Whats better for gaming Pentium 4 3ghz or Pentium D 2.8ghz?

hans007

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honestly if you look on say ebay, a pentium D 820 might actually cost less than a pentium 4 530.

its probably not worth it for just 200 mhz. i'd still get the dual core, assuming you are still planning on doing other things on it.

oblivion does get a slight boost from SMP so it would probably be a slight edge for the 820 at that point.
 

freethrowtommy

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Actually, the answer isn't that obvious. With everything Windows running in the background on that 3 ghz, you would be better off with the DC processor. THe 200 Mhz difference isn't that great...