2 newb hardware questions

FYI, not sure where you got the 2.4GHz from (it does matter), but sometime the GHz rating for AMD doesn't translate too well to (what most manufacturer's use) the Intel GHz equivalent.

In other words; sometimes the GHz of an AMD chip is vastly understated to what its Intel equivelant should be. (ie: a 2.4 GHz AMD = 3.2 GHz Intel)

Without getting into the nitty-gritty of chip design, keep in mind that most game requirements use Intel requirements. Usually AMD proccessors quote the "equivalent" GHz rating, to make things easier for us gamers (but not always). Unfortunately, I cannot tell you whether your "rated" GHz is "Intel equivalent" or not, as I, personally, use only Intel (for reasons other than gaming).

Other than that, listen to ProudLarry. :) (BTW, AMD is considered better for gaming. I could get into why that is, but it might be confusing and, most likely, pointless. ;) )

...and is 512mb=1gb of ram?XxSPAZxX

Answering this question:

512mb is equal to 1/2 a gb of ram,

1024mb is equal to 1 gb of ram.

How can that be?2.4GHZ =3.2GHZ.That makes no sense to me.I thought that was a measure of universal frequency?You know Giga Hertz.Which means millions of clock cycles per second.As in my 2.4 GHZ does 2 Million 4 Hundred Thousand clock cycles per second.And my 3.2 GHZ does 3 Million 2 Hundred Thousand clock cycles per second.I still dunno.Maybe you know something I dont.Please share. jongaska

Its not as simple as he put it. The frequencies might be different, but that's not the only thing that counts when it comes to processor's performance. To put it simply, a lower frequency processor can sometimes do more "work" in a single clock cycle than a higher frequency processor, and can therefore be be a better performer.

It used to be (especially when it was just Athlon 64 vs. Pentium 4) that a 1.8 GHz Athlon 64 3000+ would easily be on par, or sometimes out perform, a Pentium 4 running at 3.0GHz. This discrepency in processor frequency doesn't exist much anymore when you compare Intel's Core 2 Duo and AMD's Athlon64 X2. Infact in a few cases its been reversed, with "slower" Intel chips outperforming "faster" AMD chips. 

Other than that, listen to ProudLarry. :) (BTW, AMD is considered better for gaming. I could get into why that is, but it might be confusing and, most likely, pointless. ;) )

BewilderedRonin