RE: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-25 Thread Tozer, Jason \(IT-LON\)
ehalf Of GPL Sent: 24 October 2006 22:00 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag? Wonder how many of you have read this article: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1839/ Author makes me think. We have these dual core CPU's but are they wo

Re: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-24 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 03:59 PM 10/24/2006, you wrote: Wonder how many of you have read this article: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1839/ Author makes me think. We have these dual core CPU's but are they worth it NOW? ---SNIP--- All depends on what you want to use it for. For now, games aren't

Re: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-24 Thread GPL
hat supports SLI at 16X, then it's a lock for me. But G80 may make me wait a bit longer than I expected, it's just a few short weeks away. Veech - Original Message - From: "GPL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Tuesday, Octobe

Re: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-24 Thread Veech
weeks away. Veech - Original Message - From: "GPL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag? Wonder how many of you have read this article: http://www.hard

Re: [H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-24 Thread Julian Zottl
More and more things (including games) are being multithreaded, so I wouldn't worry too much. I used to build dual processor systems for myself just because they always felt snappier, but haven't in the last year or two. I'll probably go back soon though, haha.

[H] Dual core, quad core processors hit a snag?

2006-10-24 Thread GPL
Wonder how many of you have read this article: http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1839/ Author makes me think. We have these dual core CPU's but are they worth it NOW? This can be very confusing. What are we saying here? That an old intel p4 2.6 will give you roughly the same perfor