Nerd Alert! Computer Upgrade Advice needed!

[andrewsk]

Originally Posted by Moogled

Currently running a Pentium 4 3.2ghz with 1 gig of RAM. Using ATI Radeon X1650 Pro.

I'm looking into upgrading my system by the end of this year and I've been reading into Dual-Core systems, multi-threading, and processor/motherboard compatibilities. At this moment, multi-threading seems to be beneficial only when applications support it.

I use my desktop as a media device; playing games, listening to music, watching movies but I would also like to burn DVDs.

What are some suggestions/advice as to if I would be reaping the full benefits of a dual-core system rather than just upgrading to a much higher single cpu?

So many options.

It really depends on your budget. Dual processorrs is nice for when you are running multiple apps.

Listening to music, watching movies and burning DVDs could be done with any New system. you could do all 3 at once with a Dual Processor

The real crunch (read $$$$$) will be the video card and how often you play games.

Oh and you should get 2 gig of RAM.