intel quad core or dual core?

[mikemike]

which CPU of the two? -- price not that big a bother, will dual core run '2009 faster or will quad core render particles faster and effect the same speed as the dual core?

thanks.

 

[JCitron]

which CPU of the two? -- price not that big a bother, will dual core run '2009 faster or will quad core render particles faster and effect the same speed as the dual core?

thanks.

The Quad Core will handle 2009 fine. I'm using one now. Unfortnately I don't have TRS2009 yet to tell if it will make a difference.

If you have the opportunity to get one, go for it. I recommend the 64-bit verions of Vista to support the processor though. With the 64-bit OS, I've noticed other system functions have less overhead on the computer as well and are faster with disk I/O functions such as defragging being quite fast.

John

 

[johnwhelan]

which CPU of the two? -- price not that big a bother, will dual core run '2009 faster or will quad core render particles faster and effect the same speed as the dual core?

thanks.

TRS2009 will spread itself better than TC3 etc and take more advantage of four cores. Lower than TRS2009 Dual core is sufficient.

Cheerio John

 

[poppins122325]

if money is no object go core i7

 

[mikemike]

LOL! or a Cray! -- But, yah, i'm not rich, and i'm using this CPU on my x45 DDR2 board with my 4Gigs of G.skill and all... and, actually, i just ordered a Q9550 from Newegg, so that data river's been crossed.

i7, maybe in 2011?

thanx.

if money is no object go core i7

 

[mikemike]

hey, yes. the 64 bit OS? how about its computability with older games? Like the Medieval Total War type games? one thing is that i do premiere CS video editing, and i understand that it's totally optimized for 64, both in rendering and memory usage. that's leaning me towards 64 anyway, but 'Vista' and 'can i still run...?' are a little in the way of just going for it.

The Quad Core will handle 2009 fine. I'm using one now. Unfortnately I don't have TRS2009 yet to tell if it will make a difference.

If you have the opportunity to get one, go for it. I recommend the 64-bit verions of Vista to support the processor though. With the 64-bit OS, I've noticed other system functions have less overhead on the computer as well and are faster with disk I/O functions such as defragging being quite fast.

John