[pintofstripe]

Hi,

I can't decide which processor to go with for a new system. I'm buying from Dell, and have the choice between a Pentium 4 630 and a Pentium D 820 for roughly the same price. The P4 runs at 3 Ghz, the PD at 2.8 Mhz - although with 2 cores.

I'll mainly be using the PC or the web, music and photo editing. Which processor do you think is the best choice? Help would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

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The 820 got terrible reviews when they released it, its performance was very poor, if i had to get an intel or a dell i would go for the 630 rather than an 820 for dual core as with all intel cpus you have to fork out for the quality.

But if i had the choice i wouldnt get a dell i would build it or get a custom or prebuilt from someone reliable, dells have a disadvantage of poor upgrade potential due to the use of propreitary parts.

[warriorscot]

The 820 got terrible reviews when they released it, its performance was very poor, if i had to get an intel or a dell i would go for the 630 rather than an 820 for dual core as with all intel cpus you have to fork out for the quality.

But if i had the choice i wouldnt get a dell i would build it or get a custom or prebuilt from someone reliable, dells have a disadvantage of poor upgrade potential due to the use of propreitary parts.