Is a core 2 duo 2.0 Ghz really necessary compared to a 1.6 Ghz for a laptop?

See I want to get a laptop that'll last 3-5 years and I don't know how important the processor speed is and the price difference is about 100 bucks.


I don't do too heavy intensive gaming, but I am getting a 8600GT graphics card....I am doing this so the laptop will last a few years for gaming.


And I will also be doing a lot of music stuff, web surfing, video, etc.


See I just want it to last a while and I know RAM has more of an effect on speed but I can always uprgade that. I'm not sure about the hard drives influence on speed but I think I can upgrade that too in the future. So what do you think? thanks.


Cheers.

Is a core 2 duo 2.0 Ghz really necessary compared to a 1.6 Ghz for a laptop?
I'd definitely go for the extra 400 mhz. Especially if you want it to last a few years. Applications and games are getting increasly more memory-intensive and require a better system.
Reply:if you want to do any gaming yes, and I would go for the core2 duo just because it will operate many more things down the road.
Reply:I would go with the core 2 duo 2GH. It runs faster than a 1.6GH. Minimum of 1 G memory, 2 G is better ofcourse. If you store a lot than bigger harddrive would help (120-160G)
Reply:Your computer is only as fast as the slowest part in it. So i would go for the 2.0Ghz, really get a 2.2 if you can, i was going to get that since 2.0 is now kind of becoming the lowest you can buy.
Reply:That graphics card is pretty powerful, so you'll want a powerful processor to go with it. 1.6GHz is kind of slow for a processor now, so in 5 years, it'll be way out of date. Since you don't do that much intensive gaming, I'd get a Nvidia 7 series video card (To save some money)and the core 2 duo 2 GHz processor.


The 7 series graphics cards are pretty good and would probably suit your gaming needs.





Right now, I'm using a 6 series that I'm happy with