Quad Core Processor

[billylilylalu]

Anybody else seen this??

Think dell are the only ppl that have it atm and isit worth getting?

Saw it on Dell --> http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsdt_710?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

Isit worth buying? Gonna be gettin new pc for xmas <3:brows:


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[urbanfox]

You can buy the CPU alone.

http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=327436

My take:

If you are building a socket 775 computer and want quad core, then DON'T BUY IT. Pick up a cheap dual core 6300 and wait until they dramatically come down in price next year. Intel Core 2 Duo's are incredibly powerful CPU's with lots of room for overclocking and still kick ass in multi threaded apps.

 

[lifco]

yer i seen it to bill, you know thats a fast beast

its nothing new really tho pcs are allways geting faster and faster, and allways will.

iam only on d/core lol


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[billylilylalu]

Atm I have a Pentium4 2.6Ghz 256kb cache, The quad one has a 8meg cache lolz

I was planning on getting a Dual Core2 2.4Ghz 4meg cache.

Is there a massive difference in the dual core to the quad lol ><


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[urbanfox]

Atm I have a Pentium4 2.6Ghz 256kb cache, The quad one has a 8meg cache lolz

I was planning on getting a Dual Core2 2.4Ghz 4meg cache.

Is there a massive difference in the dual core to the quad lol ><


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For the average person, NO. Unless you are doing some serious multithreaded apps or have a lot going on at one time (we're talking being accompanied by 4gigs of ram too) then no.

If I were to buy something today, it'd be a dual core. Quad core is too expensive for now.

 

[Blaminator]

God help you if you buy a dell.

 

[Senture]

From the performance tests done, the ammount that the quad core's cost is not worth it. As urban said, get an e6300 and over clock it. I got mine to 3.2ghz with ease

 

[billylilylalu]

Soz whats Overcloking?

Turns out I got a Pentium D 2.8Ghz lol -.-
As seen on --> http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/386047


Its stil ok for converting videos etc ?


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[Neptune]

Soz whats Overcloking?

Turns out I got a Pentium D 2.8Ghz lol -.-
As seen on --> http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/386047


Its stil ok for converting videos etc ?


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so is it like 2x1.40 then?? check on ur propertys to get a exsact reading lol.

i wud say its fine for converting videos i use a amd k6 for converting vids lol

 

[urbanfox]

Ye, it's fine for video conversion.

so is it like 2x1.40 then?? check on ur propertys to get a exsact reading lol.

i wud say its fine for converting videos i use a amd k6 for converting vids lol

It's 2x2.8. Dual core.

 

[Neptune]

Ye, it's fine for video conversion.




It's 2x2.8. Dual core.

man u have 1 fast pc then lol mines still a 1.6o x2 >< laptop tho altho there are better out now

 

[billylilylalu]

ah kk thx for info:tongue1:

..Wont install vista on it =/ spent bout 2 hours puttin it on my laptop and it was nothin but lagg wasnt happy:middle:


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[Dano]

if u wanna avoid hell dnt buy a dell