Get a dual core or wait for multi core?

[perdomot]

Have been contemplating getting the 3800 X2 cpu and OCing it but I'm not sure if its worth waiting for the multi core cpu to come out. Is there even an expected release date for multis?

 

[Pabster]

Yeah late 2007. So I'd get that X2

 

[bjc112]

Do you mean Quad Core? Because isn't multi core Dual core?!!?

 

[Aenslead]

Sure... just wait a couple of years more and stick with your current config until then.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Pabster
Yeah late 2007. So I'd get that X2

 

[Lord Banshee]

You'll be waiting for awhile. AMD expect quad core by end of 2007 with opteron and nothing for desktop probally till end of 2008.

I'd get dual core now and / or soon because quad core will be awhile

 

[TankGuys]

Just go with the X2 now, you can sell it later if you want. many people fall into the "trap" of thinking they'll just wait for the next thing... then you either never buy at all, or when you do, you suffer buyer's remorse since you didn't wait. So the best answer is if you think you want it, buy it, and stop looking at prices for a while after that!

 

[Dadofamunky]

Definitely don't wait. There's not any software out there that will use four cores even when they come out. The developers are freaking out just about having TWO on the same die.

 

[Unkno]

just get the X2 and be happy with it.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Honestly -- I would wait for quad dual cores to come out!!!
Thats 8 count them 8 cores!!!!!

 

[Lord Banshee]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Honestly -- I would wait for quad dual cores to come out!!!
Thats 8 count them 8 cores!!!!!

They are already here?? Quad Dual Core 8xx series Opterons... 8-Cores

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: bjc112
Do you mean Quad Core? Because isn't multi core Dual core?!!?

one, two, multi

 

[DrZoidberg]

There really isnt any need for multicore right now for desktop cpus, servers would need it definitely however.
What are u going to do? encode a dvd, copy a dvd and play 2 games at once? playing mp3 only needs a fraction of one cpu, same with voice communication.

I bet when FEAR comes out it says its optomised for dual core but i bet the difference between a amd 3700+ or fx-57 against dual core 3800+ would be only slightly faster, at most 20%. Cause it is really hard to properly program a game which utilises dual core fully, threads need to wait for other threads to finish to pass values/parameters that it needs.

Get the 3800+, dont wait to 2008.

 

[aka1nas]

 

[aka1nas]

You might as well get the dual core. Most software is still not multithreaded so you will be able to squeeze more performance out of the chip through it's lifetime as more software is optimized for multiple CPUs. Dualies tend to age well anyway do their ability to multitask like crazy.