Why you don't want a dual core right now...

[berktheturk]

If u don't have the money for dual core just chill man and let the peeps who do enjoy their purchase.

Oh no, I have enough money However, I just don't see it necessary right now. It would be cool to have a dual core right now, but as I've said before, it is too expensive right now. It will eventually get cheaper, and by that time, I'm sure that dual core will be a whole lot morew useful. And Rob423 is right too... When you wait for something to get cheaper, something better will already be out by then. But that's why the hardware gets cheaper in the first place. Oh well, I'm pretty satisfied with my system right now... P4 3.4 Ghz, GeForce 6800GT, 1 GB RAM, etc. Though, it is a SFF case, so it's not really upgradable, and I would have to get a new case to get dual core... I just got this computer 4 months ago, I think I will keep using it for a while.. 😀

 

[Matisaro]

My dual core 3800+ feels awesome, of course its overclocked to 2.53......and the gtx is sweet....but still, the new nvidia drivers give +10-15% performance on dual core, that with the multitasking bonuses makes an x2 appealing imho.

 

[Unolocogringo]

Damn man long time no see.
Welcome back. 😀

 

[slvr_phoenix]

Ja, Matisaro, haven't seen you in forever. Welcome Back. Like the new look?

 

[Matisaro]

Yeah, the new look is pretty choice, it took me like 3 days to remember what email address I used for the forum to reregister, almost gave up and started a new nickname.

I have been suffering a lack of freetime recently but sometimes when its slow at teh jobzor I need another forum to check.

HOws things here>?

 

[slvr_phoenix]

I have been suffering a lack of freetime recently but sometimes when its slow at teh jobzor I need another forum to check.

I hear that!

HOws things here>?

We live. We learn. We love. I don't know. Less flaming. Less posting. Not much new tech to drool over, so this is no surprise. You missed the green meanies. Hopefully that form of evil advertising never rears its ugly head again here.

 

[Matisaro]

ANy of the old timers still around?

 

[FUGGER]

8)

I am glad to see some of you accept that handling of multiple threads is important even if x processor is slightly faster at single threads.

I love my double double 840EE!!

 

[berktheturk]

I'm sure that you're happy with your dual core. I wish I had one as well. But, I'm afraid to say that by the time that dual core is a whole lot more useful, there might be better processors than what you currently you have, and maybe even cheaper. Still, I guess that will be in a year or two, so you might be in advantage in the long run. Looks like we're back on topic!

 

[Goofus_Max]

May as well get a dual core right now, since I've seen benchmarks of Serious Sam and Quake 4, which both utilize dual core. Q4 is quite efficient at it, in fact. I think this is due to the work they're having to do on the new consoles.

Also, the new 80-something drivers from nvidia utilize dual core for DirectX and OpenGL...

 

[FUGGER]

There is a lot of stuff coming out. I will be showing Presler overclocked very soon.

With all the low voltage stuff coming we should see a fast race to quad core and this will definitly put a cramp in netburst architecture.

It will come down to improved bus technology to support the bandwidth needed. The FB DIMM numbers are very promising on Dempsey.

 

[Matisaro]

I did not know Q4 was multithreaded.

Fugger and I agree on something, ill be skiing in hell.

 

[CaptainNemo]

I thought the article took a long time to state the obvious: dual core opterons are too expensive.

However, most people will by buying dual core A64s anyway, so an article comparing 4800+ to FX55 etc. would have made more sense.

This article LINK was more insightful on the whole single vs dual core thing.

 

[slvr_phoenix]

ANy of the old timers still around?

Sure. A bunch are still here. A number have left though. 🙁

 

[zeezee]

Popular Misconceptions about Dual-Core CPU’s.

Dual-core CPU’s are for servers. Desktop users will not benefit from a dual core chip.
Wrong. Desktop users will benefit as much as server users, just differently.

Dual-core CPU’s make sense only if applications are multi-threaded.
Wrong. Even when you run a single-threaded application, Windows and other resident applications run at the same time. One will always benefit from the second core.

Dual-core CPU’s are for advanced users only. A typical user will not see any benefits.
Wrong. This is sheer arrogance. Every user runs Windows and at least one other application.

Dual-core CPU’s don’t deliver 2x performance.
You don’t pay 2x either.

Dual-core CPU’s are not for gamers.
Wrong. Gamers also run Windows and anti-virus applications.

Benchmarks don’t show a solid performance gain with dual-core CPU’s.
You don’t need benchmarks to find out if you can work comfortably with your PC or not. Benchmarking applications don’t get upset when they close and restart explorer.exe in the middle of a file copy because it’s not responding.

 

[Bestchess]

This is not really true...

If you are a chess player..or professional chess player you need those
multi-processsors or dual core cpu x2 from amd.

Chess program like deep fritz 8..will use it. The program could use
8 cpu's at the same time to accelerate is research... or ply's.

For more info: http://www.chessbaseusastore.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=4158

But there is not a lot of software right now that could benefits from this..
on that side you are right. 🙂

 

[dannyaa]

thats right now. Once software's optimized for it, you'll want it.

Not everyone wants to spend $200 for a single-threaded proc right now, then spend another $300 when prices drop for a dual core to swap in (in a year). Besides that comes out to $500 total anyway (a temp single core to save money then upgrade), which is about as much as a dual core right now.

So you spend the same anyway and don't lose anything by getting dual core now...