The Right Processor for you

While buying a new computer, every user is provided with a list including- processor, RAM, Hard Disk, Display card etc.Among all these, the buyer has to pick the parts according to his needs but all these terms doesn't seem less difficult than French or German. Take processors only- Intel, AMD, Celeron, Pentium, Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 and then i9. It's very difficult for a normal person to make the right choice in buying a processor according to his needs. A common user knows that the processor is computer's most important part but he still doesn't know which processor he should choose according to his needs, budget and computer. In such a situation it becomes very difficult to make the right processor for your PC :-


Intel or AMD ?

• Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are the 2 leading   microprocessor manufacturing   companies.
• Companies like IBM and HP also manufacture processors but only Intel and AMD processors are used in normal computers.
• Till 2000 Apple used Apple-IBM-Motorola made power-PC processors, but then it also started using Intel processors for its computers.

32-bit or 64-bit ?

• While buying a PC or Laptop, you also have to choose among these 2 types of processors.
• The use of 64-bit processors is increasing slowly. These can process more data at the same time compared to 32-bit processors and increase the processing rate by making better use of the RAM.
• You can use up to 4 GB of RAM in a PC with a 32-bit processor whereas you can increase it more in a computer with a 64-bit processor.
• More RAM also increases your computer's processing speed.

The Right Choice for You ?

Here I'll provide you with some help that can help you in making the right choice in buying the right processor for your PC according to your daily use:-

1. Only surfing the net and playing games sometimes.

• Any single core notebook or desktop PC with Atom, Celeron or Pentium single core processor.   

     2.  Using MS Office, listening to music, surfing the internet, streaming videos.

• Dual core or Core i3 processor.

     3.  Office apps, PC games, HD movies, YouTube videos, etc.

• Dual core, Core 2 duo or Core i5 processor.

     4.  Creating music, video editing, programming, graphic designing.

• Quad core, Core i5 or Core i7 processor.

     5.  Need everything tip-top and super fast.

• Core i7 extreme or Core i9 processor.

     6.  Creating a 24/7 online server.

• Intel Xion or Itanium.

     7.  Playing games with high-end graphics, laying too much burden on your PC without blasting it.

• AMD Bulldozer.

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