PCWorks: How to choose from the flavors of CPU?

With the help of a friend, I want to build a new computer.

I do a lot of OCR, audio recording/restoration - noise/hiss
reduction,
and conversion of WAV to MP3.
I also use software-based speech synthesizers  as output for
my
screenreading program.

Naturally, I would like to multitask as much of the above as
possible,
plus be able to do Web and E-mail without having dropouts
while I'm
recording or have my speech synthesizer stuttering or
pausing.

I'm *thinking that a dual-core CPU would not be extravagant
for these
requirements/desires, but I understand there are several
models and I
don't know how to evaluate which have features to recommend
or exclude
them from my consideration.

Is there a "CPU's for dummies" writeup anywhere
that could simplify my
decision-making?

TIA

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Dale E. Heltzer 
deheltzermsn.com

Don't be humble; you are not that great.
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You're probably right about a Dual-core setup,(Or even quad
core) and 
you'll find all you need at these sites:
http://www.p
cworld.com/reviews/hardware/
http://www.tomshardware.
com/
http://www.anandtech.com/
You might want to look at a RAID 0 HD, 2+ gigs of memory and
a video 
card with 256 or Megs of memory.


Dale E. Heltzer wrote:
> With the help of a friend, I want to build a new
computer.
> 
> I do a lot of OCR, audio recording/restoration -
noise/hiss reduction,
> and conversion of WAV to MP3.
> I also use software-based speech synthesizers  as
output for my
> screenreading program.
> 
> Naturally, I would like to multitask as much of the
above as possible,
> plus be able to do Web and E-mail without having
dropouts while I'm
> recording or have my speech synthesizer stuttering or
pausing.
> 
> I'm *thinking that a dual-core CPU would not be
extravagant for these
> requirements/desires, but I understand there are
several models and I
> don't know how to evaluate which have features to
recommend or exclude
> them from my consideration.
> 
> Is there a "CPU's for dummies" writeup
anywhere that could simplify my
> decision-making?
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