laptop/processors

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

is there much difference between an amd athlon and amd turion?
which is best and whats the main thing thats different?
which would be recommended.

thanks

Adbot · **Posted:** February 20th, 2008, 1:39 pm

Jaden · **Posted:** February 20th, 2008, 5:11 pm

From what I know, AMD Athlon processors are more commonly found in and made for desktop computers, where as AMD Turion processors are more so found in laptops. I believe this is because the AMD Athlon processor uses more power / watts that a desktop can easily supply, but when it comes to laptops it would seem less likely to use a processor that uses more power / watts; the lower the better. That's exactly why AMD Turion processors are more so found in laptops because they require and consume less power / watts, which leads to longer battery life and less heat.

If you're going with a laptop I would definitely recommend the Turion, but if you're going with a desktop computer that has a good power supply, and for more power, I would recommend the Athlon.

I'm no tech expert and I don't know how correct this is, so don't take it for granted. Hope this helped answered your question, though.

Chief Snake · **Posted:** February 20th, 2008, 7:56 pm

Exactly what Jaden said - I didn't even know you could get an Athlon processor in a laptop.

If you're after a laptop, go for the Turion, but as always, a Core 2 Duo would be a better alternative.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

Chief Snake wrote:

Exactly what Jaden said - I didn't even know you could get an Athlon processor in a laptop.

If you're after a laptop, go for the Turion, but as always, a Core 2 Duo would be a better alternative.

well thats a new one, ive been told amd processors are much better? im after a laptop for gaming mainly, with a decent sized hard-drive for my masses of music.

MattVortex · **Posted:** February 21st, 2008, 7:07 am

- Tom - wrote:

Chief Snake wrote:

Exactly what Jaden said - I didn't even know you could get an Athlon processor in a laptop.

If you're after a laptop, go for the Turion, but as always, a Core 2 Duo would be a better alternative.

well thats a new one, ive been told amd processors are much better? im after a laptop for gaming mainly, with a decent sized hard-drive for my masses of music.

AMD processors used to be better. Once the Core 2 architecture came out, however, they have been dwarfed somewhat by the superiority of intel.

Get a laptop with a Core 2 Duo processor in. if you're using one for gaming, you want to try and get a T7X00 series processor, where the X is an odd number (ie T7300, 7500, 7700). They're slightly newer, on a 800MHz FSB.

A 160GB hard drive should be plenty, although it is possible to get 200GB or bigger. Make sure you get a computer with 2GB of RAM or more.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

MattVortex wrote:

- Tom - wrote:

Chief Snake wrote:

Exactly what Jaden said - I didn't even know you could get an Athlon processor in a laptop.

If you're after a laptop, go for the Turion, but as always, a Core 2 Duo would be a better alternative.

well thats a new one, ive been told amd processors are much better? im after a laptop for gaming mainly, with a decent sized hard-drive for my masses of music.

AMD processors used to be better. Once the Core 2 architecture came out, however, they have been dwarfed somewhat by the superiority of intel.

Get a laptop with a Core 2 Duo processor in. if you're using one for gaming, you want to try and get a T7X00 series processor, where the X is an odd number (ie T7300, 7500, 7700). They're slightly newer, on a 800MHz FSB.

A 160GB hard drive should be plenty, although it is possible to get 200GB or bigger. Make sure you get a computer with 2GB of RAM or more.

k thanks, what sort of graphics should i be looking at for laptop gaming?

EDIT: just had a quick look about and found that most core 2 duo's have a t5450 processor instead of a T7X00, they any good?

Adbot · **Posted:** February 21st, 2008, 1:19 pm

MattVortex · **Posted:** February 21st, 2008, 2:13 pm

You should be looking at getting a laptop with an nVidia 8x00M GT, GTS or GTX, where x is 6 or more; or an ATi Mobility radeon HD 2600 or better.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

MattVortex wrote:

You should be looking at getting a laptop with an nVidia 8x00M GT, GTS or GTX, where x is 6 or more; or an ATi Mobility radeon HD 2600 or better.

http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/toshiba-sat ... p-3-n2.htm

is this any good? my budget is about £500, dont really wanna spend over £550 though, so might not be able to get what you recommend, but if you can find one for me, or a good place based in the uk then id be happy

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** February 21st, 2008, 11:10 pm

- Tom - wrote:

MattVortex wrote:

You should be looking at getting a laptop with an nVidia 8x00M GT, GTS or GTX, where x is 6 or more; or an ATi Mobility radeon HD 2600 or better.

http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/toshiba-sat ... p-3-n2.htm

is this any good? my budget is about £500, dont really wanna spend over £550 though, so might not be able to get what you recommend, but if you can find one for me, or a good place based in the uk then id be happy

My friend had an older Satellite that had pretty good features, but it was slow as hell (the thing could never seem to play DVDs correctly either). The processor on that laptop doesn't look too fast, but faster processors are more expensive. I think it'd be an alright computer. I was actually looking at some Lenovo laptops for you, but nothing really stood out.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Asus_F3S ... ersion.asp

got tax back so got more money and found this, this looks nice imo whats your opinion on it?

MattVortex · **Posted:** February 22nd, 2008, 12:51 pm

That one looks ok, actually. It doesn't have the 8600+ graphics card, but you'll still be able to do some fair gaming with the 8400.

Of course, you could always pay some extra and get a Macbook.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

MattVortex wrote:

That one looks ok, actually. It doesn't have the 8600+ graphics card, but you'll still be able to do some fair gaming with the 8400.

Of course, you could always pay some extra and get a Macbook.

nah cba getting a mac, only thing i like em for is logic pro, as its a LOT easier to use and a LOT better than cubase.

ill keep looking but atm i seem to like the one i linked most recently.

EDIT: found this

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/654/861/-/ ... type=genre

is that betetr or worse than other?

Mikhail · **Posted:** February 23rd, 2008, 2:59 pm

Well You should get Intel Core duo, I have T60 with on of these works pretty good.

- Tom - · 25/11/2006

ite, i think what im gonna do is upgrade my desktop to make it a good gaming pc, then buy a laptop which can run games, just for when i cba gettin up in the mornin or if i want an hour of gaing in bed before i go to sleep. or maybe to boost myself on wow with my bros account, y' never know.

gonna take it in to my local pc shop to see what theyd recommend and see what their quote is, then get what they say and check online and see if its cheaper.