

Do I need to get any additional component to get internet access be it broadband and net connect both? And how much would the cost come to a total after adding taxes and delivery charge?

Is the above laptop recommended or should I go for HP pavilion NB-DV5-1102tu with the following:
Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (2Gz), Intel GM45 Chipset, 3GB DDR2, 250GB HDD SATA, 8X SuperMulti Drive DL (8.5 GB) DVD Writer, 15.4″ WXGA TFT with BrightView Screen Technology, Intel (GMA) 4500M HD, DVMT 5.0 – Upto 128 MB, 56K Modem, Wireless 802.11 b/g, Altec Lancing Speakers, 6 Cell Battery, Touch Pad, 3 USB 2.0, Integrated Webcam and Microphone, Finger Print Reader, Vista Basic+SP1. Price Rs. 47630.

Are the features of the above Dell Studio 15 like Dual-channel44 800MHz SDRAM, 8-in-1 Memory card reader etc more advanced and compatible for future use?

I am however not well-versed with technical terms, however I do wish to buy the laptop which is better equipped with features for future use be it multi-media, softwares or other developments. My budget is approx 47k and therefore these are the two laptops that have the highest configurations that I could find within my budget.

Thanks and regards,
Payal

Help Me on November 18th, 2008

i just bought buy a new computer. they said it;s COre 2 duo. i think its not core 2 duo tell me!!!
Pentium Dual core CPU E5200 2 CPU. tell me what is t?? They said Its is COre 2 duo!!!
I dont know wahts better HELP ME

LVS on November 19th, 2008

@sahil
if Vista then, minimum 2 GB RAM.

Vidhya Shankar

dev on November 19th, 2008

hello sir, i purchased p5gc-mx/1333 motherboard. n dual core E2160.. i want best GFx card which can suit on that motherboard so as to play Halo 3 n other higher graphics game.. but my budget is up2 3000 rs. pls suggest me any good gfx card….

narendra on November 20th, 2008

i have purchase Dell vostro 1510 on 5th oct 2008,but my integrated camera is not working .when i take picture then dark image came throgh the camera. what can i do in this case. please suggest me.

narendra on November 21st, 2008

which one better,Dell vostro or Dell insipirion.

narendra on November 21st, 2008

what is difference between window vista & XP.
I have purchase
Vostro 1510
Processor duo2
Ram 3GB
HD 250 GB
Can i load
window vista.

narendra on November 21st, 2008

i have purchase dell vostro 1510(Rs.43K Including Tax,Carry bag)
this is good choice?.

Choto Cheeta on November 21st, 2008

You can indeed load windows Vista in you dell vostro 1510 and yes Dell Vostro is a good buy how ever inspirion is a better buy than vostro.

narendra on November 21st, 2008

Price of this configration,That time
Vostro 1510
Processor duo2
Ram 3GB
HD 250 GB

Integrated Camera

Amr on November 26th, 2008

it’s really confusing when thinking about the dual core and core 2 due processor,
but to ease it , the difference is simple
the core 2 due is more powerful thank the dual core
because it has more processor technologies like 64 bit feature which is not avaliable to all dual core processors and if you really want the best among the two it’s a sure thing that the core 2 duo is the choice, so without any technical details , it’s the core family which is dominating right now>
Have a nice Instruction Execution DAY…..

Samkad on November 27th, 2008

I am finding it difficult to reply to people’s queries now… I think this thread was started by the author(Choto Cheeta) to educate people about latest Intel Core processors (mainly- Dual Core and Core 2 duo)..but lately people are asking questions not related to this topic (like OS problems, hardware issues, netork issues, etc..)which distract the real users who come here in search of understanding things…

A humble request to everyone.. please keep the posts and queries only specific to the topic name… Avoid this blog getting turned into a cluttered place where you find hard to dig in the actual info… I can already see the bad results… people are asking the same questions again… please go through the already posted comments first before posting new questions….

das on December 1st, 2008

boss what is the major difference how they differ in their functionality ,How is the architecture that we need this is useless

bhanu prasad on December 2nd, 2008

is pentium d supports vista operating system

Teetoz on December 2nd, 2008

Can someone advice please,
Which laptop to go for Intel core 2 Duo T5670/1.8GHz (2MB L2 cache) with 3GB ram (max 4gb)
OR
Intel Core Duo P8400/ 2.26GHz (3MB L2 Cache) with 2GB ram (max 8gb)

Ranjan on December 6th, 2008

Dear All,
I want to know the difference between the Cantiga GM45 chipset and the 965 GM chipset.Which one is more powerful.i am intending to buy the DELL Studio Laptop having the CantigaGM45 chipset but the inspiron is a little cheap. Please help me clear my confusion.
Thank you people in advance
Regards-Ranjan

amitesh on December 6th, 2008

hello,any bdy plz tell me why vista os is preffered by all the company ,while whenever i use vista o.s. then i find slow speed ,unnecceary info.etc.with 3gb ram,core2duo procesor.

amitesh on December 6th, 2008

HEY ,
can anyone tell me wht will be the cost of quad core processor’s laptop,also of dual quad core’s.

plz also tell me how the cache memory effect the performane of a system,give me a little more description.

plz give me thede info. at prashar4u@yahoo.com.i will be thankful 2 u!!!!!!!!!!

Dileep on December 6th, 2008

I just bought a Sony Vaio SR290 Series laptop.
I ordered for a Core2duo processor T3200
The one that came with the laptop is Pentium Dual COre T3200.
Are both the same?
Some of Sony’s agents say it is the same, I am not convinced.

Choto Cheeta on December 7th, 2008

Hello Ranjan,

The question you have asked is very subjective.. See what you need in depends on your requirements…

G45 and GM965 are 2 different chipset… G45 coming with GMA x4500 is definatelly stronger than GM965 coming with GMA x3100 (GMA => Graphics Media Accelerator) but if you plan just office job with OS like Vista, or even bit of HD movies, then GM965 is more than enough for you.

But having said that, x4500 would have advantage in gaming compare to x3100.

http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/chipsets/g45/g45-overview.htm

http://www.intel.com/products/notebook/chipsets/GM965/GM965-overview.htm

So what is your need ??

And why Dell only ? There are some good products are in market from Lenovo / HP as well which can give your G45 with Core 2 Duo montinova platform at lower rates !!!

Thanks.

rizwan on December 11th, 2008

hi friends

I just bought a hcl laptop.it is packed with intel c2d 2ghz.I just want to know that what is the difference between c2d and centrino.

Navratan on December 11th, 2008

Hello ,
I have a p4 desktop and now i want to buy a new desktop.
Please help me in choosing the processor , RAM , Hard disk , dvd writer .
I want to buy intel processor and heard about core 2 duo and core 2 quad.
Which is better choice.
Please tell me a full configration of desktop pc. and how much i have to spend on them ,please tell prices seprately .
Also want to know that there is any soloution of noice made by cpu fan and power supply fan .

Please answer with prices according to following details .
Processor – core 2 ( duo / quad )
Motherboard – ??
Ram – 2 GB DDR ( 2 / 3 )
Harddisk – more then 160 GB 7200 rpm
Monitor – TFT – 17”
DVD writer – ??
Wire less keyboard & mouse
Cabinet – ??
Please add speakers , UPS , etc.

Is this a good configration ? if you want to change or have a better configration then advice me.Also suits prices.

Thanks in advance .

