New desktop PC with a $2k budget (1 Viewer)

[Jassen M. West]

"Moving on to games and we see that the X2 is the low price dual core CPU to have, if you’re a gamer this is the one area where you will notice real benefits over the Pentium D 820. Not only are there benefits right now but the long term outlook is also better for X2 users as there is that extra performance margin to help keep your framerates up when games get even more demanding (and rest assured they will)."


http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/3800/conclusion.htm

 

[Scott L]

^ Good to hear but it would be nice to see some actual benchmarks showing proof.

 

[DaveF]

This is speculation. But, others have commented that games are expected to take advantage of dual-core processing in the near future.

The frustrating thing about dual-core systems is that they are not consistently better performers, yet they demand a price premium. It's not an obvious purchase decision yet, at least to me.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I agree with Dave. I will most likely go single core in the spring then go to dual (or whatever the next iteration may be) when I build my next system after that.