sc94597 on 20 May 2008
| cwbys21 said: Since I seem to have found a hot bed for PC parts knowledge, and I was thinking about making a thread about this anyways. What is the difference between a Pentium D and a Core 2 Duo? I was looking around this can you run it thing and it said I couldn't run a game because it required a core 2 duo. They are both duo core processors, so what is the difference? Also, it said I failed Mass Effect because it requires a 6800 gt and I have just a 6800, what is the difference there that would make my computer fail? |
That thing is screwed up. It said I qualified for the recommended requirements of bioshock, but not the minimum. A pentium D has almost the same architecture as a pentium 4. A core 2 duo has a brand new more efficient architecture. This means more of the power of the core 2 duo is used. I will say though that the pentium d is enough for any game on minimum-mid settings. Most games rely on the gpu more anyway. You could also be confusing your pentium d with a pentium dual core( which is the same thing as a core 2 duo with half the cache.) I would try this if you want to see if you could run a game. www.yougamers.com
