I've learnt from the threads here that unless a software is specifically written to take advantage of a dual-core or quad-core CPU, it will run as a single thread and so the multi-core CPU will offer hardly any performance advantage.
Right now, many laptops and desktops are dual-core. I am planning to assemble a PC soon, but thought of getting a quad-core. Now, after reading the article, I realize that I don't want to purchase a CPU that would not be of much use to me.
My uses will chiefly be email, media (photo management by digicam), maybe watching some DivX movies or sometimes using Visual Studio or some other IDE.
Not processor crunching, but I need help determining what's good for me. Does anyone know of any software that we use daily that makes use of our dual-core CPU's?
Right now, many laptops and desktops are dual-core. I am planning to assemble a PC soon, but thought of getting a quad-core. Now, after reading the article, I realize that I don't want to purchase a CPU that would not be of much use to me.
My uses will chiefly be email, media (photo management by digicam), maybe watching some DivX movies or sometimes using Visual Studio or some other IDE.
Not processor crunching, but I need help determining what's good for me. Does anyone know of any software that we use daily that makes use of our dual-core CPU's?