Hey all,<BR><BR>I am looking at upgrading my Dell to help with video encoding. It has a 3200+ single core processor in it and I am looking at getting something along the lines of a X2 5000 – 6000+. I ...

In an effort to upgrade my system on the cheap, I made a mistake that is beyond my skills to undo, so I'm chucking it all and doing a more complete upgrade. To that end, I have my old parts available.

What a difference a year makes. One year ago, we were dazed, dazzled and beguiled by the arrival of dual-core processors. Offerings from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. had analysts, ...