Navratan

diak on December 13th, 2008

i went to know the difference betwen dual core and core 2 duo

joy on December 14th, 2008

please tell me weather i should purchase a dual core laptop or core to duo laptop

Muzammil Khan on December 22nd, 2008

we are still confused about the difference b/w .
except one mention .
we must inform what sircumstaces better technology is best to use in core and centreno……
Suggestion:
their must be same software for each technology. the user found it very hard to use your new technology initially….
thankssssssss

ANIKET chavan` on December 23rd, 2008

i know series is lower quality products

but for gaming intyel is best in everyone

awana on December 23rd, 2008

can anyone please tel bout the best model of core 2 duo
which work best for multimedia and gaming(home use only)
n what bout amd trion

sachin on December 26th, 2008

please solve my hardware related problems

saket on December 30th, 2008

i want to purchase a laptop but confused which one to buy either with core2duo or dual core processor.

rizwan ahmed on January 1st, 2009

Hi friends

i have purshased a hcl leaptop and it is inbuilt with an express card slot but i am confused about what this express card is can you tell me.

rizwan on January 4th, 2009

hi friends

could you please tell me that what is the difference between ddr1,ddr2,ddr3 rams

Saroj K Panda on January 8th, 2009

I found some content on the net, just want to make sure the contect is correct. It says

Intel manufactures dual core processors under a number of different architectures.
From the most to least expensive/powerful:

Core 2 Duo
Core Duo
Pentium Dual Core
Celeron Dual Core
The Celeron Dual Core is limited to 512KB of L2 Cache and has lower Front Side Bus (FSB) and clock speeds than chips higher up on the list. However, it is a very low priced CPU and apparently a good overclocker. The only Celeron Dual Core currently available is the E1200 (January 2008). It has 512 KB of L2 Cache, a clock speed of 1.60 GHz and an 800 MHz FSB.

The Pentium Dual Core is the next step up. With 1 MB of L2 Cache, these chips are still targeted at the cost-conscious. Slightly more expensive and slightly better performing than the Celeron Dual Core. The Pentium Dual Core models are: E2200, E21xx, T23xx, and T20xx. All have 1 MB of L2 Cache, either a 533 MHz or 800 MHz FSB and clock speeds ranging from 1.46 GHz to 2.20 GHz.

The Core Duo chips are dual core cpu’s that have 2 MB of L2 Cache. This is also a 32-bit architecture (Celeron and most Pentium Dual Cores are 64-bit). The Core Duo processors: T2700, T2600, T2500, T24xx, T23xx, T22xx, T2050, L2500, L2400, L2300 (L=Low voltage), U2500, U2400 (U=Ultra low voltage). All have 2 MB of L2 Cache. FSB is either 533 MHz or 667 MHz and clock speeds range from 1.06 GHz(for the U2400) to 2.33 GHz.

Core 2 Duo cpu’s are aimed at both desktop and mobile computers in the mid-range of the processor market. This line of cpu’s have L2 caches ranging from 2MB to 6MB and clock speeds from 1.06 GHz (again, for the Ultra low voltage U7500) to 3.16 GHz. The extra cache and higher clock and bus speeds make these generally more expensive and faster than the Core Duo’s. Intel claims a 25% performance increase between two similarly clocked Core Duo and Core 2 Duo cpu’s (but real world benchmarks pegs 5%-15% as a more reasonable claim).

Intel also manufactures the even more expensive and capable Xeon and Itanium dual and quad-core processors for the high-end workstation and server market.

Please confirm.
Thanks

paolo on January 14th, 2009

is core2dou centrino a pentium

ANIL MORCHALE on January 16th, 2009

i am conduse dto go for AMD phenon quad or intel 2 dual core 3 , also suggest me motherboard fot both,
my perpose is for architecture work

Manish Sardana on January 19th, 2009

When 32NM processor will be available

ramandeep on January 28th, 2009

best website to give the complete knowledge about the products

paolo on January 29th, 2009

is it safe to upgrade your 2gbram laptop to 3/4gbram?

paolo on January 29th, 2009

Can u change the graphics processors

Choto Cheeta on January 29th, 2009

Hello Paolo,

It is completely safe to upgrade your notebook RAM, but certainly the upgrading process is not if its done by some one who is not aware or well trained about the process..

So I would suggest to visit your notebook manufacturers service center outlet to perform the upgrade and do purchased a RAM module which is certified by your notebook vendor.

Thanks.

paolo on January 30th, 2009

My Graphics is intel 4 family chipset….
could i upgrade my laptop shared memory graphics to dedicated memory?

Khaled Mounir on January 30th, 2009

I have Dell ispiron 1525 can i use windows 7 & can i found drivers for my laptop

Choto Cheeta on January 30th, 2009

Hi,

Dell 1525 is fully compatible with Windows 7, and any windows vista (WHQL) certified driver should work fine with Windows 7 also.

Thanks.

Dr. R. Kohli on February 5th, 2009

Dear C.C,

I am going to buy HP DV5 1104tu for Rs.46000. What are your suggesions? I am a doctor and dont need laptop for complex computer programming. Yes, I might need to get in to share trading, where I need faster processor.
give me suggestions at my mail also.
Regards and best of health and happiness.

Dr. R.Kohli

Choto Cheeta on February 5th, 2009

Hello Dr. Kholi,

Please consider this model of Lenovo also

http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/inweb/LenovoPortal/en_IN/catalog.workflow:item.detail?vt=5&GroupID=174&Code=415127Q&hide_menu_area=true&hide_ad_area=true&current-category-id=559CA420B13440C18C1510E0BFE33D01

Lenovo 3000 G530 – 415127Q -> Rs. 41k in Kolkata

Thanks.

Parvendrasingh on February 6th, 2009

how can we differenciate core 2 duo and dual core processor?

kanniga,TN on February 7th, 2009

Hai,

Pls tel me the difference between core2Duo and Dual Core.

harsh on February 13th, 2009

whats main difference between core2duo and dual core processor..is core2duo is single processor and dual core is 2processor

Ary on February 16th, 2009

Hi guys!
I currently have Lenovo thinkpad R61e laptop with intel celeron processor 2.0. It is slow and i dont like it. do you think if i upgrad the processor it will solve the problem. if yes then which type of processor do you recommend?

regards
Ary

dr.dan on February 17th, 2009

hello ;
thanks choto . You are really a cheeta .
i was looking for this info.
thanks to u , i found it.

keep up the good work.

dr.dan

bhaskar kalita on February 18th, 2009

sir, Iam going to purchase alenovo laptop equiped wiht dual core processor.Is it fruitful for me due to dual processor?

CF on February 24th, 2009

“Dual Core” is a GENERIC term for processors that have two cores.

Core 2 Duo is a SPECIFIC implementation of a “Dual Core” processor, in this case by Intel. AMD’s version of a dual core processor is the X2. This is NOT a Core 2 Duo, since it is a different product made by AMD rather than Intel.

The term “car” applies to many vehicles, but “Ford Focus” and “VW Golf” are specific products made by rival companies.

Hope this helps.

kanniga,TN on February 25th, 2009

What is the difernce between HDD & SDD

kanniga,TN on February 25th, 2009

Can we able to use the widgets in Windows Vista Platform?

CF on February 25th, 2009

HDD: Standard hard drive with moving platters et al. Is cheap and has large capacity, but also has moving parts, so is more husceptible to damage from movement.

SDD: Solid state drive (SSD) is a hard drive made from flash chips. This means that since there are no moving parts, the laptop tends to be more ‘shock proof’ – though not by too much. They also tend to have faster read/write times. The downside is that they are more expensive, gigabyte for gigabyte, and so for laptops in the same price range the SSD tends to have lower capacity.

David on February 27th, 2009

Whoa, that good explanation in simpel easy words..

thumbs up!

mr on March 1st, 2009

I have an HPdv5 intel core 2 duo CPU 2.0 GHz 4.0GB memory RAM 64 bit operation system and a thoshiba satellite at the same time HP still slower than a Toshiba satellite L305 T5750 intel core 2 duo2GHZ 3 GB of RAM and 32 bit operation system I personally preffer thee toshiba is way more fast than the HP ,the HP has more bells and wistle has blue ray technology DVD but gets hot and crashes sometimes ,The Thoshiba satellite is faster never crash wont get hot and is cheaper

Vikram Desai on March 2nd, 2009

DEAR.

