If you think you'll be doing a little bit of everything, a midrange PC is the way to go. Here's how to find a model with enough power to keep you computing long into the future-without emptying your bank account. Consider CPUs that are a couple of steps down from the fastest to get the power you need at a good price. Look for at least a dual-core chip like Intel's Core 2 Duo or AMD's Athlon 64 X2, which features two individual processing cores on a single CPU. This will help ensure solid Windows Vista performance.
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