So how would you rate your PC? Is it good enough? Can it live up to the task? Let us get about rating different parts of your PC, in this article let us talk about the processor.
Today a wide variety of PCs are available across a huge number of brands. Many brands in fact offer complete customization of the PC whereby each and every component can be customized to suit your requirements so that you don’t end up buying a higher configuration which is much more expensive just to fulfill one need of yours which wouldn’t have cost half as much. However users are becoming more and more aware of the PC configurations and especially advanced users prefer to go in for assembled PCs where they tune and buy each and every component to satisfy their needs and also save on a whole lot of money.
So how would you rate your PC? Is it good enough? Can it live up to the task? Let us get about rating different parts of your PC, in this article let us talk about the processor.
Processor
High end processors usually cost around 200-300$ or more nowadays and include Quad Core Intel CPUs or three core CPUs from AMD. These processors are more than what most users are in need of and are meant either for enthusiasts or for workstations or for future needs. Nobody really uses this kind of computing power at the moment and if you have such powerful processors then you definitely don’t need to upgrade for a really long time, maybe as much as even 2 – 3 years!
Performance mainstream processors basically include the Intel 8xxx series from Intel and retain around 150$ and upwards and their corresponding counterparts from AMD are Phenom processors which are priced about the same. These are fast dual core processors and take care of any application that you need to run, be it the latest computer game or the most intensive software application that needs to be dealt with. These processors are meant for those who have a fair budget but don’t want to shell a bomb and are looking for high performance and effective solutions which can last another 1 – 2 years.
Mainstream and low end processors are usually what Intel caters to better nowadays as they are not only cheaper but also more effective. The fastest mainstream processor being Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 which costs around 140$ or so and is definitely a mix between the new E8xxx series and previous E4xxx series. It doesn’t cost much and is a good performer and nice overclocker too. If you don’t want to spend even as much as then there are good E4xxx solutions available from Intel which are good enough for most day to day applications and can run pretty much any game without a hitch once overclocked. However these aren’t super computers but fast nevertheless. They usually retain around the 100$ mark.
If you don’t want to spend much then there are Intel E2xxx series available and the Celeron series available which are not expensive at all and are meant for people on a budget. The E2xxx series is still a decent performer at least when overclocked but it s not meant for the most intensive of graphic applications besides doesn’t have a very large future proof index.
