When someone ask whether he/she would get a dual or quad processor, the answer is get a dual because it runs faster in games or get a quad because its better in video encoding or software are still not optimize for quads...
Its true most softwares are still not optimize for quads for slowly they are getting there...
But OS are optimize for multi-core...especially in a desktop environment..sometimes when I'm not playing games or after playing games, i just minimize the game and surf the net usually have 15-30 tabs in firefox...while also listening to music..not to mention the anti-virus & firewall in the background..after surfing the net, I just minimize it again and go back to my game..
So for me, or for people like who like to do everything on a PC and jump for software to another, be it at games or surfing the net, or video encoding and you don't want to notice any slowdown, quad is really helpfull..
I really notice the difference in doing many things at once in my PC w/c is a C2D and my bros C2Q...we have the same specs...except for the processor..his rig is smoother to multi-task, no hiccups..unlike my C2D...
Its true most softwares are still not optimize for quads for slowly they are getting there...
But OS are optimize for multi-core...especially in a desktop environment..sometimes when I'm not playing games or after playing games, i just minimize the game and surf the net usually have 15-30 tabs in firefox...while also listening to music..not to mention the anti-virus & firewall in the background..after surfing the net, I just minimize it again and go back to my game..
So for me, or for people like who like to do everything on a PC and jump for software to another, be it at games or surfing the net, or video encoding and you don't want to notice any slowdown, quad is really helpfull..
I really notice the difference in doing many things at once in my PC w/c is a C2D and my bros C2Q...we have the same specs...except for the processor..his rig is smoother to multi-task, no hiccups..unlike my C2D...