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Magnusfarce
I'm building a new machine based (at least partially) on being able to
multitask more reliably, and would like some advice as to whether a single
or dual-core processor would be best. The new set up will be based on the
following main hardware:
Abit AN8 Fatal1ty SLI motherboard
2 gig of PC3200 DDR in dual channel mode
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ cpu (???)
with XP Pro 32 bit operating system
I'm leaning toward the dual core processor because, at heart, this is a
business machine that I tend to use with lots of different things going at
once. These are all Office-type programs (non-multithread), but good sized
and lots of them, and my current P4 2.4 machine tends to bog down, even with
a gig of memory. I also want to be able to get into some serious games with
this new machine, but probably will not take advantage of the SLI at this
time. I may overclock modestly.
Here's my question: without running heavy video editing programs and the
like, is the dual core processer going to be much help, or would I do better
with a faster single core processor?
- Magnusfarce
multitask more reliably, and would like some advice as to whether a single
or dual-core processor would be best. The new set up will be based on the
following main hardware:
Abit AN8 Fatal1ty SLI motherboard
2 gig of PC3200 DDR in dual channel mode
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ cpu (???)
with XP Pro 32 bit operating system
I'm leaning toward the dual core processor because, at heart, this is a
business machine that I tend to use with lots of different things going at
once. These are all Office-type programs (non-multithread), but good sized
and lots of them, and my current P4 2.4 machine tends to bog down, even with
a gig of memory. I also want to be able to get into some serious games with
this new machine, but probably will not take advantage of the SLI at this
time. I may overclock modestly.
Here's my question: without running heavy video editing programs and the
like, is the dual core processer going to be much help, or would I do better
with a faster single core processor?
- Magnusfarce