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| Thread ID: 79778 | 2007-06-01 02:37:00 | New System | jonboy (11457) | Press F1 |
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| 554904 | 2007-06-04 04:02:00 | Solidworks, 3DS Max, Photoshop CS2, Blender. I dont really have a budget, I just want to fit in what I can now while I am putting this together. Is there a 64 bit version of XP pro, or am I better off just sticking with my 32 bit copy for now? I'm not sure if there is a 64 Bit version of XP Pro or even if it is still available. You would probably still be able to achieve what you want with your existing version of Windows, but just be aware that the max amount of RAM that you will be able to use is 3GB which means that you will still be able to design stuff, you will just be at the system's capacity. I just checked their website and they are Vista compatible. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 554905 | 2007-06-04 04:11:00 | Yes I know that the Core 2 Duo will give me better performance now, but I want to build a system using the AM2 socket as I will look to upgrade the CPU at some point. And your assuming you wont be able to upgrade on LGA775? If you look into and read up about the difference between AM2 and AM2+ you may notice that putting a AM2+ CPU into an AM2 socket wont necessarily be a good idea. |
Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
| 554906 | 2007-06-04 04:35:00 | Any app that can benefit from spreading the CPU load would be able to utilise the processing power, things like 3D work, engineering, video rendering and if they can't do it at the moment I am pretty sure that they will be being coded to take advantage of it in the near future . Yes, but in the (it must be getting) near 2 years dual core have been out, very few games use the more than 1 core, more apps don't use more than 1 core, they are starting to come out . . . but VERY slowly . . . and by the time they all use multiple cores it is time to upgrade in any case . . . :2cents: but multi core CPUs do provide a lot better multi tasking than single core CPUs . . . Yes I know that the Core 2 Duo will give me better performance now, but I want to build a system using the AM2 socket as I will look to upgrade the CPU at some point . I am looking at a 600w PSU . You will still be able to upgrade the C2D . . . :rolleyes: and you get better performance currently . . . What is the problem? :p |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 554907 | 2007-06-04 04:44:00 | Yes, but in the (it must be getting) near 2 years dual core have been out, very few games use the more than 1 core, more apps don't use more than 1 core, they are starting to come out... but VERY slowly... and by the time they all use multiple cores it is time to upgrade in any case... :2cents: but multi core CPUs do provide a lot better multi tasking than single core CPUs... That might be because Intel is producing more versions of multicore chips faster than application coders are taking advantage of the multicore processing ability. I know that video rendering and a lot of scientific apps were able to utilize grid rendering before multicore chips came out. So multicore chips are just the next step in reducing the heat and power usage of the CPU in processor intensive tasks on a single machine - thus leading to a quieter, faster more efficient computer. For the record, Virginia Tech Engineering dept (where the student shooting was) had a Mac Xserve grid installed back in about 2004 that has been clocked at 10.2 teraflops a sec - just a bit "slower" than the IBM Blue Gene recently installed at Canterbury Uni which does 11 teraflops a second. The Canty Uni system cost about 3 million NZ |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
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