A lot of my friends asked my opinion on computer hardwares, mostly sounds like "which one is more powerful? AMD or Intel?" or "which is the best? nVidia or ATI graphics cards?". We surely cannot just compare products by brand alone because today's hardware is far more advanced compared to a few years back (of course la, hehe).
For example, when comparing processors (in this case AMD vs. Intel), you have to compare within its range and type since processors nowadays have more than one core (simply said as its processing unit); mostly dual core, and quad-core is soon will be mainstream. As i said before, you cannot compare, well let say single-core vs. dual-core or dual-core vs. quad-core. If u want to compare, have it within its own kind (let it meets its match) such dual-core vs. dual-core. Then you compare its clock speed etc.
For graphics cards, most of people that i know compared graphics card by the amount of RAM it has. This is not right since the most important part in a graphics card is its GPU or Graphics Processing Unit, and the card's RAM is just a helper for the GPU. The numbers that you usually see on a box of a graphics card such as 8800GTX or X1950XTX is the model number of its GPU. Usually the higher the number, the more powerful it is.
To get the best result when comparing hardwares, you should check out websites such as Tom's Hardware or HardwareZone. These sites have lots of hardware reviews, forums, and comparison charts to help you make your decisions. They are always updated, so that you will know how's the latest hardwares perform compared to the older ones and which is the best bang for your buck. (^^,)
For example, when comparing processors (in this case AMD vs. Intel), you have to compare within its range and type since processors nowadays have more than one core (simply said as its processing unit); mostly dual core, and quad-core is soon will be mainstream. As i said before, you cannot compare, well let say single-core vs. dual-core or dual-core vs. quad-core. If u want to compare, have it within its own kind (let it meets its match) such dual-core vs. dual-core. Then you compare its clock speed etc.
For graphics cards, most of people that i know compared graphics card by the amount of RAM it has. This is not right since the most important part in a graphics card is its GPU or Graphics Processing Unit, and the card's RAM is just a helper for the GPU. The numbers that you usually see on a box of a graphics card such as 8800GTX or X1950XTX is the model number of its GPU. Usually the higher the number, the more powerful it is.
To get the best result when comparing hardwares, you should check out websites such as Tom's Hardware or HardwareZone. These sites have lots of hardware reviews, forums, and comparison charts to help you make your decisions. They are always updated, so that you will know how's the latest hardwares perform compared to the older ones and which is the best bang for your buck. (^^,)
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