buying a new PC

[gino_76ph]

i am selling my old PC and i need advice on which to buy...an Intel Core Duo or an AMD dual core. in terms of speed, compatibility, fan noise etc. which in your opinion is better...? pls help.

[magneticman]

core 2 duo beats anything at the moment, there is a similar topic below where people have submitted their thoughts.

[gOdman]

c2d. E6600 should do nicely, beats all amd consumer (im not sure about opteron) processors.

[Clunk]

Core 2 Duo by far.

[gino_76ph]

how abouts fan noise...which one is quieter? Vista compatibilty?

[Clunk]

If you mean the fan on the stock cooler, then it will depend on what model of cpu you buy, but i would say that the amd heatpipe cooler is a bit quieter than the intel cooler, but neither are quiet. if you go with core 2 duo and you want quiet, its worth investing a few quid in a decent cooler and fan.

[ikonia]

You've asked the same question in two different threads a couple of hours after each other ??

here and http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=89982

Your questions are only a couple of hours apart.

Think about what you want to know - ask what you want to know in one post and build/add to it don't just ask the same question 10 times in different threads and then talk rubbish on them