--- Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, keep in mind, that in 2-3 years time > there won't *BE* any > single-cpu computers any more, at least not > for consumer offerings. > both Intel's and AMD's entire manufacturing > line is going to be > dual-core at a minimum, and higher-end > products will be at > least quad-core. > > Even as we speak Intel has begun repricing > its dual-core cpus to be > on par with their single-core cpus. AMD > has already dropped their > dual-core prices considerably, too. The > writing is on the wall. > As of NOW, the price differential between a single core 2.6ghz Opteron and a dual-core one is about 120%. I can't think of many applications that are going to push a 2.6Ghz opteron that justify spending more than twice as much. Of course that's all going to change in a few months when AMD loses their advantage. I don't see the point of using a dual-core 2.0 when I can get equal performance from a single 2.6 for less money. So the price drops so far are meaningless, given the OS's ability to utilize the cpus. DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
