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Originally Posted by Burninator
I am thinking of getting a new computer. I currently have a Dell XPS that is 2.8GHZ with 1G ram. I bought it about 3 years ago. I am looking to replace it will the new Dell XPS a 2G of ram, but I'm not sure what speed. Since I've last looked at computers it seems they have gotten slower (the new Dell XPS starts at 1.8 GHZ). I am sure their is an explaination behind this, one that I don't see. So what speed should I be looking at? It will be used for gaming. Thanks.
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If it is laptop gaming you want, figure out how much you are willing to spend and spend it. Put minimum 2 GB ram, go for a high end video option (although I'm not sure if there are any DirectX 10 options available for laptops yet, and this is a major step ahead), then use the rest of your budget for the processor.
(and with regard to why you can't just use speed to measure anymore, chip architecture, number of cores, memory addressing, number and size of memory caches, power requirements, heat generation have all muddied the "faster is better" relationship)