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Professor S · 05-04-2006, 03:45 PM

I've been researching for a new PC lately and I came accross a bit of a conundrum. Dual Core processing is all the rage now, but I've also heard that its not necessarily the best option for a gaming PC. So I did a little research and I came accross this helpful article:

http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=261

Apparently dual core processors are only really better than single cores when the software is built to use two processors (SMP). So my question is this to those of you who are computer savvy:

Are game developers working SMP into their programming or are they basically ignoring this as a fad? I want to know if the extra cost is going to be worth it down the road or if I'd be better off getting an AMD FX chip instead.

On a side note: SLI. Is going Quad all that great?

05-04-2006, 03:45 PM	#1
Professor S Devourer of Worlds Professor S is offline Location: Mount Penn, PA Now Playing: Team Fortress 2, all day everyday Posts: 6,608	Dual Core or not to Dual Core I've been researching for a new PC lately and I came accross a bit of a conundrum. Dual Core processing is all the rage now, but I've also heard that its not necessarily the best option for a gaming PC. So I did a little research and I came accross this helpful article: http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=261 Apparently dual core processors are only really better than single cores when the software is built to use two processors (SMP). So my question is this to those of you who are computer savvy: Are game developers working SMP into their programming or are they basically ignoring this as a fad? I want to know if the extra cost is going to be worth it down the road or if I'd be better off getting an AMD FX chip instead. On a side note: SLI. Is going Quad all that great? __________________