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What kind of CPU runs your computer?

Sep 15, 2005 5:58AM PDT

What kind of CPU (central processing unit) runs your computer?

AMD (what type and speed?)
IBM (what type and speed?)
Intel (what type and speed?)
Motorola (what type and speed?)
Other (what type and speed?)
I have no clue

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What CPU runs on my PC?
Sep 17, 2005 6:47AM PDT

I have a AMD 64 bit 3700 on a ASUS K8N Mother Board and love it.

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CPU's in my computers
Sep 17, 2005 9:11AM PDT

I currently have two computers. Both run Intel P4's. One is a 2.8 and the other is a 3.2 Ghz. I wish atleast one of them ran an AMD since I am into gaming, but for now the intels work fine.

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What kind of CPU runs your computer?
Sep 17, 2005 11:13PM PDT

I have two systems. My personal system (home-built) is run by an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (@ 2Ghz) on an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe motherboard. My work system (provided by work) is run by an Intel P4 2.8Ghz on an Intel D865GBF motherboard.

I prefer the AMD system, as it appears to run much faster, despite what the clock speeds would indicate.

I am waiting for the prices to drop a little more so I can put an AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU in my personal system.

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My CPU
Sep 18, 2005 1:20AM PDT

Intel Pentium 4 1.6GHz

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AMD all the way
Sep 18, 2005 2:28AM PDT

On my third home-built computer. Every one has been AMD.

The one I just built uses a 3200+ (2.0 MHz). It's 64 bit but not dual core (can't afford that until prices start dropping) plugged into an ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe mobo and running Windows XP Pro. Along with 500 Gb of hard disk storage, I think this will keep me amused for at least the next 6 months!

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AMD 64 bit 3000 Anthlon
Sep 18, 2005 11:19AM PDT

the processor clocks out at 1.8Ghz (held back by the motherboardSad (ChaintechVNF4/ULTRA Zenith series) ). I currently have only one 64 bit operating system (ubuntu 5.04release). It does run pretty good, but I do have some trouble with glitches. I have also tried the trial verson of the Windows XP 64 bit operating system. The o.s. installed very nicley . . . but once I logged in, I could not take two steps without something crashing. I think I'll wait for the update version. Any suggestions on good motherboards that will make the processor fly?

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little of everything
Sep 18, 2005 11:56PM PDT

i have several PC's

One AMD Athlon XP 2800+
One AMD Athlon XP 2500+
One AMD K6-3 500 OC'd to 633mhz
(fun project did long time ago, please don't ask how Wink)
One Intel Celeron 1.8 GHz
One Intel Celeron 1.4 GHz (Powerleap adapter in dell)

XP machines are Game boxes running xp pro
k6 is a server running win 2003
cel 1.8 is wifes PC
cel 1.4 is another server

Ive used several procs from both camps today (except the c3 from via)here is my experience:

you want to game? use an AMD Athlon series processors
you need a number cruncher? intel Pentium

not heavy into graphics or games? AMD Sempron(Duron) or intel Celeron will do

Wink every one seems to have thier own opinion, this is mine. Happy

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Type of processor my computer has
Sep 19, 2005 5:21AM PDT

I am running AMD Anthon 2500 (1.8gig). It does what I need to do.

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I have Celeron, its great,it has Millenium,=to a P3
Sep 19, 2005 8:55AM PDT

Celeron is great, but not as great as celentrino. that is much better than pentium M. But i do say, i am interested in a pentium D, with all of its features, but i am fine with Celeron. want to upgrade to latest Me upgrade, cause it sucks, it is the worst program microsoft ever made, has a bad firewall, easy to hack, so i do not have interbet on it, but use computers at school.freezes all the time, but thats computers for u.

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CPUs of PCs/Macs I've used & I or my family own(ed) & specs
Sep 19, 2005 10:58AM PDT

I answered other because I have Macs and PCs and as such am not tied down to one processor brand. My family's first computer was a Tandy 1000 (not sure which model)with a 8 mhz Intel 8088. Our family's second computer was a Gateway P5-90 which had a bad motherboard we had to get replaced and the hard drive died a day after the warranty ran out. Gateway refused to replace it. My first computer was a 386 in a AT case I bought at a Boy Scout computer swap and gutted it saving only the power supply, floppy drive, and case itself. I installed a PC Chips m571 3.2 A motherboard into the case with onboard sound and video, 64 MB of RAM, and a Cyrix MII 300 processor and ran Winows 98 on it (not Win98 SE; didn't exist back then). Installing that combination of motherboard and processor was the worst decision I ever made as it was very unstable and I ended up blowing two power supplies (each 200 watts). The floppy drive also eventually gave out and had to be replaced. Even the nice 14'' Panasonic SVGA monitor failed after about two to three years of usage. After that I did my homework and researched more carefully. My second system was home built (even new case)and used a FIC AZ-ll motherboard and AMD Duron 600 mhz. After about two to three years I finally gave in and upgraded to a system using a Shuttle AK36GT2 motherboard and AMD Athlon XP 1700+ with 256 MB of RAM though the Duron based system was quite stable. For whatever odd reason the motherboard's AGP slot cracked and I never attempted to get it replaced under warranty as it may have been my fault. The Athlon XP 1700+ has been migrated to a Abit motherboard (I forget which) and is now running Debian Sarge Linux installed from a DVD-ROM (I only have disc one). My other PC is a Toshiba Libretto 110CT. I know it uses Intel but I bought it merely because of how cute it is. I also have six Macs; a refurbished Rev A iMac G5 1.8 GHz with two matching 256 MB DDR memory sticks and a SuperDrive which I upgraded to Tiger, a refurbished 12'' PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz with 768 MB of RAM and a Combo drive running Tiger, I used to own the original eMac with 256 MB of RAM and Combo Drive (it now belongs to my parents), a Mac Performa 200/Classic II with maxed out RAM running Mac OS 7.5.5, a Mac LC 580 upgraded to a 33 mhz 68040 running Mac OS 7.5.5 (soon to be upgraded to Mac OS 7.6.1), a Mac Performa 405/LC II with maxed out RAM and VRAM running Mac OS 7.5.5, and a Power Mac 7600/132 upgraded to a Sonnet Tech Crescendo G3 500 mhz with 512 MB of RAM (four interleaved 128 MB modules out of eight slots). The Power Mac 7600/132 has also been upgraded with a ATI Radeon 9200 128 MB PCI card and a Adaptec AVA-2906 SCSI card since the onboard external SCSI is slow and I plan to add a bigger ATA-133 hard drive and a Sony DVD burner (I forget the model number)using a Sonnet Tech Tempo Trio ATA-133/Firewire/USB combo card and run Tiger on it using XPostFacto. The Mac LC 580 and Mac Performa 200 were given to me by a IT Department admin where I work since they only use PCs.

