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nikhsub1 · 04-21-2005, 09:47 AM

Dual cores won't be as good for games as the FX55. Dual core (SMP in general) is not optimized for gaming yet, plus you have some latency with the duals that you don't see in a single CPU setup. Once games are multithreaded, this won't be the case.

04-21-2005, 09:47 AM	#3
nikhsub1 c00ling p00n Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: L.A. Posts: 758	Dual cores won't be as good for games as the FX55. Dual core (SMP in general) is not optimized for gaming yet, plus you have some latency with the duals that you don't see in a single CPU setup. Once games are multithreaded, this won't be the case. __________________ :-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-: E6700 @ 3.65Ghz / P5W DH Deluxe / 2GB 667 TeamGroup / 1900XTX PC Power & Cooling Turbo 510 Deluxe Mountain Mods U2-UFO Cube Storm G5 --> MP-01 --> PA 120.3 --> 2x DDC Ultras in Series --> Custom Clear Res "Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." 1,223,460+ Ghz Folding@Home aNonForums :-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-:'``':-.,_,.-: