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xp310 · 05-08-2008, 03:54 PM

linderman,

Do you know of any applications which currently would use all of the cores in my chip? For example, is Photoshop CS3; Bio Shock; Crysis written to use all of the cores?

My big problem with deciding on a computer, is that it needs to last a long time. My last one, I had it for 5 years - and I can only imagine that I'll have my new computer for that long too. I can't afford to upgrade a computer every year or two.

So, my goal is to buy a computer that is loaded with power so that down the road, it's still better. I realize there isn't much that will use all 4 cores, but down the road, I assume alot of software will be written to use all four. And then, my computer will already be able to handle it?

I don't know, that's how I'm making sense of it in my head.

Is this still a bad idea for me, given that I won't upgrade again in a long time? Is there anything good about this system?

05-08-2008, 03:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
xp310 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 7 OS: Windows Vista	Re: Is this the right computer for me? linderman, Do you know of any applications which currently would use all of the cores in my chip? For example, is Photoshop CS3; Bio Shock; Crysis written to use all of the cores? My big problem with deciding on a computer, is that it needs to last a long time. My last one, I had it for 5 years - and I can only imagine that I'll have my new computer for that long too. I can't afford to upgrade a computer every year or two. So, my goal is to buy a computer that is loaded with power so that down the road, it's still better. I realize there isn't much that will use all 4 cores, but down the road, I assume alot of software will be written to use all four. And then, my computer will already be able to handle it? I don't know, that's how I'm making sense of it in my head. Is this still a bad idea for me, given that I won't upgrade again in a long time? Is there anything good about this system?