Single core
Dual core
Dual core with HT
Triple core
Quad core
Quad core with HT
Six core
Six core with HT
T9300 here so I'm in the dual core...
I'm yet to find a need to replace the old girl as every game that comes out it still plays..
Saracen has it band on the head here.
If you looked at total computer sales you'd find that the number of pc's with seperate graphics cards was pretty low look at steam and it'll be the vast majority.
My other half uses my old e6600 (still going at @3.0ghz) all she uses it for is internet and photoshop work and really doesn't need anything more.
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Pob's new mod, Soviet Pob Propaganda style Laptop.
"Are you suggesting that I can't punch an entire dimension into submission?" - Flying squirrel - The Red Panda Adventures
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Can we keep everything on topic please!
This is about HEXUS forum members not the average person who wouldn't know or care about whether they had half a core or a billion cores!
The fact that this kind of website is visited by people who tend to be more interested in technology is not so far fetched!
Here is the "average" PC on Steam:
Windows 7 64 bit
35.09%
+0.91%
System RAM
4 GB
27.38%
+0.76%
Intel CPU Speeds
2.3 Ghz to 2.69 Ghz
29.50%
+0.28%
Physical CPUs
2 cpus
53.67%
-1.34%
Video Card Description
ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
8.41%
+0.24%
VRAM
1024 MB
32.52%
+1.34%
Primary Display Resolution
1680 x 1050
18.83%
+0.37%
Multi-Monitor Desktop Resolution
2960 x 1050
8.38%
-0.32%
Microphones
Yes
77.33%
+0.78%
Language
English
62.78%
+0.91%
Free Hard Drive Space
10 GB to 99 GB
32.01%
-0.81%
Total Hard Drive Space
250 GB to 499 GB
32.79%
-0.41%
Network Speed
2,048.0 Kbps
Oh dear, I'm afraid I'm going to mess the vote figures up a bit as I'm currently on my home PC that's running an old Celeron Northwood 2.4Ghz single core massively overclocked at 2.5Ghz.
Looking on the bright side whatever I upgrade to when I build my new PC, whether 2,3,4 or possibly even 6 cores then things can only get better.
Umm comparing hexus to the intel report is just as on topic as comparing Hexus to steam
Another factor we really should compair is how many hexus users overclock their cpu and gpu
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Pob's new mod, Soviet Pob Propaganda style Laptop.
"Are you suggesting that I can't punch an entire dimension into submission?" - Flying squirrel - The Red Panda Adventures
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still on core2duo. i've always held belief that dual core is great for gaming and surfing net, but the latest 2 games i've been playing (mass effect 2 and cod:blops) have literally maxed out my cpu every second i'm playing, 3Ghz dual core is now the bottleneck. quad core or above is now essential i think for any new build, or 2 cores w/HT as an ABSOLUTE minimum
kalniel (16-01-2011)
i7 860 here, at stock.
As a side note, does it not feel good knowing if you have a quad-core your set-up, CPU wise, for the majority of the programs in the foreseeable future?
Kalniel: "Nice review Tarinder - would it be possible to get a picture of the case when the components are installed (with the side off obviously)?"
CAT-THE-FIFTH: "The Antec 300 is a case which has an understated and clean appearance which many people like. Not everyone is into e-peen looking computers which look like a cross between the imagination of a hyperactive 10 year old and a Frog."
TKPeters: "Off to AVForum better Deal - £20+Vat for Free Shipping @ Scan"
for all intents it seems to be the same card minus some gays name on it and a shielded cover ? with OEM added to it - GoNz0.
I'm still running an engineering sample QX6700 on my workstation.
However, my Toshiba laptop now gets more use than that, and it's a i3-330M, making it 2 hyperthreaded cores.
Then again, for my research I work with processors that come in single, dual and quad core form, with 8 threads per core
Interesting... I've voted quad as that's theoretically what powers my gaming rig, but I do the vast majority of my steam gaming on my htpc and laptop, which are both single core. But I also have dual core pcs in the house. So perhaps there should be a poll option for a bit of everything
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