So Eboy and Rich, you guys happy with you're purchase?
Im just specing mine, now, ready for pick up when i get to the states.
I read that the 260M would perform better on a higher 2 core CPU (3Ghz) rather than lower 4 core CPU (2Ghz).
Any 1 know if this is correct? Im going to be installing a 280M after a while myself.
On last thing anyone have any ideas if the new intel i7 will be going to a mobile platform any time soon? Might be better to hold on a lil bit? These spec laptops have been available for almost a year now see...
I looked into this a lot before I bought mine. It's not very good advice at this point.
Most games now DO use multicores. Some even choke without a quad core already, like Supreme Commander. This is only going to get worse from now on. Also, most FPS reliant games now hit their performance bottleneck on the GPU not the CPU. Paired with a powerful GPU the only games that will hit a CPU bottleneck first are CPU intensive ones like RTS - and these all take advantage of quad core now, where a slower quad will absolutely blow past a faster dual. When dealing with quad core applications, it is vastly preferable to have a quad than a dual. When dealing with dual core or single core applications, a quad is still perfectly acceptable. Look at the speeds involved - they are not that great. 2ghz quad to 2.6 dual. A combined dual core speed of 4 to 5.2 ghz. In a quad core environment, 8ghz to 5.2.
Really the only solid reason to prefer a dual core now is reduced power and heat. Quads do suck down the juice, so if battery life is important this is a consideration.
