XPS Gen 5 - Regular vs Dual Core CPU?

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What's your reason for getting the XPS5 if you don't get the dual core?

"Eric" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:Br6ve.11190$pa3.7043@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>I am thinking about purchasing an XPS Gen 5 system, but I am not sure if I
> should get the regular or the dual core CPU. I don't really plan on running
> multiple apps at the same time so I am leaning towards the regular cpu. Any
> suggestions? Thanks
>
>
>

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You don't run a second program every single minute you're using your
computer?

You mean you don't run an anti-virus program?

Seems like your anti-virus running on the second core would be good.

Tom
"Charles C. Shyu" <charles_shyu@nymc.edu> wrote in message
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> I'd go for single core. Most programs now don't take advantage of the
> second core -- why pay for something that you won't use?
> --
> Charles C. Shyu
> http://home.earthlink.net/~shyuc/shyu.html
>
> "Eric" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:Br6ve.11190$pa3.7043@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>>I am thinking about purchasing an XPS Gen 5 system, but I am not sure if I
>> should get the regular or the dual core CPU. I don't really plan on
>> running
>> multiple apps at the same time so I am leaning towards the regular cpu.
>> Any
>> suggestions? Thanks
>
>

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"Nicholas Andrade" <SDNick484@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tom Scales wrote:
>> You don't run a second program every single minute you're using your
>> computer?
>>
>> You mean you don't run an anti-virus program?
>>
>> Seems like your anti-virus running on the second core would be good.
>>
>> Tom
>
> You know quite well Windows itself runs multiple processes (essentially)
> simultaneously, but that doesn't mean you ought to have a processor for
> each. If the original poster is interested in gaming, a single faster
> processor is definitely the better choice. Modern processors are more
> than fast enough for time sharing multiple apps in the background. Just
> because Intel's marketing is pushing dual core, it doesn't mean the
> average user needs it. Yes, there will be a time when most apps are
> designed (and more importantly optimized) for SMP, but at the present the
> biggest use for dualcores is on servers/workstations.

It just seems that if you're spending the money for an XPS5, dual core is a
reasonable investment.

Me, I'd buy an 8400.