PLZ. SEND ME THE ACTUAL DIFFERNECE BETWEEN CORE 2 DUO AND DUAL CORE… AS WEL AS PENTIUM D…
AS SOON AS POSIBLE

Manish Sardana on March 11th, 2009

Is that Core 2 Quad (32 nm) have been launched

zoner88 on March 13th, 2009

CF :HDD: Standard hard drive with moving platters et al. Is cheap and has large capacity, but also has moving parts, so is more husceptible to damage from movement.
SDD: Solid state drive (SSD) is a hard drive made from flash chips. This means that since there are no moving parts, the laptop tends to be more ’shock proof’ – though not by too much. They also tend to have faster read/write times. The downside is that they are more expensive, gigabyte for gigabyte, and so for laptops in the same price range the SSD tends to have lower capacity.

Correction: HDDs typically have faster write times than SSDs due to flash memory conventionally being slower to write than read.

satya prakaash singh on March 15th, 2009

what is difference between dual core and core2 duo processor?

CF on March 15th, 2009

@satya prakaash singh
See below, post #11

prathibha on March 19th, 2009

hii can u please tell me the diff between duocre n core2duo ..

animesh on March 20th, 2009

i think so that intel pentinum 4 is very slow with 512mb ram.so i want to buy intel core2 duo and 2gb ram.i want know that the price of core 2 duo.

Computer & You. « Gnxc’s Weblog on March 24th, 2009

[...] A Processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and processes the basic instructions that drive a computer. The term processor has generally replaced the term central processing unit (CPU). Generally faster processor = Gud. Assuming same processing speed, single core > Duo Core > Quad Core > Octo Core . Haha. Link: Difference Between Intel core 2 duo vs Intel dual core vs Intel Pentium D [...]

Rahul sharma on March 26th, 2009

Hello this is rahul i have d101ggc motherboard and p4.i want to upgrade my p4 to core 2 duo. Is c2d is compatible to my mboard

ansh on March 31st, 2009

@Rahul sharma
no dude ….d101ggc is not compatible with core 2.it works only with dual core.u’ll hav to buy dg31ty to begin with core 2

nikhil on March 31st, 2009

@prathibha
is core2duo is single processor and dual core is 2processor and dual 2 is the faster to core2duo

Rejoice on April 6th, 2009

hi from my view dual core is more faster than core 2 duo. i personally proved that. i compared dual core with 2.17Ghz and core 2 duo with 1.8Ghz uusing bench marking software. (Ashampoo). the result is amazing. dual is more faster than core 2 duo..

BonJourn Win on April 6th, 2009

Thank u,Sir.
I wanna know the difference between Dual Core and Core 2Duo.
Ur explanation is very fruitful to me.
Before this time, I’m confused about them.
I’m looking forward to reading from u more.

Zahir Palsaniya on April 6th, 2009

Dear Team,

what is the difference between dual core and core to duo processor.

Pls, suggest me.

Thanks & Regards,

ZAHIR PALSANIYA

Tushar Gaur on April 10th, 2009

I want to know the exact diffenrence between core 2 dou and DUAL CORE Processors what are the technological changes between these processors and how many cores are available in this.

ramkishore on April 14th, 2009

dear team
plz give me a full detail of dual core,core2 duo,quad core( such as what is core & actual main diff. between quad core dual core)

thanks & regards

seraj ali on April 16th, 2009

@Zahir Palsaniya
Hi
Here I can give you the best soluton of your querie
There is only difference of the speed of dual core proceesors.
really It gives the high speed than the core 2 duo processors.

sri on April 18th, 2009

is there any difference between the mother boards..?

buci on April 20th, 2009

core 2 duo is with 4 procesors and dual core with 2 that the diffenrence betwean core 2 duo and dual core

ICT on April 27th, 2009

i want to know the prime difference between core 2 duo and dual core computer based on the different criteria
1 speed
2 cost

Jonesy boy on April 29th, 2009

@buci

Wow what a moron.. where did you get that BS from? you obviously know NOTHING…

pukhraj singh on May 1st, 2009

hi, i hve read all the comments on the difference on dual core n core 2 duo ‘s but no one is giving satisified answer as no one is talking abut the cache memory as the major difference is there in there usage of cache of processors, as according to my study in dual core both the processors have there own cache but in core 2 duo both use one cache, if anyone is willing to my coment i ll xpln it later..

Ishuv on May 3rd, 2009

Hey frens i have found dat u guys are totally confuse about dual core and core 2 duo processors.1st of all the main difference about dual core and core 2 duo is its processing speed.Dual core processes an application 1 at a time where as core 2 duo can processes 2 application at a time.

ravi on May 5th, 2009

dual core processors have comparatively less cache memory than core2duo processors

ujjwal das on May 5th, 2009

please tell me or mail me what is the diffrence between core 2 duo and duel core prosseor

amit on May 5th, 2009

dear sir,
I am graphic designer and i use the AMD Samproom 2400, I want to update my system please tell me the best or latest system & the deference
Core to Due or Dual Core.
1 speed
2 cost

HOVARD on May 8th, 2009

YA U R ABSOLUTELY RIGHT

Darshan on May 9th, 2009

i want to know difference between Core 2 duo vs. AMD dual core

zohaib on May 22nd, 2009

hello this is zohaib i am totaly confuse about ur comments can u please tell me which one is best in that and their major differences which is easily understandable for me

indu vishnoi on May 23rd, 2009

explain the execution cycle of both the processor(core 2 duo&dual core)

aejr120 on May 24th, 2009

Hello!!
If you have a package that says 2.0 ghz dual core processor.
Does this mean that you have two 1.0 ghz processors running side by side?
Or does it mean that there are two processors with 2.0 ghz each side by side? Please respond by Email? Thank you!

JUAN R. SANCHEZ AROCHA on May 24th, 2009

None of the vendors in Venezuela I have contacted knows much about procesors. I would lake to know a clear descripcion of ecach main type of procesor and how they compere with previos generatios. A table with aproximate values of equivalent speeds of procesing would be nice. Please include 8080, Celeron. pentium up to 4, Atom and the new duals fron Intel, and the equivqlent ones from AMD.

Your answer will “deconfuse” a very gateful end user.
,
Tanks a lot

Juancho

naresh singh thakur on June 2nd, 2009

respected sir
i want to know the difference between dual core n core 2 dual.
plse suggest me, thanks

Mohsin khan on June 5th, 2009

how can u say that dual core runs faster than core 2 duo? core 2 duo processor has got the cache memory of 3 MB where as dual core processor carries jus one Mb cache memory .

Mohsin khan on June 5th, 2009

lol@Ishuv

Mohsin khan on June 5th, 2009

how can u say that dual core runs faster than core 2 duo? core 2 duo processor has got the cache memory of 3 MB where as dual core processor carries jus one Mb cache memory .
@seraj ali

shaneshihab on June 7th, 2009

intel dual core processor in the sense means, it actualy acts as dual processor..,its actually an technology of acting as an 2 processor..,while in core 2 duo processor it functions dual processor itself;which means that 2 processor is held in an core 2 duo processor..,thus core 2 duo becomes faster and reliable to this upcoming fast life..,

lakshya on June 12th, 2009

please explain in detail between core 2 deo and core 2 quad

Iain on June 13th, 2009

shaneshihab :
intel dual core processor in the sense means, it actualy acts as dual processor..,its actually an technology of acting as an 2 processor..,while in core 2 duo processor it functions dual processor itself;which means that 2 processor is held in an core 2 duo processor..,thus core 2 duo becomes faster and reliable to this upcoming fast life..,

naaa, pentium and celeron dual core both have two physical core, just like the core 2 duo, the thing your thinking of is called hyperthreading technolgy, which they have two, but the last solo core procecer that acted as two core, with 1 physical was penyium 4 i think.

