IF your computer you got now is within a 2 year lifespan, I would keep it and wait a little while for the successor of the Core Duo. Even if you don't buy that, the price of the Core Duo will go down as it becomes an older generation.

It really depends on what you're upgrading from and what you intend to do. Could you elaborate on those two?

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Well
I have on of the worst machines out there its P4 2.2 with 512 Mb ram and I added an extra 512 Mb as nothing was working with only 512
So as u can see its pretty disturbing and the you really must see this machine working with Ableton Live , thats the best part cauz more than two tracks while recording OMG it breaks down
thanks guys 4 replying

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Life is to short to listen to something else than Trance

You really don't _need_ a core2duo. It just happens to be one of the better bang for the buck deals on the market for most right now, especially for those willing to go into the overclocking thing. If a core2duo is over your budget there are still plenty of alternatives. Maybe your money is even better spent on a good amount of memory and a good soundcard.

I for one have a constant craving for upgrading my hardware and hell it's hard to admit sometimes, but great songs were made long before the core2duo ;-)

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Originally posted by Khayat Well I have on of the worst machines out there its P4 2.2 with 512 Mb ram and I added an extra 512 Mb as nothing was working with only 512 So as u can see its pretty disturbing and the you really must see this machine working with Ableton Live , thats the best part cauz more than two tracks while recording OMG it breaks down thanks guys 4 replying

I've got an Athlon 64 3200+ (2 GHz) so I'm in pretty much the same boat you are, but I do fine.

I think if you've got those specs, you're better off investing in a bit of audio hardware. Make sure you've got a good audio interface, and if you like to pile on the effects, think about getting a DSP (I've got a "legacy" Powercore that I bought used).

If you do a lot of sampling, maybe another gig of RAM as well. Make sure you've got good-quality dual-channel memory as that can make some difference as well.

I wouldn't bother upgrading at this point, especially with the prices you posted above - the improvement would be by such a narrow margin that essentially you'd just be throwing away your money.

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