dual processors

[Spiritof55]

Is there a real advantage with dual processors? I plan to use my pc for gaming.

 

[scamtrOn]

for gaming no. i mean there is, but not much.

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[NurseMSIC]

For gaming only, its arguably a disadvantage to have dual processors.

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[baldurga]

To take profit of dual processors (at least, noticeable), software should take advantage of it. And guess it, games don't take into account. Only if you work rendering 3D and such kind of professinal applications, you will benefit from dual. So, save your money or invest it other components.

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[HokieESM]

As the previous posters mentioned, for gaming, dual processing offers little benefit. BUT, there are some interesting side benefits that I've learned of recently. I have a dual PIII Xeon system at my home at the moment (to do some work), and some people have given me some interesting programs that allow the RAM to be partitioned. If you have enough (this machine has 1 GB), you can partition the RAM, and run the processes independently on the processors.... so with a dual monitor setup, you can leave ICQ, web browsers, newsgroups, whatever running (and/or downloading) while you play the game on the other monitor.

But, to sum up this much-to-long diatribe.... its probably a very small advantage for gaming... one that costs entirely too much.

 

[Spiritof55]

Thanx for the info everyone. I considered a dual system but now realize it probably isn't worth the extra cost...especially for games.

 

[camieabz]

Best thing you could do if you're building a gaming machine is to take the cash you had set aside for the extra processor and use it to buy the best graphics card you can afford.

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