Iain on June 13th, 2009

@naresh singh thakur
the difference is very mild. The basic dual cores ( pentium or celeron dual cores ) have only a 1 mb cache, and have an FSB of 667MHz. the high end versions of them have a 2MB cache and have an 800MHz FSB, and have a higher cock rating ( 2.5GHz for example ) the low end Core 2 duos have 800MHz FSB and a 2MB cache. the mid range have FSB 1066MHz and a 2MB cache, and the high ends have 3MB cache and 1333MHz FSB. all have virtualization tech, and have a better clock and run cooler, making them much better overclockers. basic dual core might get and extra 500MHz to 1GHz faster, but overclocking a core2 duo, u can get up to 2GHz faster on air cooling (with a decend Motherboard)

RafayZ on June 17th, 2009

@aejr120
it is two processors running at 2.0 each…giving you a total of 4.0ghz….and mine, which is an i7 920 with 2.66ghz has 8 cores running at 2.66ghz each which gives a total processor of 2.66ghz*8=.28ghz! def worth the $300, also the reason the make it into separate cores is because it is more efficient at runs cooler…because the speeds get so high that it nearly surpasses the speed of light making it SUPPER HOT, so they split the power into multiple cores to keep it from over heating…cool no?

ppee on June 17th, 2009

I think the thing that got us confused the most is the naming and how people call it. I don’t see the name “Intel Dual Core” in any of the processor family. It’s named “Intel Pentium Dual Core”. People who is in d midst of getting a new lappy is mostly comparing on whether to get a PENTIUM Dual Core or CORE 2 Duo ( which actually come from a different family but uses the same technology). Just sharing wt I know. Do correct me if i got it wrong. Sharing is caring!:)

everly on June 22nd, 2009

hi. anyone there can explain in simple ways the difference between intel pentium core duo and core 2 duo. pls give me some buying guide bec i’m planning to buy a desktop pc. im choosing between core 2 duo and pentium core duo. can anyone give me some tips. which is best buy. thank you so much…

nikki bakshi on June 22nd, 2009

sir m a electronics engg.
n i want 2 nw tht which processor dual core or core to duo is
better n best for me to buy

himanshu on June 22nd, 2009

dear friends, I am planning to buy a laptop in a week. please guide me with the range of laptops available and their specification. I have budget up to Rs 37,000. are Acer, Lenevo, Toshiba good and reliable companies? which one in best amongst them.. please post your answers as soon as possible.
thankyou.

Sajib on June 27th, 2009

Hello
I am Graphic & 3d designer. I want to buy one computer for my high speed rendering for interior, exterior 3d design & animation. What motherboard, processor, graphics card is best for mine. Please inform me.

NAHHH on June 27th, 2009

HI. I WANA A BUY PROCESSER SO TEL ME WHICH SUITE ME BEST.GIVE RATING BTW C2DUO & DUAL C. CONTACT ME? 9014843026

Andrej on July 1st, 2009

Well I am again sconfused about the difference cause I am going to buy a laptop in a week too
Himanshu I would like to advise you the Hp and Dell cause they’re simply the best.
I would like to someone help me and tell me Difference between Core 2 Duo and Dual Core in percents just like : In the fight Core 2 Duo takes xx% and Dual Core xx% tnx anyway =]

qismat ali on July 4th, 2009

how can u say that dual core runs faster than core 2 duo? core 2 duo processor has got the cache memory of 3 MB where as dual core processor carries jus one Mb cache memory .

qismat ali on July 4th, 2009

nikki bakshi June 22nd, 2009 at 11:34 | #6 Reply | Quote

blabla on July 6th, 2009

Intel E5200 Core2Duo 2,5Ghz 2M
OR
AMD Athilon64x2 5200 AM2 64BIT DUAL-CORE

im planing to buay a PC so with one has betehr CPU pleas answer

and who is bether for playing Games ????

dave on July 7th, 2009

Sorry to say that much of this is incorrect. First of all Rafayz is totally wrong about his core i7. Like all dual or quad cpu, you cant add up the clock speeds in the way he says. Core i7 dont run at 28ghz Rafayz. The man in the shop lied to you to get a sale. Lets say for example you buy a core2 duo 2ghz, they dont run at 4ghz, its 3.6 or less.
The loss is much higher the more cores. The core i7 goes less than 20. 18 would be a fair estimate…

Shrikant on July 9th, 2009

@qismat ali
I think you have to dell Inspiron-15 laptop. dell has newly launch this range of laptop and it has good configuration. it’s in range of 35000-40000.

fred smith on July 9th, 2009

the pentium dual core e5200 is the same as a core2duo with less cache and no hyperthreading which does not make one bit of difference when you overclock this cpu i am running mine mine at 3.2ghz and heat is about 40c under load all you need to do is put up the fsb and away you go being a 800mhz fsb cpu gives you potential for massive overclocking i have heard this cpu can reach 4ghz with a bit more voltage to the cpu and memory also make sure you are using ddr2 800mhz memory in dual channel mode

joshikjoseph on July 10th, 2009

@Sajib
upgrade your bios is latest

Durga Prasad Behera on July 14th, 2009

dear friends, I m a student studyng B.TECH.So want ‘C’ programing 2 do on the laptop.So i am planning to buy a laptop in a week. please guide me with the range of laptops available and their specification.Actually i hav compaq presario but it’s bcoming hot quicker.I have budget up to Rs 40,000. are Lenevo,Dell,HP Pavilion good and reliable companies? which one in best amongst them.. please post your answers as soon as possible.
thankyou.

Durga Prasad Behera on July 14th, 2009

@Shrikant
But shrikant dell has service problem……….

basant kumar on July 18th, 2009

u just buy dell’s with core2duo processor

Eagleseye on July 20th, 2009

Core 2 duo has virtualization technology so you can run Vmware or Virtual PC more faster than a Pentium dual core.

shiv on July 22nd, 2009

what is the diffrence beetwen dualcore-core2duo

Ashwini Bhati on July 23rd, 2009

i want to change my desktop processor pentium D to core 2 duo, So, core 2 duo processor support 965 motherboard?

saurah on July 23rd, 2009

@nikki bakshi
core2duo is better 4 u…

jimmy on July 29th, 2009

hi Nikki bakshi if u got the budget go for core 2 duo e7400 @ 2.8 ghz its great don’t go for dual core.

manoj on July 30th, 2009

@Durga Prasad Behera
hi dude….if psbl buy a hp laptop…it is the best..config depends on ur requirements..but hab atleast 2 gb ram 160 gb hard disk n core 2 duo processor1.8 or 2 ghz….if u require further ideas mail me…n yes u can also go 4 compaq 610 model….

Kaushal Mehta on July 31st, 2009

Hi, nice analysis but can be improved!!

karan on August 4th, 2009

what is deffernce between core2duo and dual core

Daisy on August 10th, 2009

dave :
Sorry to say that much of this is incorrect. First of all Rafayz is totally wrong about his core i7. Like all dual or quad cpu, you cant add up the clock speeds in the way he says. Core i7 dont run at 28ghz Rafayz. The man in the shop lied to you to get a sale. Lets say for example you buy a core2 duo 2ghz, they dont run at 4ghz, its 3.6 or less.
The loss is much higher the more cores. The core i7 goes less than 20. 18 would be a fair estimate…

I tried figuring this out reading all these comments, but there are so many and my eyes are getting blurry. Can someone help me with this? If I need a 2.8GHz processor, will a Core2 Duo 2.1 GHz work? I thought these double with the dual, but from what I understand from these comments, they don’t quite double, but you can expect an increase by having the dual instead of the single? So, rephrasing, if the requirements I need say 2.8GHz, will anything less than 2.8 work? Like a 2.1GHz Core2 Duo.

Madaza Anele on August 11th, 2009

People, me from my side, i jus wanna advice yo’ll to jus buy apple mac. thus all

congmoney on August 12th, 2009

So, I think Core2Duo is better

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jay on August 13th, 2009

intel core2duo
or
AMD
or
intel dualcore
i am planning to buy a pc
which pc is better & which is fastest processor
were i can get in andheri

Ankit Kumar on August 17th, 2009

i couldn’t find what i was searching.this is a very useless explanation for all those persons who does not know much about the technical details.

