Thats just it, windows based doesnt take advantage of it. And sure theres other ways to find apps that will supercede windows apps, but for the most part, that isnt happening. M$ and Intel gives a measly 20 million for future investment of multithreading, thats no commitment. Going multi core is, at least by Intel. At this point in time, until we see advance ments that are multi threaded in common everyday Windows apps, the actual usage, or potential of multi core will be several curtailed, which is too bad, but it is the way it is. Quads are nice, Octos will be nicer, but until theyre given their ability to perform as they should by the main OS and apps that follow, theyll continually fall short of their true potential. Right now, one thing holds true above all, speed kills