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Quote from "Eldius" »

Iron Maiden. Too unbalanced and easy to knock off anything and anyone using melee attacks.

Quote from "Jetrall" »

I immediately told him to uninstall that horrible software and install some decent stuff like AVG, Adaware, and Spybot: Search And Destroy.

Quote from "Krauser" »

No, that's just right. 3.46 // 1.73x2? lol, Unfortunately it doesn't work like that.

Quote from Yahoo Answers »

a Dual Core CPU is not exactly the same as taking the power of two single core CPU's and adding them together. The power of the two cores is not added together and then applied to any one program. The way it works is any multi-threading capable application, that means 64-bit applications ONLY, it's processing load can be split between the two processing cores to better handle the load but this is not done through some simple 50/50 split.

One way to look at it is like this, if you need to move 100 pounds of weight the distance of 100 miles, a single core would have to do that all by it's self. On a Dual Core, using a 64-bit program, the first core will move say 60 pounds and the second core will move the other 40 pounds at the same time. This allows the weight to travel the distance in a shorter amount of time but it's not the same as moving the 100 pounds twice as fast on it's own.

The first, main core, will always do the bulk of the work. Any 32-bit program is handle strictly by this core and can not address the second core to help share some of it's load. Most programs these days are still 32-bit and only a handful of games, like The Orange Box and Crysis, are 64-bit. Any 32-bit game will only be able to use that one core just like any other 32-bit program.

With all that said, if you were to compare a Single Core CPU and a Dual Core CPU, one core of the Dual Core is still more powerful then a regular Single Core CPU of the same GHz rating. A single core of a 2.0GHz Dual Core is still more powerful and more efficient then a 2.0GHz single core CPU. Dual Core CPU's have more transitors and larger cache's that allow them to handle more information faster. Because of this, when using a 64-bit application that can address both cores, a 2.0GHz Dual Core is actually more powerful then two 2.0GHz single cores put together.

New generations of Dual and Quad Core CPU's are also more powerful then previous generations of the same CPU. There have been various generations already with multi-core CPU's and a first gen Pentium D Dual Core @ 2.0GHz is not as powerful as the latest Wolfdale Series 2.0GHz Dual Core. Again, more transitors and a larger cache on the new chips compared to the old ones.

Quote from "DarkMagicc" »

The exact specifications are:

Intel core 2 Quad processor Q6700
2.66 GHz, 8MB L2, 1066 MHz FSB
750 GB harddrive
Vista Home Premium - 64 bit
6 GB Ram
Graphics: GeForce 9500 GS - 768 MB dedicated, 2303 MB total available.

cost is $1030 - Note: i didnt buy it yet...but it seems like a pretty good computer...i already looked into building one. $1100 is total im willing to spend + tax. If you have suggestions..im open for them.