Can someone explain what a dual core processor is?

[Sicarius]

Is this computer pretty good for 300 bucks?

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[steve5451]

Okay but one question I really want to know is.

Would this  2.8GHz Dual Core  run games that need this 3GHz(not multicore)?

With ease.

[Miga]

STUFOO NOOBS

no

[steve5451]

Is this computer pretty good for 300 bucks?

Eww... 2GB of RAM was like so last year. 4 Is average now. 8 is good.
And it needs a new graphics card on top of that.

[Bloody Mary]

Eww... 2GB of RAM was like so last year. 4 Is average now. 8 is good.

I would think 6 is plenty.

[Miga]

I would think 6 is plenty.

4 GB is still plenty for anyone nowadays.

[otto-san]

no

okay. :c

[Ethan]

Is this computer pretty good for 300 bucks?

Not bad considering its price. The gpu is still incredibly underpowered for the rest of the machine though.

[Miga]

okay. :c

Good otto.

[Lugnut]

Is this computer pretty good for 300 bucks?

How well would that, with more RAM, like, four, run minecraft?

[Ethan]

How well would that, with more RAM, like, four, run minecraft?

One of my older systems runs minecraft on medium settings (fancy graphics, normal draw distance) with about 30fps.
Specs:
Athlon 2.2GHz (single core)
1GB RAM
nVidia GeForce 6200

It's got a better gpu, but worse cpu and ram.

[steve5451]

After I let the environment load for about 2 minutes, I can run Minecraft at a good 30 FPS on my laptop on lowest settings. :D

Intel Celeron 2.2 Ghz processor
2 GB of RAM
Intel Integrated stuff. :o

Woo.

[Tom]

I CAN PLAY CRYSIS AT MAX SETTINGS!!!!!

Intel Pentium 3 450 MHz
512 MB of RAM
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster

[Miles Barlow]

I CAN PLAY CRYSIS AT MAX SETTINGS!!!!!

Intel Pentium 3 450 MHz
512 MB of RAM
Creative Labs Graphics Blaster

Holy stuff imagine the PSU for that beast!

[Visage]

Multi-core processors increase the actions your computer can perform. It basically allows better multi-tasking for your computer.

Single-core processor: do task, do task, do task, do task, do task, do task

Multi-core processor: do task, do task, do task, do task, do task, do task
                              do task, do task, do task, do task, do task, do task