Thread: How much for a new cpu for average purposes?

Originally Posted by rajan1311

yes atom is worse than a P4, BUT,it performs 3-4 times more per watt than a P4. A single core atom consumes only 4W, while a dual core atom consumes 8W, compare that to P4s. If u replace a P4 with an Atom, u may see a drop in ur electricity bills


a 2.8GHz C2D (E7400) along with everything else can not be 13k. The processor itself is 6.5k. If it does fit, it is a good deal. Plz tell detailed config plz.

but desktops should be power hungry... and the difference wont be so noticable when the bill's already 5k (well in my case anyways )!

512 ram and 80gb hard disk ll be very useful for normal purposes. .. . other than this any doubts means u can post the question to me....

Originally Posted by rajan1311

yes atom is worse than a P4, BUT,it performs 3-4 times more per watt than a P4. A single core atom consumes only 4W, while a dual core atom consumes 8W, compare that to P4s. If u replace a P4 with an Atom, u may see a drop in ur electricity bills


a 2.8GHz C2D (E7400) along with everything else can not be 13k. The processor itself is 6.5k. If it does fit, it is a good deal. Plz tell detailed config plz.

btw for the 13k bucks, he's giving 1Gb RAM, some intel board (haven't got into the details yet), 160 HDD.

there'll be no graphics card though. man now i'm seriously considering going in for it with the c2d... will my P4, 1.2GB RAM, 200GB HDD storage go for anything??

Hello Everyone,
I have desktop computer with Intel Desktop Board D945GCLF with Atom processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD.
I want to upgrade it to core 2 duo or higher. can somebody suggest the processor/motherboard combo. my budget is around 12000/-
Also I want to know whether Graphic card is essential ?