Dual Core 820 vs 830

I am in the process of ordering a Dell 9150 with either the 820 or 830
processor. The 830 costs $100 more than the 820. Would I see $100
difference between the two in normal service? (no gaming.) I do a bit
of graphic and video processing along with web site creation. Where
would the 830 be superior to the 820?

Dick

Both the 830 (2x3GHz) and 820 (2x2.8GHz) are dual core processors. Dual
cores really shine when running multiple processes at once. I don't
believe the average guy would notice a great deal of difference between
these two processors.

Perhaps you can go with the 820 processor and put that $100 savings to
upgrade to RAID 0 drives (2x160GB). That $100 will be very well spent
and will more than overcome the difference in processor speeds. But be
aware that with RAID 0 drives, if one drive fails all data is lost.

Lance
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Dick thought carefully and wrote on 3/24/2006 9:34 AM:
I am in the process of ordering a Dell 9150 with either the 820 or 830
processor. The 830 costs $100 more than the 820. Would I see $100
difference between the two in normal service? (no gaming.) I do a bit
of graphic and video processing along with web site creation. Where
would the 830 be superior to the 820?

Dick