OK here are my current computer specsCPUYou Have: AMD Turion(tm) X2 Dual-Core Mobile RM-74 CPU SpeedYou Have: 2.20 GHz RAMMinimum: 1 GB (Windows Vista requires 1.5GB RAM)You Have: 3.7 GB OSYou Have: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Service Pack 2 (build 6002), 64-bit Video CardYou Have: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (0x9612) PASSFeatures: Minimum attributes of your Video Card You Have Video RAM 1.9 GB 3D Yes Hardware T&L Yes Pixel Shader version 4.0 Vertex Shader version 4.0 Sound CardYou Have: High Definition Audio Device DVD-ROMYou Have: HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CT10L ATA DeviceHere are the specs of a computer I;m thinking of getting# Processor and Memory: Intel® Core i5 430 Processor# 2.26GHz processor speed# 3MB L3 cache# 6GB DDR3 system memory (2 DIMM; max supported: 8192MB)# Accessible memory slots: 2Hard Drive and Multimedia Drives:# 640GB (7200RPM) hard drive dual HDD - 320GB x 2# LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer SupportAudio, Video, and Graphics:# Altec Lansing with SRS Premium Sound and HP Triple Bass Reflex Subwoofer# NVIDIA GeForce G 105M with up to 3311MB total available graphics memory with 512MB dedicatedConnectivity:# Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)# Wireless LAN 802.11a/g/n WLANPorts/Slots:# 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards# 4 USB 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA# 2 headphone-out# 1 microphone-in# 1 VGA (15-pin)# eSATA + USB 2.0# 1 notebook expansion port 3# 1 IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin)# 1 consumer IR (remote receiver)# 1 RJ-45 (LAN)# HDMIKeyboard, Pointing Device and Display:# 101-key compatible with full size keyboard with integrated numeric keypad# Touch Pad with on/off button and dedicated vertical scroll up/down pad# 17.3" diagonal HD+ LED HP BrightView widescreen display (1600 x 900)# HP Imprint with the espresso design in high-gloss black# HP webcam with integrated digital microphoneSecurity And Support:Power:# 90W AC adapter# 8-cell Lithium-ion batteryHow much better are the specs of the one I want to get and the current one I have? What are the differences between the two? Thank you
The 2nd system will have a 64-bit OS for sure as it has 6gb of RAM. Be sure that the games/apps you use normally will run properly.
Aside from the added RAM and better video card, the CPU is only a slight improvement. If you game on this, you should notice an improvement but it's not going to be a night and day difference. I'm sure you can find some comparison reviews on the GeForce G 105M online somewhere.
Are you planning on gaming on this system?
gade202: The 2nd system will have a 64-bit OS for sure as it has 6gb of RAM. Be sure that the games/apps you use normally will run properly. Aside from the added RAM and better video card, the CPU is only a slight improvement. If you game on this, you should notice an improvement but it's not going to be a night and day difference. I'm sure you can find some comparison reviews on the GeForce G 105M online somewhere. Are you planning on gaming on this system?
I'm not a big pc gamer so I won't do a lot of gaming on this. I just wanted to know how the second one was better then the current pc I have.
It will probably run programs faster because it has a quad-core processor and more ram. If you are having problems with your current computer being to slow, this one will run faster. Why are you interested in upgrading?
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It's just my opinion, but a quad core processor that's the same speed as a dual core processor won't show you much of an improvement besides applications that actually run the quad chips. As far as I can tell, there isn't as big of a spread of programs that require 4 chips as what you'd think. Just my opinion.