Azeem Shah on August 19th, 2009

plzzzzzz meaning of core2 duo

anish jain on August 20th, 2009

i got info

ruel alarba on August 26th, 2009

hey guys!i am also planning to buy a laptop,i used to go to the computer shop and asking what the best for me,i need actually for surfing internet doing office jobs.my problem is the information given by the shop person.they had defferent explanation and it makes me confuse.would you guys help me to select the best laptop for me at reasonable price but good performance thanks!

ahesan on August 29th, 2009

how to difference dual core & core 2 duo.

rabin on August 30th, 2009

i think i got it..

Harshal on September 2nd, 2009

which processor is best to buy
c2d 2.66 with 1333Mhz FSB and 6MB cache or c2d 2.93 with 1066Mhz FSB and 3MB cache.
or should i buy another one, please help me to buy a right one.

ankit on September 7th, 2009

What is diffrence between core 2 duo & Intel® Core™2 Quad Processors

Atul on September 12th, 2009

Difference Between Intel core 2 duo vs Intel dual core

Filip on September 15th, 2009

Difference between Intel Core 2 Duo and Dual Core is this:

1. Dual Core processors. They have 2 core in one package, but they are using 1 cache memory for the 2 cores.

2. Core 2 Duo. They have 2 core in one package, but each core have 1 cache memory. And it’s more faster…

Excuse me for my bad English

gaurav on September 18th, 2009

I m not satisfy wth the answer plz tell me more about that…

gaurav on September 18th, 2009

I want to know more technical knowledge on this topic.

rajat on September 19th, 2009

when was the first electronic data formed

anupam on September 21st, 2009

answer need to be more technical..whats the real difference internally??

bernard on September 30th, 2009

@Harshal

c2d 2.93 is better, because the core speed is faster.

bernard on September 30th, 2009

This is the difference between a Core 2 Duo and Dual-Core.

Processor Class: Core 2 Duo Processor
Processor Type: Dual-Core

charles on October 1st, 2009

core 2 duo is 64-bit and can use more than 4gb of memory

dual-core and pentium D are both 32-bit and can only use a max of 4gb of memory.

abhi on October 3rd, 2009

@Fantastic i understoood wht u say
thx a lot i need this 1

arnold on October 4th, 2009

thanks guys now i know the difference core 2 duo is way faster than the dual core. Now i want to know whats good about AMD processors? Tnx

Leishalynn on October 6th, 2009

@Filip
This is a great explanation. So helpful, thanks Filip!

Phantom on October 6th, 2009

kabhi chehra dekhe ho aaine me,mooh khola aur bhak se bol diya kuch bhi.

Phantom on October 6th, 2009

Phantom :aee Charles bhaiya,kabhi chehra dekhe ho aaine me,mooh khola aur bhak se bol diya kuch bhi.

amol kapse on October 9th, 2009

Difference Between Intel core 2 duo vs Intel dual core vs Intel Pentium D

abdalhakem mssor on October 12th, 2009

I traied bothe cor2due and celeron processor but celeron was beter in price and in preformance

h@cker on October 12th, 2009

@charles
really?i didnt knew that thanks

muazzam on October 12th, 2009

bund marao saray

samrat nethala on October 16th, 2009

@Filip
thanq u 4 ur good answr 4 d difrnc b/n core to due and dual core

jay on October 17th, 2009

#20 good answer…is a c2d 2.93 ghz worth $100 more than a dual core with 2.5 ghz tho…e-mail: muziccboy89@yahoo.com

Lalit on October 20th, 2009

Thank you thank You!

mohit dhingra on November 2nd, 2009

i wnt to know the basic difference but i do not learn the single word that how both of them different

mohit dhingra on November 2nd, 2009

rajat :
when was the first electronic data formed

only the rate difference is their nothing else ?please tell me the answer

Damian on November 3rd, 2009

hi i dont the difference between each other.

NOOR MOHAMMAD on November 6th, 2009

My qoustin is that I asked from a teacher what is the difference-between dual core and core 2-dou-
He answered: dual core has two core and core-duo has foure core is it correct if not please notify me with this Email: noor.mohd55@yahoo.com
thanks
NOOR

aziz on November 6th, 2009

thanks dude for ur king information

kuku on November 7th, 2009

What the bloody hell? whatt’s the basic difference between the dual core and the core 2 duo ??? except the price??? if price is the only difference then we should go with the cheapest one as there’s no difference… can any technical person give that bloody difference please????

pc gamers on November 13th, 2009

What kind of performance differences can we expect to see between the Core 2 Duo and the Dual Core? And where to the quad cores come into play?

Some of the games I play support multiple cores. So I want to make sure that I get the best performance for my money.

Janaranga on November 14th, 2009

pl let me know performance diferent the dual core /core to duo/core duo/quad core/core to quad any oter difference

kuku :What the bloody hell? whatt’s the basic difference between the dual core and the core 2 duo ??? except the price??? if price is the only difference then we should go with the cheapest one as there’s no difference… can any technical person give that bloody difference please????

@kuku

hajiiib on November 14th, 2009

Hellow thank you justly

fawad satti on November 19th, 2009

this is not a complete information.its just a bloody cheap philosophy.please give some useful information or dont waste user’s time with such unreliable information.

fawad satti on November 19th, 2009

to hell.there is nothing usefull here

gurbir on November 23rd, 2009

wat d hell !!!
really thr’s nothing useful here ..
can anybody tell d exact difference b/w these 2 ?
i just need a technical diff..

satdabest on November 23rd, 2009

never buy dual-core Processors cuz intel try 2 trick u in thinking it has a double CPU inside for example if u hav a 1.73 GHz processor a consumer will think the overall CPU will be 1.73 x2 cuz it say’s dual-core but this is wrong dual-core just a brand name. however, on the other hand core 2 duo has two CPU’s build in side by side so if it is 1.73 GHz you hav to times 1.73 by two so it will become 3.46 GHz overall and that is fast and a gud CPU. therefore, don’t be tricked in buying dual-core cuz u think it has a double CPU in it which it has NOT instead buy core 2 duo cuz that has a double CPU inside.

tutul on November 25th, 2009

dual core has got one processor…. i,e one execution but two buses which are connected to execution point….1+exe and 1+exe i,e y it is called dual core…
core 2 duo physically has two processors….

Supreeth on November 28th, 2009

Hello guys…….
I think you people are pretty confused about the difference between Intel Core2Duo and Intel Pentium Dual-core . I will try to clear this –
Both are built on the same CORE microarchitecture . Pentium Dual-core is nothing but a mainstream version of Core2Duo .
Lets compare 2 processors side by side . Consider Pentium Dual-core E5XXX and Core2Duo E7XXX . Both are 45nm processors but the difference is in the clock speed and FSB .
You’ll get a 1066MHZ FSB in C2D but an 800MHZ PDC and 3MB L2 cache in C2D whereas a 2MB L2 cache in PDC .
Both are easily overclockable and runs super cool even while OCed….. If you are looking to buy a decent processor for light gaming I’d prefer you to buy PDC E5200 and spend the saved money on a better graphics card .

Razee on November 29th, 2009

Baal…….

emochrizzo on November 30th, 2009

@ satdabest…. u are absolutely wrong.

even u have core 2 duo, let say 3.0ghz. you said that it will double the speed to 6.0ghz? wtf!!!! absolutely not, this is very simple logic. one core speed is 3,0ghz and the other one is 3.0ghz. these frequency will not be doubled as just what you said, instead, they will work as a different core on a specific task. like multitasking. they work different task so that the processing task will be half the time.

and take note pentium dual core and core 2 duo’s are both dual core proc. core2 duo only takes advantage because it has more cache than a pentium dual core thats it. there is no conspiracy involved here.

mythreal_bhabe on December 2nd, 2009

..is there anyone alive who can give an ACCURATE explanation as to how they differ???

And could those who don’t know just pls keep their speculations to themselves? – We don’t need your “SPECULATIONS”.

