Phil Airtime
October 11th, 2007, 12:54 PM
Sorry for the boring question. I'm looking at computers to replace my current system, whose spec is in my signature. I only want it out of here because it's big, beige, noisy and about as aesthetically pleasing as a skip in the corner of the room. It makes such a god awful racket, it's like having a bloody cement mixer in here; it actually affects the quality of my work and I'm forever having to replace worn out parts like the PSU and CD drive.
Anyway, most of the systems I see are something like this: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(24422)Lenovo-ThinkCenter-A55-Tower-Intel-Dual-Core.aspx (I know it's pictured with a screen, but it doesn't come with one!)
The processor for that system is down as "Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 / 1.6 GHz". If it's dual-core, does that make it an effective speed of 3.2 GHz? I only ask because I find it odd that they're selling brand new systems that appear slower than my current AMD Sempron 2.0 GHz of a few years' vintage. I've not shopped for computers for a long time, so my knowledge is a little out of date!
Anyway, most of the systems I see are something like this: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(24422)Lenovo-ThinkCenter-A55-Tower-Intel-Dual-Core.aspx (I know it's pictured with a screen, but it doesn't come with one!)
The processor for that system is down as "Intel Pentium Dual Core E2140 / 1.6 GHz". If it's dual-core, does that make it an effective speed of 3.2 GHz? I only ask because I find it odd that they're selling brand new systems that appear slower than my current AMD Sempron 2.0 GHz of a few years' vintage. I've not shopped for computers for a long time, so my knowledge is a little out of date!