- Nov 28, 2004
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I'm thinking of buying a new PC soon and was actully thinking of getting conroe but seems expensive(E6700) and i also read that AMD is gonna cut prices. So single core AMD will be even more cheaper when dual core AMD prices go down. I also read that dual core is not twice as fast as single core...so.... single core around 3/4 the speed of dual core? Thats not bad for the price to speed ratio.
Reports on conroe's 64 bit limitation and present software not written to make full use of dual core are all around. If thats the case I can wait a few more years to upgrade to either 4 or more core when multi core has become a norm and limitations/full utalisation issues have been solved....and at this moment just looking forward to a faster bootup and faster and more responsive PC. I can save the money from buying AMD dual core or conroe's "hype" price and just get a higher clocked single core on AM2 Something like AMD 64bit 3800 or above. I can get extra few more inches on my new wide LCD monitor or 2 or more GIgs or ram with the saved money.
Anyone thinks thats not such a good idea and have a better option for me?
Reports on conroe's 64 bit limitation and present software not written to make full use of dual core are all around. If thats the case I can wait a few more years to upgrade to either 4 or more core when multi core has become a norm and limitations/full utalisation issues have been solved....and at this moment just looking forward to a faster bootup and faster and more responsive PC. I can save the money from buying AMD dual core or conroe's "hype" price and just get a higher clocked single core on AM2 Something like AMD 64bit 3800 or above. I can get extra few more inches on my new wide LCD monitor or 2 or more GIgs or ram with the saved money.
Anyone thinks thats not such a good idea and have a better option for me?