tekzor

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Why are many ppl saying current dual cores will last for a year? Will programs be so high up in 1 year to make 3800+ obsolete? I believe they will last for 3 years or more without actualy going slow.
 

Eviltwin17

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no, people are stupid. Developers havent even figured out how to fully use multithreading to show a performance advantage in software yet. 64-bit processors arent even being used at their full potential yet. So who is talking about dual core processors being dead in a year when the technology hasnt even shown its full potential?
 

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well the 3800+ is towards the bottom of the X2 line so it will age abit faster but yes. To a extent you are right duel core processors WILL NOT be absolete with the release of quad core, quad core will be geared towards the enthusiast which is NOT the majority of customer base.
 

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Why are many ppl saying current dual cores will last for a year? Will programs be so high up in 1 year to make 3800+ obsolete? I believe they will last for 3 years or more without actualy going slow.
Are you a moron? Name me 10 programs that are multithreaded (use two cores at same time) and are popular? In a year, games (especially) will use two cores, so how will the X2 3800+ be obsolete? Yes, it'll be low-end, but will run software fine (providing you have a good system all around). Please, before posting crap, think.




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Maybe you could read what he wrote, he is asking a question.
 

tekzor

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I ended up buying a x2 to replace my single 3800+ all bc I couldnt play a game and encode video :cry:. Im hoping it will have a long life getting 5 years will be great! Thats an investment :D . Upgrading every year for me me sucks imo.
 

mpjesse

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Couldn't play a game? What?

In a lot of cases, single core processors are actually faster than their dual core kin. Esp. games were released last year and before.