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| Thread ID: 81719 | 2007-08-05 00:49:00 | Is Vista Really Worth It All? | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 576605 | 2007-08-06 11:23:00 | Absolutely, but probably not in VIsta's time | joemac (9739) | ||
| 576606 | 2007-08-06 19:59:00 | FCP2 :) www.pcauthority.com.au PhotoshopCS3 www.pcauthority.com.au think you missed the context of Metla's original comment. He wasn't looking for an application, he was merely asking if a computer (running single/dual core) could encode to hi definition video, while effectively being able to run other applications in the background, or would you (as he suspects) face a major system slowdown (lag)? This is the reason (as I see it) that one would need to upgrade their hardware - multitasking ability. |
Myth (110) | ||
| 576607 | 2007-08-06 20:29:00 | Look its called the endless upgrade cycle and it means Intel, AMD and Microsoft can continue income streams. Gaming is what drives the hardware industry. I had an Amiga for 8 years. Haven't kept a PC for longer than 2. But there are plenty of old PCs round here, up to 8 years old. With old O/Ss on still. Because they don't need to change. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 576608 | 2007-08-07 03:08:00 | Absolutely, but probably not in VIsta's time That all depends on how long Vista's time is. ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 576609 | 2007-08-07 03:13:00 | I think you missed the context of Metla's original comment. He wasn't looking for an application, he was merely asking if a computer (running single/dual core) could encode to hi definition video, while effectively being able to run other applications in the background, or would you (as he suspects) face a major system slowdown (lag)? This is the reason (as I see it) that one would need to upgrade their hardware - multitasking ability. The applications I listed utilise multicore processors especially FCP2 and no , there shouldn't be any performance lag using FCP2 on a quad core while performing addtional tasks with other apps provided you have sufficient RAM. (although I would probably have to test that theory out myself just to confirm it) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 576610 | 2007-08-07 04:38:00 | Why can't Microsoft write efficient, elegant code which doesn't suck away the advantage improved performance new hardware gives us? Microsoft's Vista is a bloated, resource hungry monster - a bit like an American motorvehicle. It's estimated that servers alone in the USA use 2% of all power consumption! Imagine what a few million high voltage Core 2 Duo processors having to work at 50% to adequately cope with Vista suck out of the grid each day? Microsoft must have shares in RAM manufacturing too. |
supersi (8401) | ||
| 576611 | 2007-08-07 05:51:00 | The applications I listed utilise multicore processors especially FCP2 and no , there shouldn't be any performance lag using FCP2 on a quad core while performing addtional tasks with other apps provided you have sufficient RAM. (although I would probably have to test that theory out myself just to confirm it)Umm yeah, but I do believe the original question, and Metlas post, were relevant to single core, not quads :waughh: |
Myth (110) | ||
| 576612 | 2007-08-07 05:59:00 | ... high end applications used in science etc. generally don't need or want multitasking. In scientific programming, you are almost always short of CPU power. You want to run one task, and give it all the CPU there is. Often the problem is to get the processing to beat real time. It's a problem when it takes even 25 hours to process 24 hours worth of data. :( It's a disaster when it takes a week. Having 3D flying icons to watch while you are waiting isn't any consolation. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 576613 | 2007-08-07 06:05:00 | Why can't Microsoft write efficient, elegant code which doesn't suck away the advantage improved performance new hardware gives us? Microsoft's Vista is a bloated, resource hungry monster - a bit like an American motorvehicle. It's estimated that servers alone in the USA use 2% of all power consumption! Imagine what a few million high voltage Core 2 Duo processors having to work at 50% to adequately cope with Vista suck out of the grid each day? Microsoft must have shares in RAM manufacturing too. to maintain support for old hardware and software. Of they rewrote it from the ground up, it would break everything. |
plod (107) | ||
| 576614 | 2007-08-07 06:13:00 | They have rewritten much of it (at the cost of a major hit to the reliability). But that's not the reason for the bloat. That's caused by F E A T U R E S. | Graham L (2) | ||
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