We want real answers from people who are
%100 sure they are right….

Dont even bother explaining if you’re just %99.9 sure coz that just ain’t good enough.

~ I hope to find out what the real difference is…coz I can’t seem to find a site that can.

Herbert S on December 3rd, 2009

maybe this will help! http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/8263

louis10 on December 5th, 2009

satdabest: are u sure??

manoj on December 7th, 2009

intel is the best processor in the holl world

akhil sharma on December 8th, 2009

satbest is wrong there……in fact there is nothing like having two processors of speed 1.73ghz will get doubled and will get to nearly 3.46ghz. this is trully wrong….as consider that if one processor have speed 3ghz then it doesnt mean tht speed will be 6ghz. haha its like there is processor of speed more than wht is manufactured.

rather dual core and core2 duo has different effficiency not depending upon clocks per cycle…
core 2 duo is intel brand…where as dual core is AMD or intel..

moreover if there is multitasking and multithreading then only u can see that core2duo will do more work in same amount of time as for dual core…bt for the single threaded system both will do the same work in same amount of time..
more likely there cant be com[parison between different cpu’s as the total efficiency depends upon individuAL modules performance..as if one cpu has faster rate of I/o..where as other one has greater file handling..
CORE2 DUO also has LARGER CACHE MEMORY than DUAL CORE..which in turn enhances the speed..

akhil sharma on December 8th, 2009

core2 duo has two cpu’s where as dual core has two cores and single cpu..the two cores can be on single chip die or can be on different die within single chip package….
the two processor can share buses..topologies…
caches..etc
the two processor in core2 duo is like if one processor is executing memory or code then other can simultaneously use the bus or cache in extracting the data..

jijo joseph on December 14th, 2009

I think the difference is in the cache memory.
both have two cores. Core 2 duo has more cache memory than dual Core.
Core 2 duo is better than dual core.
A dual-core processor contains two cores, and a quad-core processor contains four cores. A multi-core processor implements multiprocessing in a single physical package. Cores in a multi-core device may be coupled together tightly or loosely. For example, cores may or may not share caches, and they may implement message passing or shared memory inter-core communication methods. Common network topologies to interconnect cores include: bus, ring, 2-dimensional mesh, and crossbar. All cores are identical in homogeneous multi-core systems and they are not identical in heterogeneous multi-core systems. Just as with single-processor systems, cores in multi-core systems may implement architectures such as superscalar, VLIW, vector processing, SIMD, or multithreading.

MrDeaN on December 19th, 2009

i’m using core2duo E7400, combined with 4GB Corsair gaming RAM and Nvidia 9600GT 512GB and i swear that i’m never,never,never,never,never get stuck,hang or low performance almost 2years!
even i’m running NeedForStrtShift,C&C TiberiumWar,GTA 4, browser in FireFox,and listen music from MediaPlayer IN A SAME TIME!!,
i think the CPU cooling must efficiency and the differ from c2Duo,Dual-Core is nothing!
it’ll giving you a great and stable performance when it in a low temperature..
OR you can OVERCLOCKING your cpu by reaching TRIPLE performance!
my c2Duo is expected on 2.53GHz and i OVERCLOKING that damned cool cpu to 4.00GHz!!!
try it at u’r own risk!

anyway
Thanx for nothing..

My E-Mail :Antraxr39@yahoo.com

Jay on December 22nd, 2009

Don’t forget that to double the speed of your current system you should have a motherboard that can house two CPU’s at the same time (i.e. when inserted on motherboard system speed will be doubled). There are motherboards available with double sockets (one for each CPU) so you can imagine a speed increase of a core 2 duo running at a dobled speed of 4 Ghz instead of 2 Ghz. You can only get a single speed setting with only one CPU but if the correct mothrboard is used you can effectively double it’s speed and you will notice the difference. It’s even possible to increase the speed of a 3.0Ghz computer to 6.0Ghz using the correct dual socket motherboard.

lorenzo on December 23rd, 2009

i dont understand why windows 7 rate a dual core 2.6ghz cpu at 6 and a core2dou 1.8ghz at 4.9. Please help me

Intel core 2 quad on December 29th, 2009

Which will be better a dual core 3GHZ or a core 2 duo 3GHZ and between a quad core 2.78GHZ or a core 2 quad 2.78GHz

Choto Cheeta on December 29th, 2009

Intel core 2 quad:

Which will be better a dual core 3GHZ or a core 2 duo 3GHZ and between a quad core 2.78GHZ or a core 2 quad 2.78GHz

It all depends on your budget.. As if you are aiming for a higher range product, then get your self a Core i7 range processor on LGA 1366 platform..

That you the best at present which money can buy

http://www.chotocheeta.com/2009/11/28/difference-between-intel-core-2-extreme-quad-duo-vs-core-i7-i5-processors/

jack on January 15th, 2010

which is better option dual core or core 2 duo?

Choto Cheeta on January 16th, 2010

jack:

which is better option dual core or core 2 duo?

Between them, Core 2 Duo offcourse, but right now, the best is Intel Core i7 processors..

http://www.chotocheeta.com/2009/11/28/difference-between-intel-core-2-extreme-quad-duo-vs-core-i7-i5-processors/

Ran on February 10th, 2010

help me..Which will you choose? a Dual core T4300 2.1Ghz or a Core 2 Duo SU7300 1.3 Ghz

shlimaz on February 18th, 2010

ofcourse core 2 duo is the better option.. its thousand times better thn dual core

Kevin on March 5th, 2010

I would like to know the answer to this question as well??

rohit kumar on March 12th, 2010

i am having 40,000 Rs and i want the gaming cpu what should i buy

moges dessalign on March 13th, 2010

please acomparative analysis about different processes of pentium.

-Dual core,core Duo and core 2 Duo

moges

etaferahun on March 16th, 2010

please i want to know the main difference between dual core, core 2 duo and core duo Pentium processors.

md sohrab khan on March 17th, 2010

what’s deffrence between dual core and core-2 dual

Lyn on March 28th, 2010

Can you say the difference between Intel Pentium processor T4400 and Intel Core 2 duo processor and which is better.

salman on April 22nd, 2010

well guys let me tell u the difference

duo core came first and after this techonolgy core 2 duo came
and u can say tht thy both r same but there is online 0.5 spped differnce otherwise thy both have same archetecture and mechanism

kamu on April 28th, 2010

core-2 dual is not there..

rohit kumar:

i am having 40,000 Rs and i want the gaming cpu what should i buy

lorcan on May 6th, 2010

hey, i want to buy a hauppauge hd pvr to record my ps3 gameplay . but it sais i need a dual core. i only have a core 2 duo :S is this the same or ? i read the article above but i just needed some answerd tbh . if it helps , my laptop is a dell latitude d620

Mahesh on May 7th, 2010

Hello, I want to know, What is the difference between Intel Dual Core E2140 and AMD Sempron LE-1250? Which is Good?

Mahesh on May 7th, 2010

What is the difference between nVIDIA GeForce 9400GT and nVIDIA GeForce 7025?

Choto Cheeta on May 7th, 2010

Without any doubt it has to be Intel Dual Core E2140 when compared with AMD LE-1250..

But I guess in the price range of E2140 you can afford to get AMD Athlon X2 (lowest) range. Which in any day would out perform a stock Intel DC E2140..

Choto Cheeta on May 7th, 2010

Mahesh:

What is the difference between nVIDIA GeForce 9400GT and nVIDIA GeForce 7025?

The nVidia 7025 is an on board GPU designed for basic Windows based video acceleration..

