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Intel introduces new quad-core chips
- Thread starter Toothy1911
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Quad and dual cores atm have pros and cons
quad pros
faster rendering
do more stuff
server stuff
Maybe longer lasting?????
cons
dont comeclocked as high as duals are atm
are hotter and use more power
dual core pros
faster becuase of clock speed
games are starting to utilize it
cons
dont render as fast as quads
arent as longer lasting
etc
it really depends on what the consumer wants if he wants rendering power and stuff like that get quad core
if he wants to game get a dual core as games are starting to utilize it
and quad cores are not rubbish are you against hardware pushing the bounderies and being faster and better??
and yes quads are abit useless for mainstream as they have to much power and nothin utilizes it
it depends on what the consumer wants
quad pros
faster rendering
do more stuff
server stuff
Maybe longer lasting?????
cons
dont comeclocked as high as duals are atm
are hotter and use more power
dual core pros
faster becuase of clock speed
games are starting to utilize it
cons
dont render as fast as quads
arent as longer lasting
etc
it really depends on what the consumer wants if he wants rendering power and stuff like that get quad core
if he wants to game get a dual core as games are starting to utilize it
and quad cores are not rubbish are you against hardware pushing the bounderies and being faster and better??
and yes quads are abit useless for mainstream as they have to much power and nothin utilizes it
it depends on what the consumer wants
Intel® Core™ 2 Quad
Good to see technology moving on . . .
Multicore is neat and all, but until the bulk of software developers start releasing stuff that can take advantage of these extra cores its all a bit 'much ado about nothing'
If you give me the choice of buying a quad-core for the same price as a dual-core at the same price I'll buy it, but (as is most likely the case) there is a large premium for the quads over the duals I'll pass thanks.
I think the mainstream market will be more interested to see something like a Core2 Mono-Core with 4/8Mb Cache and running at 3GHz-4GHz. A Core2 Mono CPU running at 4GHz would be a lot more useful to most of us!
Obvious candidates for Quad
In predictive tasks (like video encoding etc) its a good thing to have more cores but the mainstream doesn't really have a use for this, but if the price is right we will take it anyway
I find it amusing how 'certain' people who own quads try to justify their purchase . . . "Oh yes u see I video edit and also backup my DVD's etc"
Good to see technology moving on . . .
Multicore is neat and all, but until the bulk of software developers start releasing stuff that can take advantage of these extra cores its all a bit 'much ado about nothing'
If you give me the choice of buying a quad-core for the same price as a dual-core at the same price I'll buy it, but (as is most likely the case) there is a large premium for the quads over the duals I'll pass thanks.
I think the mainstream market will be more interested to see something like a Core2 Mono-Core with 4/8Mb Cache and running at 3GHz-4GHz. A Core2 Mono CPU running at 4GHz would be a lot more useful to most of us!
Obvious candidates for Quad
- Professsional Video Editors
- gOOgle Servers etc
- Scientific research (folding@home etc)
- Epenis Brigade
In predictive tasks (like video encoding etc) its a good thing to have more cores but the mainstream doesn't really have a use for this, but if the price is right we will take it anyway
I find it amusing how 'certain' people who own quads try to justify their purchase . . . "Oh yes u see I video edit and also backup my DVD's etc"
Big.Wayne said:Intel® Core™ 2 Quad
Good to see technology moving on . . .
Multicore is neat and all, but until the bulk of software developers start releasing stuff that can take advantage of these extra cores its all a bit 'much ado about nothing'
You can set affinity you know to have single threaded apps running on each core.
The new Q6600 will soon change that.
I think the mainstream market will be more interested to see something like a Core2 Mono-Core with 4/8Mb Cache and running at 3GHz-4GHz. A Core2 Mono CPU running at 4GHz would be a lot more useful to most of us!
Rubbish lower speed dual is faster across the board than higher clocked single clore.
Obvious candidates for Quad
- Professsional Video Editors
- gOOgle Servers etc
- Scientific research (folding@home etc)
- Epenis Brigade
In predictive tasks (like video encoding etc) its a good thing to have more cores but the mainstream doesn't really have a use for this, but if the price is right we will take it anyway
You missed out up and coming games that are being designed for multi threads.
I find it amusing how 'certain' people who own quads try to justify their purchase . . . "Oh yes u see I video edit and also backup my DVD's etc"
It goes the same for people trying to justify their purchase with their midrange hardware buying.You do it all the time.
easyrider said:
Just don't like it. It's a personal thing. I shall wait for 3GHZ quad to come out. If not I will just buy QX6700. Cause, I am waiting for the next X cpu version to come out. Nothing but X have to go into my main rig.
You guys any idea when the next batch of quad coming out? Besides Q6600.
