Dual Core Processors

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groom03 View Member Profile	Aug 24 2006, 02:00 PM Post #1
New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 82,205	This is abit of a stupid question but it's been nagging me for ages. Does a dual core processor running at 2Ghz mean that it's actually running at 4Ghz because it's dual core? -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2Ghz skt 939 Msn K8N SLi-Fi 1.5Gb pc3200 400Mhz RAM 160Gb Maxtor SATA II Hard Drive Inno3d 6800Gt 256mb GDDR3

Mr Alpha View Member Profile	Aug 24 2006, 02:11 PM Post #2
Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870	No. Think of it as two processors in the same package. It won't finnish one task twice as fast, but it can do two tasks at once. -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ \| ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe \| 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO \| Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX \| Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS \| ASUS PhysX P1 \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech MX Revolution \| LG Flatron L2000C \| Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly

groom03 View Member Profile	Aug 24 2006, 02:12 PM Post #3
New Member Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 24-August 06 Member No.: 82,205	So if you play games is it worth getting one? Just to get this staright. If you have a dual core 2Ghz processor does that mean windows can clog up one core and you can run games a 2ghz on the other core? This post has been edited by groom03: Aug 24 2006, 02:13 PM -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2Ghz skt 939 Msn K8N SLi-Fi 1.5Gb pc3200 400Mhz RAM 160Gb Maxtor SATA II Hard Drive Inno3d 6800Gt 256mb GDDR3

Mr Alpha View Member Profile	Aug 24 2006, 02:51 PM Post #4
Forum Addict Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,875 Joined: 25-November 04 From: Finland Member No.: 5,870	QUOTE(groom03 @ Aug 24 2006, 10:12 PM) If you have a dual core 2Ghz processor does that mean windows can clog up one core and you can run games a 2ghz on the other core? Yes, that is the reason I got a dual-core processor, although I got much more than windows clogging up the other core. If it is worth it as a gamer is a much harder and more speculative question. -------------------- "Anyone who cannot form a community with others, or who does not need to because he is self-sufficient [...] is either a beast or a god." Aristotle AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ \| ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe \| 2GB Corsair TWINX2048-3500LLPRO \| Gigabyte GeForce 8800GTX \| Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS \| ASUS PhysX P1 \| Logitech G15 \| Logitech MX Revolution \| LG Flatron L2000C \| Logitech Z-5500 Digital Stubborn attempts to think clearly

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