The Shed is going Social! Join us on FaceBook and Twitter and chime in on the conversation.
|
 |
|
Dev Shed Forums
> Computer Hardware
> CPUs
|
Duocore vs single?
Discuss Duocore vs single? in the CPUs forum on Dev Shed.
Duocore vs single? CPUs forum discussing information including overclocking techniques and results. Discuss AMD and Intel based architectures. Disclaimer: Overclocking will void your warranty.
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Dev Shed Forums Sponsor:
|
|
|
March 27th, 2007, 06:50 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
Time spent in forums: 2 h 7 m 5 sec
Reputation Power: 0
|
|
|
Duocore vs single?
So I'm trying to figure out which processor I should get, but I need to know what I want out of a processor and what I should go for.
Basically, I was talking to a friend who knows tons about computers and I was trying to figure out the what makes dual cores so much better than single core processors. Because dual processors are like 2Ghz..and single cores are like 3.2Ghz for 1/2 the price. And since the dual core processors speeds don't add up, it doesn't make too much sense, and also my friend said the dual cores don't work together really, you have to program em or something....
so why should i get a 2.4Ghz core2duo over a 3.2+ single core processor?
|
March 27th, 2007, 10:00 PM
|
|
Contributing (ab{normal})User
|
|
|
|
Quote: | Originally Posted by enigma322 So I'm trying to figure out which processor I should get, but I need to know what I want out of a processor and what I should go for.
Basically, I was talking to a friend who knows tons about computers and I was trying to figure out the what makes dual cores so much better than single core processors. Because dual processors are like 2Ghz..and single cores are like 3.2Ghz for 1/2 the price. And since the dual core processors speeds don't add up, it doesn't make too much sense, and also my friend said the dual cores don't work together really, you have to program em or something....
so why should i get a 2.4Ghz core2duo over a 3.2+ single core processor? |
It really depends on your usage, if you multi-task, do a lot of thigns at once, use highend desktop applications, you should go dual core, as the optimizations in the newer CPUs are much better, even at 1ghz for each coreit would probably about equal the preformance of a 3.2 ghz P4 in those multi-threaded tasks.
If you do gaming, or simple work like web browser, text editors, etc, then a single core and saving some money is the way to go (very few games multi-thread well for the CPU, but the GPU is a different story)
|
March 28th, 2007, 06:16 AM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 18
Time spent in forums: 3 h 49 m 56 sec
Reputation Power: 0
|
|
|
plus if you go with the Intel Core 2 Duos you can overclock to well over 3.0Ghz but thats only if you know how to overclock and understand the risks of OCing
|
March 28th, 2007, 04:40 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
Time spent in forums: 2 h 7 m 5 sec
Reputation Power: 0
|
|
|
Whats the GPU? and yea i think im gunna go for the core2 duo...2.4Ghz. i like gaming and doing a lot of stuff on the comp.
|
March 28th, 2007, 04:43 PM
|
 |
:)
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: IL
|
|
|
GPU = Graphics Processor
From what I heard Core2Duo is about 30% faster than CoreDuo. If you are going for the Core2Duo, I would recommend at least the E6600 because it has a better cache than anything below it.
|
March 28th, 2007, 06:13 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4
Time spent in forums: 2 h 7 m 5 sec
Reputation Power: 0
|
|
|
Yea im gunna get the core 2 duo E6600 and this motherboard: ASUS P5WDG2-WS PRO Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 975X ATX Server Motherboard
is it a good motherboard for gaming? and any recommendations for a really good video card.
|
May 8th, 2007, 04:26 PM
|
 |
Prisoner of the Sun
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: The Mews At Windsor Heights
|
|
Probably a good idea to get a DirectX 10 card if you can - I think that's only the nVidia Geforce 8 series so far.
__________________
.
 :: My blip.fm tunes :: Web Design Feeds :: Web Dev Feeds :: CheatSheets :: PHP :: MySQL :: 13 Moon FB App.
"All matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. We are all one consciousness experiencing itself - subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream. We are the imaginations of ourselves."
- Bill Hicks
"Truth is hidden in the subtle nature of the heart of everything, although it is invisible. One cannot see it from inside and neither from the surface. One can only live and experience it."
- Heart Sutra
Last edited by b3n : May 8th, 2007 at 04:28 PM.
|
May 9th, 2007, 02:18 AM
|
 |
Providing fuel for space ships
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: nr Edinburgh, Scotland
|
|
Quote: | Originally Posted by b3n Probably a good idea to get a DirectX 10 card if you can - I think that's only the nVidia Geforce 8 series so far. | You should know better than digging up threads 
__________________
The No Ma'am commandments:
1.) It is O.K. to call hooters 'knockers' and sometimes snack trays
2.) It is wrong to be French
3.) It is O.K. to put all bad people in a giant meat grinder
4.) Lawyers, see rule 3
5.) It is O.K. to drive a gas guzzler if it helps you get babes
6.) Everyone should car pool but me
7.) Bring back the word 'stewardesses'
8.) Synchronized swimming is not a sport
9.) Mud wrestling is a sport
|
Developer Shed Advertisers and Affiliates
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
Rate This Thread |
 Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
Del.icio.us
Digg
Google
Spurl
Blink
Furl
Simpy
Y! MyWeb
