When buying a computer how much GHz do you need?

Answer 1

A dual-core 2 GHz processor is nice, but your mileage may vary. 1 GHz is fine if you don't use it for anything fancy, but you should check your operating system's and programs' requirements list.

Answer 2

The answer can be "the fastest you can afford" or "it depends on what you want the computer to do."

Speed in computers (usually expresed as Ghz) is a measurement of how fast they can calculate. If you are buying a general purpose computer, buy what you can afford. If you have a special purpose in mind (a web server or a home server) then you can probably buy an older, less powerful computer that will meet your needs for considerably less money than a new computer.

Answer 3

The GHZ is an Speed at which Processor run in computer terminology. Now we have seen some laptop are nowadays are coming with an frequency of 2.2 GHZ with core 2duo or dual core. in short term speed of processor inside laptop.

Answer 4

There is no set amount of GHz you need, but the higher the GHz the better, I would recommend you get a computer with 2.1GHz or more.