threads. I'll agree that creating a good game engine is hard but multi threading is up to the programmer. Not sure what the second part is about but dual cpu mother boards were around back in the 90's and no multi threaded games came out. O cool your...

threads are the extent to which the game is "Multi threaded" then making more core available to the gain wouldn't effect performance as this would mean the game has been hard coded to be "Multi threaded" up to Quad Core support, and would not dynamically break...

multi core processors. Whether 32 or 64 bit doesn't matter. (2) In order to utilize multiple cores, the Application has to be written to do that. Installing a single threaded game on a multi core computer will result in only 1 core being used by the game....

in a game, so it stays universal) who can use those ideling cores and basicly ''emulate physics''. It could just be impossible what im trying to explain here tho.. Valve have a pretty flexible multi threading approach I believe. Maybe when hell freezes...

cores is definitly the future in gaming. I think graphics are just start approach the upper limit of what's possible (photo realism). AI and Physics are the next great frontiers for gaming and Multi Core CPUs will be a huge benefit. Currently AI and physics...

spending more than needed for the same results. Multi core support is still lacking so I'd rather go with a faster speed on the cores I get than simply more cores. __________________________________ I was quite certain about going with Saphire (3 year warranty...

be slightly better. but for the newer games that are now using more than 2 cores, you will be safer with the phenom ii 720. I think games like GTA 4 and Far Cry 2, also Supreme Commander and i think there are others are making use of 3 cores over 2, and this...

perhaps 15% faster, clock for clock that the Q9550. But, it also has hyperthreading which gives the appearance of 8 cores. For gaming today, that does not mean much, unless your game is multi core enabled like FSX or supreme commander. Overclocking the...

down into parts than it is as a complete pc. Also, FSX is one of the few very cpu intensive games that is multi core optimized, and your friend would be better advised to look for a quad core system. If you value his friendship, tell him so. Heat will...