Lastest games and Quad cores

[Duke]

Even dual core isnt needed nowadays never mind quad core, not many things take advantage of multiple cores yet.

True, however going from a E6600 2.4GHz to a Q6600 2.4GHz is only £20 more.

 

[Klo]

I recently built a new system, and went for quadcore, but considering that you have a 3.6ghz duelcore, I wouldn't say it was worth it. Infact, I would guess you would loose some performance by getting it.

 

[Aod]

Games requirements tend to be one step behind hardware. Games have finally started to require dual core at the same time quad core surfaced. When 8 core cpus start to appear, games needing quad core will start to surface.

At least that's the way i've always viewed PC hardware.

Go dual!

the way that programs are coded, changing from Single-threaded applications to Dual is very complex, but from dual to tri to quad to whatever, the changes in the code are much less complex.

i'm hoping that game companies (like Crytek) will take advantage of this and make their up-and-coming games fully multithreaded.

 

[Streeteh]

the way that programs are coded, changing from Single-threaded applications to Dual is very complex, but from dual to tri to quad to whatever, the changes in the code are much less complex.

i'm hoping that game companies (like Crytek) will take advantage of this and make their up-and-coming games fully multithreaded.

You are completely right, however i mean games that NEED quad core, i doubt we will see them for a while yet as game developers will always have to create software that works at its best with the most common hardware owned by the consumers, not the most powerful hardware on the market.

 

[[TW]Fox]

True, however going from a E6600 2.4GHz to a Q6600 2.4GHz is only £20 more.

Only if you dont already have a CPU.

 

[Camalot]

I would have thought a dual core at 3ghz will be enough for the latest games.

 

[Wang Computer]

My OCd E6400 can cope with anything I can throw at it, including Unreal Tournament 3 for example, which runs like a dream at full detail and some AA.

If you already own a C2D or more recent AMD X2, I wouldn't bother with an upgrade to quad yet. A new system on the other hand is a different matter.

 

[Robert]

Even dual core isnt needed nowadays never mind quad core, not many things take advantage of multiple cores yet.

I'd disagree totally with that.

Most games utilize dual core and show a good benefit.

 

[5tephen]

I play 3 - 5 hrs a week of SupCom and I just bought a Q6600 last week, having had an E6600 @ 2.97 GHz for a few months. The Q is currently at 2.94 but will prob go further when I get time.
The difference was unbelieveable The jump in performance with this game alone nearly made the upgrade worthwhile Haven't tried any other games yet. If I was building a new machine, definitely go for a Q for all the price difference there is.