For more information regarding the detailed specs, please refer here, http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_tech_specs.html

Where as nVidia 9400GT is a dedicated GPU platform designed for basic gaming. 9400GT is any day better than any available onboard nVidia solution. For detailed tech specs, please refer here, http://www.nvidia.com/object/mobo_gpu_tech_specs.html

Stephen White on May 8th, 2010

Hi All, I’ve a 6320 dual core processor running in a Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H motherboard with 4Gb ram and am, in the main, pleased with the resulting system.
But…Can’t help thinking…..
Will my board accept a (faster?) processor in the dual core range and if so which one?
Any help /advice appreciated.
Steve

Brian on May 18th, 2010

Hi! I got a DELL Inspiron 1525 running in Intel Core 2 Duo Processor at 1.66Ghz T5450, but since there was an accident on my laptop a few months back it starts malfunctioning, now I found a replacement for my DELL Inspiron which is another DELL Inspiron but 17″ running in Intel Pentium Dual Core at 2.20Ghz T4400, so my question is which is better or any suggestion? coz I`m planning to change my old Dell inspiron to this new Dell Inspiron 17″ (LED too) but I`m confused if Pentium Dual Core T4400 (2.20Ghz) is better than Core 2 Duo T5450 (1.66Ghz)?

Muhammad Faisal Jamil on May 20th, 2010

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Bukhari on May 24th, 2010

why corei3, i5 , i7 what their performence appraisal

bob on May 27th, 2010

so far the best explanation which i’ve googled. Good job , mate.

imran on June 5th, 2010

main aik laptop lena chahta houn lakin yahan peshawar main jo bi lptop milta hai wo hota kuh hai aur btata kuch hai koi mjy aisa tareeka bt day k main check kar sakoun k jo wo show kar raha hai ader bhi wohe hai
regards
m.imran

Mahesh on June 12th, 2010

Hello, You can check Hardware configuration in “EVEREST HOME EDITION” software. You can freely download it from http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/System-Info/Everest-Home-Edition.shtml

rajat chauhan on June 22nd, 2010

I want to buy a laptop with the latest cpu how much it will comes to me….plese if you have any more or appropriate suggestion revertel me ….

vanadhi on July 3rd, 2010

i want a good GB well processor so,
please suggest i purchase dul core or core dul

Alice on July 8th, 2010

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.

Awais Ahmed on July 10th, 2010

i believe people who want to make your system run the games like race driver grid,dirt 2,crysis 1 and battlefield company should buy a intel dual core e2140,1gb ram and a xfx 9400gt 1gb.+ get windows xp with motherboard of biostar 945gz .but you should be maximum at 1024 x 768 resolution,believe me that you can run every one of top games at medium settings, i am using it right now and its great, i have overclocked it at 2.00ghz,it has amazing performance.even you can run core 2 duo upto 2.4ghz e6600 and core 2 extreme x6800.its best board for people who want gaming more than casual

Dr.Freeman on July 13th, 2010

I have Intel core 2 duo e7200 2.53 ghz , 2 gb ram , HD 5670 1 gb gddr5 ..pefect gaming pc ..

Krashna kant on July 15th, 2010

I have requried a motherboard, so plz suggest to me which is best and cheap.

Mouktik Sarkar on July 17th, 2010

@Krashna kant – i have an Asus P5KPL-CM motherboard, about a year old. I’m upgrading my motherboard so i’m selling it off for Rs.2500/-. If you’re interested, fell free to contact me through mouktik_sarkar@yahoo.com.

Regards,
Mouktik.

gaurav kakkar on July 22nd, 2010

best as well as cheap is intel DG41RQ PRICE BETWEEN 2700 TO 2950 Rs

enjoy

only for intel processor dual core 1.6gz to core to quad 9300qt

gaurav kakkar on July 22nd, 2010

core to due is best .

Vinayak on July 25th, 2010

thanks for d detail info….

Rajesh on August 9th, 2010

Thank u for the information

riintu on August 12th, 2010

deferance between cor2duo vs duel core prosessor

riintu on August 12th, 2010

please suggest deferance between core2 duo vs duel core presessor

pawan chauahn on August 26th, 2010

tell about all computers softwares and hardwares.

Muhammad on August 31st, 2010

You guys are full of shit…
The difference should not be in non technical terms…
The architectural difference is the one that people look for…

WTF guys…
Seriously WTF…

trooper2410 on September 5th, 2010

I have Celeron 3.20 GHz,but everybody told me to buy new processor.Now I wana buy but I need to now which is better or faster….Meybe I have one Core 2 Duo 2.80 GHz 2MB and one Dual Core 2.80 GHz 2MB….which of thi two is better???And sorry if my english is bad…:\\

jerry Thompson on September 9th, 2010

you should explain futher in more technical terms the difference between the two. that is core2 duo dual core. and its advantagies over the other one.

Poorya on September 17th, 2010

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5500 2.8GHz 2MB Wolfdale 45nm R0 65W 800 F1
(Beter)

trooper 2410 on September 29th, 2010

Difference between Dual Core and Core 2 duo is that Dual Core have 2 cores Core 2 Duo have 4 cores.That means Core 2 Duo is better becouse it have 4 cores and all process are divided into the 4 cores so that the processor is burdened and it work faster.If you have Dual Core your copmuter will be 2 times faster if you change it with Core 2 Duo.Intel 2 Duo means Intel Quad Duo,I am not good at it but I think that’s spanish word.If you need good motherboard then bay this one MSI X58A-GD65

wtf on September 30th, 2010

wtf? http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium_dual-core/specs.htm

dual core has 2 cores, somebody between 28-29 pages said that dual core hasn’t 2 cores…

etaferhun is smart on October 2nd, 2010

then read the article, fool

AMAR on October 8th, 2010

I THINK CORE 2 DUO E7500 WITH A SPEED OF 2.93GHZ SPEED AND 3 MB L2 CACHE MEMORY IS A VERY GOOD CHOICE.

sumit on October 27th, 2010

duel core works in series manner,means when one processor is busy the other one will be in rest state.
and in the case of core 2 dual it works in the manner of parallel,means both proceesor can work together.

Ahmed on November 3rd, 2010

helllo every one :

will suggest me which board is comaptible than GX620 and core 2 duo ! i wana purschased this but so coonfused !

trooper2410 on November 6th, 2010

Core2Duo have 4 cores,Dual Core have 2 cores.That means Core 2 Duo is 2 times better than Dual Core

trooper2410 on November 6th, 2010

Core2Duo have 4 cores,Dual Core have 2 cores.That means Core 2 Duo is 2 times better than Dual Core…Core 2 Duo have 4 cores and the work is divided between them, so your computer will work faster

hassan on December 9th, 2010

can i believe on all. ha ha ha

Ay on December 10th, 2010

Core2Duo only has 2 cores. Core2Quad is the one with 4 cores

genious on December 15th, 2010

i am a electronic engineer and i have purchase computer parts seperatly and have core i7 with 8gb ram, build in 2300mb graphic card in my board,my full system around 240 us dollers and 18 inch dell LCD MONITOR for 60 us dollers.
even i purchase my LCD in parts and saved money.

dash on December 24th, 2010

core 2 Duo s better……..

faizan on January 6th, 2011

core 2 duo has 4 cores while dual core has 2 core so core 2 duo is faster than dual core as all processes divided into 4 cores to work faster.

Jonny on January 15th, 2011

Stop saying that! Intel core 2 duo only has 2 cores!!!! Its the Intel core 2 Quad that has 4 cores!!!!

KaKA on January 19th, 2011

Core 2 Duo has 2 cores u dumb ass! learn ro read before u post misleading comments

KaKA on January 19th, 2011

faizan:

core 2 duo has 4 cores while dual core has 2 core so core 2 duo is faster than dual core as all processes divided into 4 cores to work faster.

It’s 2 Cores u idiot.

omer on January 22nd, 2011

still do not know what is a “core” ? ? ?

