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| Thread ID: 72696 | 2006-09-22 21:00:00 | What Components Matter in a New PC | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 486707 | 2006-09-24 01:53:00 | It is interesting to hear from a person taking notice of "normal use" performance of going to a dual core. I am looking at Conroe as my MB is AGP and has to be change anyway for my new video card which is of course PCIE. Most apps and games are still not multi thread, so do not benefit much from multi core, but I suppose that is changing just not very fast. |
Battleneter (60) | ||
| 486708 | 2006-09-24 08:05:00 | Well, I know nothing about that X2 4200+ processor, but at a fair guess it is one or both of the newer multicore or 64 bit processors, and if the users software and OS aren't designed to make use of that advantage, then there's potentially little advantage to be expected! While I'm enthused about the transition to 64 bit architecture, it boggles the mind the number of lemmings who are spending big cash on a hardware technology that is still barely supported on the software side.... give it a year or three before expecting miracles... and by then the same hardware will be a bout half the cost. Unbelievable the numbers of 2+GHz machines being used for email and browsing... I'm using 500MHz for web, and 2GHz for video editing. No need for more power. |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 486709 | 2006-09-24 10:23:00 | if i were to never play another computer game i could quite happily live with a 1gHz cpu. I would however be limited to noing not much multi tasking and SD video. |
Mirddes (10) | ||
| 486710 | 2006-09-25 00:58:00 | Well, I know nothing about that X2 4200+ processor, but at a fair guess it is one or both of the newer multicore or 64 bit processors, and if the users software and OS aren't designed to make use of that advantage, then there's potentially little advantage to be expected! While I'm enthused about the transition to 64 bit architecture, it boggles the mind the number of lemmings who are spending big cash on a hardware technology that is still barely supported on the software side.... give it a year or three before expecting miracles... and by then the same hardware will be a bout half the cost. Unbelievable the numbers of 2+GHz machines being used for email and browsing... I'm using 500MHz for web, and 2GHz for video editing. No need for more power. I saw an ad on TV the other day - think it was for Dell - that showed how each of their computers are "custom-made", with the production line swapping out components as they went. I found it hilarious when they cut to a shot of the operator advising the customer that web and email browsing meant they needed a 2Ghz (possibly dual-core, not sure) processor with all the bells and whistles. I guess it's not surprising in the current climate of disposable computing... :rolleyes: |
Lizard (2409) | ||
| 486711 | 2006-09-25 02:11:00 | Yeah that stupid ad showing (european looking) people on an assembly line waiting while the guy decides which bits he wants. And the Dell voice on the phone asking what he'd use it for. And he says internet, email and the kids games. And they say you need an Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology! Like that matters... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 486712 | 2006-09-25 02:25:00 | if i were to never play another computer game i could quite happily live with a 1gHz cpu. I would however be limited to noing not much multi tasking and SD video.Sorta agree with you there... when I had a 1GHZ PIII, apart from latest games, I could do anything I liked, including some fairly intense multi-tasking, eg Photoshop, Dreamweaver, another graphics manipulation app, several browser windows, email, Word, and the usual anti-v and firewall, simultaneously. |
Greg (193) | ||
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