Not sure. I haven't gone looking for bench marks on CPUs/mobos in a few years.
--------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Is there any good place to look for benchmarks? Trying to find > something on anandtech is like pulling teeth.... > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:32 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Depends what the bottleneck is. If it's something that's using a lot of > CPU > > cycles and is multithreaded (meaning the software is written to it can > take > > advantage of multiple cores) then it should be great. But if you're > doing > > something like video editing and working with massive file sizes then you > > also have to consider your I/O bandwidth. > > > > Doesn't matter how beefy your CPU is or how many you have if they are > > waiting for you to load a couple TBs from a remote disk. > > > > --------------------------- > > Brian Weeden > > Technical Consultant > > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > >> That's actually a good reason for going quad is to be able to get a > >> lot running at the same time and still be snappy. Which brings to > >> mind what a quad core would do for my music production. Generally you > >> get limited in the number of software synths running. If you were > >> running a VST host like Cubase, would the extra cores allow you to > >> load up on the synths? Interesting question. > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:35 AM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > You're right, for the most part nothing common really uses quad cores. > >> > Supreme Commander is the only game I've played recently that does that > I > >> can > >> > think of. > >> > > >> > I went with quad because at the time it was essentially the same price > as > >> > the dual core and I multitask a lot with some heavy duty programs. > I'm > >> > happy. > >> > > >> > --------------------------- > >> > Brian Weeden > >> > Technical Consultant > >> > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> > >> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > >> > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > >> > > >> > > >> > On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Steve Tomporowski < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >wrote: > >> > > >> >> Thanks guys for a couple of configurations to look at. My previous > >> >> upgrade to a different computer I went with a 6850 over the Q6600, > >> >> mainly because not much runs on Quad. With normal gaming (UT3) what > >> >> would I expect from Quad? Anything? > >> >> > >> >> Also, are Nvidia chipsets that bad now? > >> >> > >> >> I know the processor/board of choice these days is Intel, does > >> >> anything AMD offer worth anything? > >> >> > >> >> Thanks...Steve > >> >> > >> >> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > I upgraded a couple months ago to a Q6600 and an Abit IX38 Quad GT > >> mobo > >> >> and > >> >> > I'm very happy. I had the whole struggle between quad and dual > core > >> and > >> >> > opted for the quad. The motheboard is one of the most stable ones > I > >> have > >> >> > ever had. > >> >> > > >> >> > Unlike the two 780G mobos I've had in my HTPC, both of which have > been > >> >> > giving me nothing but problems. > >> >> > > >> >> > --------- > >> >> > Brian > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM, James Boswell < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> >> E8500 > >> >> >> Asus P5Q mainboard > >> >> >> 4GB of DDR2-800 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> That should just about cover it. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On 5 Oct 2008, at 14:21, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' > >> >> >>> system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not > >> >> >>> looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me > a > >> >> >>> substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 > >> right > >> >> >>> now, so that's set. > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> What's hot now? > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> Thanks....Steve > >> >> >>> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >
