Processors...why are there so many?

[Shibathedog]

arent these two processors exactly the same besides socket type?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819116032

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819116175

 

Im buying a PC that i only need to last me about a year, so obviously i dont want to spend assloads of money on it when im buying a new one in a year, so im trying to save money

 

If i go with the socket 775, i get future upgradeability (i dunno if id even bother though) and faster RAM, isnt that the only real advantage?

 

Or should i just go Pentium D?

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819116238

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819116254

 

The only difference seems to be virtualization support, I dont even know what that is, but it sounds like something i wouldnt really need, then again with a price difference of 10 dollars i might as well get it

 

In which case i pretty much have a choice of these two mobos

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813157092

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131023

 

The ASRock seems better according to reviews/supports faster RAM, (I dont remember if it has PCI Express, i dont need it, i have an ATi Radeon X850XT lying around, which is AGP8X) Ive never used anything ASRock before though, and im very familiar with ASUS and i like their stuff, So what do you think?

 

I guess i should go with the ASRock Pentium D setup right?

 

jesus i hope my next paycheck is larger than expected, I just cannot stand this 1.3GHz socket 423 P4, 768MB RDRAM, GeForce 3 setup any longer!!!

 

But would there even be that much of a huge performance upgrade with the P4 Vs Pentium D? I mean i know one is Dual Core, but isnt it kinda like the 64 bit thing where the apps pretty much have to be written to take advantage of dual core, which is pretty much nothing so far? Going Pentium D pretty much adds 100 dollars to the stuff i need

[Wizard]

Haha the woes of 768MB of RDRAM, I feel ya. Well, it's a comp thats gonna last a year, so get cheap stuff. Buut it's either you want the ablity to upgrade a while afterwards or not. I see as the future ability to upgrade as a good investment.

[Shibathedog]

true, and my brother will probably get it when im done with it, so i suppose the nice thing to do would be to not dick him over

 

although he IS getting a free computer >_<

[Darken]

jesus i hope my next paycheck is larger than expected, I just cannot stand this 1.3GHz socket 423 P4, 768MB RDRAM, GeForce 3 setup any longer!!!

 

and what should I say with 667MHz and 265 RAM ......... maybe my Geforce FX5200 is the one make me still alive

[Shibathedog]

well i have another computer thats a 2.2GHz Celeron with some video card (AGP 4X POS) and 256MB of PC2100 DDR RAM but i dont even use it because my family has screwed it up so bad

 

plus celeron...eww...theres a HUGE difference between those budget processors and the "real" ones, this 1.3GHz P4 is easily 5 times as fast (or at least it seems like it)

 

i have a couple more PCs/Laptops but i dont really bother much with those either

[Shibathedog]

good news, i got some extra cash and im just gonna get a Core 2 Duo