Are Two Really Better Than One?

[Hesky82]

pretty basic question but being a typical pc user that just happens to like speedy systems what real world benefits would i see when switching to dual core? its still a real grey area for me, I'm more a hardware guy than software and all this multi threading and dual instances this and that makes sense but i cant really see how/if it can benefit me here and now, will anything from the os to the apps i use take advantage of both cores or would i still be in for a wait? I game a lot, surf a lot and do a dab of photo and video related stuff quite often.

basically if part with my oc'ed 146 opty I would like a noticeable difference when I pop a 170 in and run a feasible oc, future proofing isnt a plus point for me. just cant get my head around 2 cpu's, i think its one of those things that when you try it it all makes sense



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[Hesky82]

thanks a lot for your replies guys!

easyrider, like i said in the thread thats not my work.

basically guys I'm trying to see through the dual core hype and work out whether its justified, I mean I still dont use an os that is native to 64 bit instructions, and Im struggling to finds programs I use that will multi thread. when the day comes dual core 64 bit will rule! surely were looking at 4 times the performance over a 32 bit single core, thats just insane! but it still seems like a good year away and by then my dual core 170 will be on sale so I can pop a 4ghz x2 m2 cpu in.

thanks again

 

[Hesky82]

interesting, easyrider what vid/audio creation/editing app do you use? also what game do you play?

cheers