|
Most of those requirement lists don't take into account the other factors besides clock speed that truly make up a processor's performance. Items such as front side bus frequency, L1 and L2 memory cache, and amount of cores make a much larger impact than clock speed. I'm pretty sure they have 3.0+ GHz Celeron procs......
Just like how they used to (and some still do) say "256 MB graphics card recommended" whenever the RAM doesn't mean jack shit when it comes to performance on a graphics card.
My processor is only 2.66 GHz, but it's a Core 2 Duo E6750, and it will tear up anything that is thrown at it for the most part (besides Crysis on full detail). I run Call of Duty 4 on max detail at 50 FPS - I have an 8800GT, that certainly helps too, but the CPU is "no where near 3.4 GHz" and I seriously doubt Iron Man touches COD4's graphics.
You are good man!
__________________
Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.
|