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CPU
Sep 19, 2005 11:58AM PDT

I recently installed an Intel Pentium 4, 2.26 GHz processor. very reliable, no overheating

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What type of CPU ?
Sep 19, 2005 5:28PM PDT

A four year old Intel P4 1.7ghz.

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ZOOM ZOOM
Sep 20, 2005 2:26AM PDT

My CPU is an Intel 2.8GHz Dual Core Processor. It allows me to multi-task at such fast speeds, that there really is no difference in performance in running 4+ programs at once to just running one, not to mention all the programs running in the background.

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AMD
Sep 20, 2005 4:53PM PDT

I'm running an AMD 2800+ XP, excellent proccesor, it runs very cool, fast, reliable, cheap, i love it.

I'm the owner of a computer store that services client's machines, sells hardware & software, i allways recomend AMD procesors, don't missunderstand me, Intel's are good procesors too, but hoter & more expensive than AMD's.

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Have INTEL, but badly want AMD!!
Sep 21, 2005 9:22AM PDT

Got a Socket 478 P4 2.8Ghz that I bought about 5 years ago, and still is blazing fast. Amazed!! I've heard many many good reviews on AMD processors, but sadly have never used one. I'd really like to test it out. All these newer machines, from eMachines to Overdrive have switched their top of the line to AMD's and I'm sure they have a good reason. I don't how AMD does it, but it does it well. AMD all the way!!
-Ibrahim

*CNET Help Forums need an edit button!!

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What kind of CPU runs my computers...
Sep 23, 2005 3:46AM PDT

Both of them have P4 840 E CPU's on Intel 875 chipset motherboards.

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7 machine's 4 different connfigurations 4 : 3 Athlon 64 : P4
Sep 23, 2005 12:08PM PDT

4 machines run Athlon 64 3500+ on A8NSLI-Premium
1 P4 3.2 overclocked to 3.52 on P4P800-E 865 chipset
1 P4 2.4 on ASUS LF3500 Laptop
1 P4 2.4 on MSI 845 PE II Max

Note: The ASUS/Nvidia NForce4 Chipset Boards and Athlon 64 CPUs are rock killer solid overclocked & running 24/7 heavy multimedia work and never break a sweat. Athlon 64 are cool...
Chris Mar

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What kind of CPU runs MY computer?
Sep 24, 2005 10:17AM PDT

AMD Anthlon 64 3000+ 2.0 Ghz and 1 GB of Ram.

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What type of CPU in my box(es)
Sep 25, 2005 7:10AM PDT

Intel 3.2GHz, Northwood core, socket 478 =

less heat than the newer Prescott's, and surprisingly,

they still cost more than the newer, non-socket 478

chips = go figure.

As a side note, I use ASUS mainboards in all of my

winXP boxes. -david 25sept2K5

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CPU - Intel
Sep 29, 2005 2:50AM PDT

Intel Pentium 4 3.00 gigHz
2.99 gigHz, 1 GB RAM

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AMD Athlon X2
Oct 3, 2005 10:23AM PDT

I use the AMD Athlon 4 2.4 GHz in my Desktop computer. My wife has an AMD Athlon 4- 1.3 GHz in her Desktop and I have an AMD Athlon 4- 900 MHz in my HP Laptop.

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AMD - Athlon and Sempron
Nov 1, 2005 3:26PM PST

I have Athlon XP 2000 on my computer. I put Athlon 1300 on my parents' computer and Sempron 2800 on my sister's computer.

I'm not an uber geek, so the performance differences between AMD and Intel are not apparent to me. I do know that most gamers rate AMD higher than Intel, but that's not the reason I use AMD. AMD is more affordable than Intel. Unless Intel gets more reasonable with their prices, I'm not likely to use an Intel processor again.

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AMD
Mar 2, 2007 9:47AM PST

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.2Ghz 2GB Ram