Lee, Thanks so much for this info. I'll pass it along to my friend.
Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: Lee Menningen To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 1:13 PM Subject: RE: [AP] Question on dual vs. quad processors I now use a Quad (QX6700) and Vista with the CS3 Production Premium and notice everything seems faster than with the previous almost-3GHz single processor and XP. When running Task Manager I notice that CS3 takes advantage of all four processors, so we can legitimately extrapolate that quad is better than dual even without a formal test between dual and quad. Further when running other applications I often see Vista in processor 0 while other applications (McAfee, Office, utilities, etc.) are running in 1, 2, and 3 even though those applications are processor-agnostic. I've seen many posts arguing that multi-processors are helpful only for those applications that were written to take advantage of multi-threading, but that idea is quite wrong. Multiprocessors are helpful whenever there are multiple applications running. Therefore I have become a believer that multi-processors can be beneficial for everyone. Note that installing 4GB ram will give 3325 MB actually available for use. Hope this helps . Lee From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Chang Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 10:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AP] Question on dual vs quad processors Hi, I friend of mine sent the following e-mail question, and I thought perhaps the Premiere users might have more knowledge about this subject than I do: "I'm going to purchase a new computer. I don't know if I should go with a duo core or a quad core processor? I will install 4 gigs of RAM and a dedicated hard drive for Producer to write to but I don't know about the processor. Producer, Cs3, Lightroom and Office 2003 are probably the largest, most demanding software pkgs I have. In trying to research the processors, mutiltasking and video editing suggest a quad core, for less multitasking, etc., the dual core is faster. Does this mean for digital editing, the dual core would be the best choice? I used to keep up with the technology but no time lately and hate to spend the money for something not best suited to what I want to use it for. Since so many of you do digital editing, I thought you might already have gone down this road and could advise. My thanks for your time." Thanks for any advice that I can pass along. Jean [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