Awais on January 22nd, 2011

Core 2 Duo!duo means 2 so core 2 duo is same to pentium dual core.if looking for gaming dual core is best option according to price/performance/overclocking ratio.

snatur on January 25th, 2011

I like quad core . core 2 is running too slow than quad core .

parthasarathi on January 28th, 2011

Core is nothing but the entire stuff…In human being your brain is called as core….similarly in computer technology core refers a single processor..dual core refers 2 processors…

trooper2410 on February 2nd, 2011

Core 2 Duo – 4 Cores
Dual Core – 2 Cores
What’s the problem?

trooper2410 on February 2nd, 2011

I am bad at English and I have 15 years,but I work with computers 8 years.What’s the fuck up….Dual Core have 2 cores,Core 2 Duo have 4 cores.Like Awais said Duo means 2 so Core 2 Duo is 2 Core x 2 times = 4 Cores…If you can lift weights with 2 hands it will be easier if you lift weights with 4 hands…It will be easier and it will go faster.It;s same like processors…If 2 Cores are overloaded,work will be devided into 4 Cores,so processor will be work faster and your computer will work faster…:@@@
Example:
Intel Pentium D 3.4 GHz – It’s one core,so it’s 3.4 GHz
Intel Dual Core 3.4 GHz – It’s two cores,so it’s 3.4 GHz x 2 = 6.8 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.4 GHz – It’s four cores,so it’s 3.4 GHz x 4 = 13.6 GHz ……….THIS IS JUST EXAMPLE

I THINK YOU GET IT NOW…p.s. sorry for my bad english

Awais on February 2nd, 2011

oh common core 2 duo has 2 cores,core 2 quad has 4 cores,pentium d is old but contains 2 pentium 4 cores thats why its meant to be dual cpu.core 2 duo and pentium dual cores are same just a little difference.check everything here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core_2

wally on February 18th, 2011

core 2 duo is beta than the pentium dualcores becoz its available in high FSB speeds L3 cache and the grea hyper threading techo

narendhar on February 18th, 2011

what is CORE? how it is different from others?

desire bazaanah on February 18th, 2011

is core 2 duo 1.8GHZ faster than a dual core of 2.2GHZ and why?

also my laptop has the following specs
intelcore2 dou 1.8 GHZ
888mb graphics
128mb dedicated for gaming
2GB memory
but still cant play most games

please how do i upgrade my graphics memory for games sake?

desire bazaanah on February 18th, 2011

i use toshiba laptop satellite L305 and cant install windows xp ive tried all i can but all yielded negative results
what do i do?

Awais on February 19th, 2011

well no problem whatsover,Intel Core 2 Duo has 2 cores,so does dual core also has 2 cores.just a small difference of cache and bus speed.not any thing more.you get a brand name.Core is nothing but the entire stuff…In human being your brain is called as core….similarly in computer technology core refers a single processor..dual core refers 2 processors…

so there is no big difference between core 2 duo or dual core.both have 2 cores,both are good at overclocking.Intel has stopped making core 2 duo new models,however pentium dual cores are now being made by them in lga 1156.

trooper2410 on February 21st, 2011

Dual Core vs Core 2 Duo
Dual core processors are those that contain 2 cores in a single silicon chip while Core 2 Duo is the name given by Intel to its second batch of dual core processors.

The processor wars have hit a major speed bump as clock speeds become harder and harder to push upwards. Because the number of transistors in a single chip continues to follow its upward trend, processor manufacturers like Intel and AMD have decided to go a different route in increasing the performance of their products, adding more cores into a single chip that leads to a performance boost if the OS supports it. Two or more cores can greatly aid in multi-tasking where each core can work independently of each other. All processors that have 2 cores in them are collectively called as dual core processors regardless of which manufacturer it came from, while those that have 4 processors in a single chip are called quad core.

Initially, Intel called their dual core processors as Core Duo, a very obvious reference to two cores, while AMD called theirs the X2. Intel’s dual core processors were simply 2 Pentium 3 processors that were fabricated in a single chip. As they refined their product more, they decided to differentiate their second set of processors from the Core Duo and decided to call it Core 2 Duo.

Basically, the difference between dual core processors and the Core 2 Duo processors is just in the semantics as Core 2 Duo is simply a name given to a more recent family of dual core processors. If we translate this to the single core processors, we can say that Core Duo is Pentium 1 while Core 2 Duo is Pentium 2, while AMD has their own processors with different names; but all these are still single core processors. We can therefore say that Core 2 Duo is simply a subset of all the dual core processors that are out in the market today.

Summary:
1. Dual core is the generic name given to processors that have 2 cores on the same chip
2. Core 2 Duo is the second line of dual core processors from Intel
3. Other dual core processors aside from Core 2 Duo are the Core Duo from Intel and the X2 series from AMD
4. All Core 2 Duo processors are dual core but not all dual core processors are Core 2 Duo

trooper2410 on February 21st, 2011

And you must know that lap-tops aren’t best for gaming..:\
I suggest you to buy:”Graphic Card 80-90$,Motherboard 80-90$,(if you want)Hard Drive 1000 GB 100-120$,RAM Memory Kingston 2-3 GB 30-40$,Processor Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 90-110$”,and create your own PERFECT PC…As I know this is great configuraton,but you don’thave to buy that Hard Drive.You Can buy samo of 500 GB,i suggest it becouse you want good gaming PC

Shahid on March 4th, 2011

core 2 due is better than
dual core
i know becouse i have dual core

saad raza on March 12th, 2011

which is more better pentium 4 3.6ghz or intel dual core3.0ghz ? please tell me i am really confused.!!!

Awais on March 13th, 2011

IF the Dual core is Intel Pentium Dual Core then its twice much more better than pentium 4,even a 1.8ghz dual core kills pentium 4 3.8ghz.

Lebron James on March 29th, 2011

narendhar:

what is CORE? how it is different from others?

The core is the center of the Earth or a planet. It is believed to consist of an iron-nickel alloy, and may have a temperature of 5505 °C.

If it’s a Core 2 Duo then the planet has 2 cores and that means it will have twice gravity and more active volcanoes on the surface.

trooper2410 on March 29th, 2011

Dual Core 3.0 GHz is better

jackson on March 31st, 2011

you all stupid and i am much greater coz i replaying…
2*2=4
4*4=16
dual core =2 time fast
core 2dou=4 time fast.

Prasad on March 31st, 2011

whate is differenece between E5800 and dual core and which is prefer for instrument ?

shani on April 3rd, 2011

man can some body plz tell me that which is better for to play games as i have heard that amd is natorious for its heating up and intel is not iam in pakistan and here whether is hot in summer plz tell me which one i should buy for to play games hd ones like resident evil5

trooper2410 on April 3rd, 2011

grrrrr…:@
I give up,this makes no sense..-.-’ You can’t learn nothing

N.M.MENEDAL on April 5th, 2011

There is no big difference between core 2 duo or dual core.both have 2 cores,both are good at overclocking.Intel has stopped making core 2 duo new models,however pentium dual cores are now being made by them.

jan on April 7th, 2011

That a Core 2 Duo has 2 Cores
A Core 2 Quad has 4 Cores

I cannot believe how dumb you all are.

Time to start talking about Core 2 Duo P series, Core i3, i5, i7, Athlon, Athlon II, Phenom and Phenom II cores.

Nabeel 47 on April 11th, 2011

Every1 plz Help me!!!
Dell precision 670 (intelXeon 3.4×2 dual Core Pro) with 40gb hd,650w psu,256mb quadro fx, 2gbram,dvd) in Rs.12000/=

intel core 2 duo e7500 2.93ghz, dg31pr mb(1yr warr),80gb hd,280w psu,2gbram,dvd.in Rs15000/=

PLZ SUGGEST ME WHAT SHOULD I BUY???
Ive got 9800 GT 1024mb & ATI radeon 4830 512mb do tell which 1 is better
PRIMARY PURPOSE: Gaming…

Thnx

bob on April 17th, 2011

then core 2 duo is same as quad core?

Hrvoje on July 6th, 2011

think.. core 2 duo or dual core.. are 2 cores.. and quad is how many cores? : ) it’s not the same.. one runs on 2 cores and one on 4

Smita on August 9th, 2011

How to check difeerent task assign to core 1 and core 2 in core 2 duo processor????

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