Big.Wayne said:Easy, seeing as you have used a quad, would you care to explain where the main benefits are, why is it worth spending an extra £200-£225 on a quad over a dual?
Of course mate,
One main factor is when I use adobe production studio.
I have 3 monitors and when I'm working on a video project for example I will have Premier open on one,Audition open on another and after FX open on another screen.
With all these apps open you could be rendering a DV video with real time FX in the timeline while working on the credits in after fx in real time while having 64 audio tracks open in audition and mastering your sound track to a stereo master or 5.1 surround sound master.
All this is going on without any lag whatsoever and can make one more productive.It also gives you confidence to try new things too,as the time to try an effect in realtime then decide you don't like it is a lot faster.Heavily increasing ones creativity.
Although C2D@ 3.8ghz is no slouch at doing this,I would have a quad back anyday and will look forward to getting a Q6600.But at the time of me having Qx6700 I did feel a ted guilty in spending 670 on a cpu.Thats one of the reasons I sold it.
If they were still going to cost 670 I would not buy one again.As I can manage with what I have.But at 350 they are too good not to have.Especially after the sale of the 4300 and 6300 meaning I only need to shell out 160 for one now.
