Making Sense of CPU and GPU Model Numbers?

Posted by kdawson on Monday March 8, 2010 @10:20PM from the drowning-in-a-sea-of-specs dept.

b4dc0d3r writes "How do you make sense of the various model numbers or naming schemes for CPUs, graphics cards, and the related chipsets? All I want is something that will run Oblivion and output full 1080 video to a TV. Last time I built my own computer I just went to Pricewatch, made a few easy choices, and everything came to my door. Do I really have to research the differences among Core i5, Core 2 Duo, Pentium 4, Pentium D, Sempron, Athlon, Phenom ...? And that's just the processor. Is there a reference somewhere? In short, how do you buy a computer these days?"

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Re:It can be confusing... by mcvos · 2010-03-09 01:41 · Score: 5, Funny

If you're playing hot new games, a hot CPU is handy. So is a hot video card.
Not true. You need a better cooler.
Re:Sillier than you know... by furby076 · 2010-03-09 01:53 · Score: 3, Funny

Pricewatch wanted to test their servers against brute force attacks. The site's still up, so if it can survive /. it can survive anything.

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I do not support "The Man". I also do not support your irrational stupidity