he said something about how the processor is going to become obsolete soon anyway (being replaced by physics chips).
so you have any counter recommendations?

And what i dont get. Is why the processor companys will do the physic calculations. When the grafic card companys is about to do the same

I would get a Core 2 Duo CPU and mobo (maybe one that supports quad core).  Get the low-end Core 2 chip (I believe it's the 1.84GHz one) for now, that way you can upgrade the CPU later when you have a bit of extra cash.  You will want this capability as more and more games are taking advantage of multithread/core CPUs.

Don't bother with holding out for physics coprocessors, there's only one card on the market currently and it runs around $250 and most games don't use it yet.  Plus, even if they do become more common, you'll still want a good CPU.  Having a physics card to offload those calculations leaves the CPU free to do things like AI work and other processor intensive tasks.

 

yeah, physics cards are rarely used at the moment, and won't see a great market in the near future. Ageia's card support a whopping 7 pc games.
http://www.ageia.com/physx/titles.html

this thing says a dual core...
so I should buy the other one because its better in which way?


Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
nearly 200$
Intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
nearly 100$

aside from "it costs 100 dollars more" what makes the former the better?
they do both say duo, and looking at the specs I see only a few differences (I wont say small)

*Edit*

Actually they are both dual, damn name miss lead me.

the second one has 50% more GHz though...
I'm so confused...
I really want a concrete answer

wuuaaa, you changed name. Now im confused
But did you look at my above post?
The Pentium D vs Core 2 Duo artiCel

Looky here:

Blue Penteim D Red The New Dual core
Thats about 50% faster

The Pentium D is a dual core. But it was one of the first dual core out there from intel. As the artiCel says, the pentium D wasent a big step in speed.

The new dual core (duo) also has a new way of handeling Cache memory.
On older machines, like the pentium D got there own cache. Like 2x1mb = 2mb total. But if one of the cores wasent working, it didnt get the other cores cache and then it was wasting 1mb of cache, and have to ask the main memory for new stuff to work with.

The new dual core duo, has 4mb cache in total (depends on what CPU you get) so if one of the cores isent needed. The working one got 4mb to work with, before asking the main memory for new information.

An image that will explain it abit more

Intel's Core 2 Duo chips are faster due to architectural improvements, for the most part, not so much from being dual core, which is why they spank Pentium Ds (also dual core). The Pentium 4/D series was designed to achieve huge clock speeds, but they don't actually get much done in each cycle. Core Duos have lower speeds, but get more done per cycle, like AMDs chips do. They also have improvements such as 128-bit SSE, which AMD has yet to match (this is one of the sources of Intel's current performance edge).

On the subject of PSUs, it is very rarely worthwhile to buy a cheapie. The PSU is actually one of the most important parts of your machine, and buying a poor one can lead to instability, shorter component lifetime, and potential early failure (and in the case of cheap ones, they don't often have the extra features to prevent them from taking your other parts with them when they go).

Most generally, included-with-case PSUs are cheapies, and are not to be trusted with any sort of demanding or costly components. Save up a little more cash and buy one separately.

In looking for a PSU, always closely check that is has strong amperage on the 12v rail(s), as this is the most-used voltage in modern systems. A good PSU should have very little discrepancy between the actual voltages, and the levels they should be, and should stay solidly there rather than bouncing around. Overvoltage and short protection are also very good things to have.

You can't generally tell online, but there's also a positive correlation between weight and quality of a PSU. Heavier models are generally made with more robust transformers, which is always a good thing.

aah thank you, forgot about that

then i guess im one of the unlucky once, to get a expensiv PSU that broke kinda fast

hmm that gives me an idea. My brother just started his own company hmm. Gotta speak with him. In denmark you can save 25% called moms

But ill see if i can put toghter a better one tomorrow for ya. And "maybe" more then one set

but at least it was an epic end.