am not sure if Win XP will support Core 2 Quad Processor or not. Anyone knows the answer or alternate solution ? I really like that system & I need the as much processing power as possible. My applications are very processor intensive so more the better....

in the other cores? What about Vista, does it manage cores better? Trying to decide on a new build with quad core processor and xp or Vista.. Does windows xp, either 32 or 64 actually take advantage of a quad core processor, or does the operating system only...

I started using it. And it makes the whole system perk up performance wise. no, i get dual processors, but not 2 dual core processors, as in quad core, but on to cpu's. In the normal user desktop environment, Quad-Core CPU's are totally worthless, and in my...

that were dumb enough to spend $300 on a X58 and triple channel DDR3 would be dumb enough to pay that price for that. 99.9% of users dont even need a quad core. Maybe as a workstation, MAYBE 10% would utilize 6 cores. Of course THG will be rampant with...

build a Dual core based rig for gaming personally and every recommendation I have made that others do likewise. IMHO there has been far too much hyping of Quad cores for gaming without sufficient evidence to legitimise said hype. This is not a rant about...

you'll have to remember that AMD isn't quiet either. For the time Intel release their "flagship" processor, AMD will be releasing their much improved quad core processor in 65nm process, extensions to the AMD64 instruction set, all this paired up with Hyper...

rig on the other hand necesitates a discrete graphics card, so the board need not have an integrated one, also a tripple core processor or a high clocked dual core, 3-4gb memory, something along those lines. tell me wat you plan to use the pc for, actual names...

like yours actually put more stress on the CPU than higher resolutions. I would stick with the i5 build. I would bump it up to 4GB, though. Ok so sticking with the i5 build, how about these: Intel Core i5-750 Quad Core 2.66GHz 8MB Processor (£150) Corsair...

time games need 8GB, DDR3 will be worth it and mainstream, and DDR2 will be relegated to obsolescense. i mean, you could say it's future proofing, but again, by the time you need 8GB, your system will possibly also need a quad or 8 core processor standard....

the frame rates of quad cores at low frequencies. - In the end, a performance battle between two generally, archiectually similar dual and quad core processors (ex - E8400 and Q9650) will almost always be won by the quad core. Recommended further reading:...