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Nehalem/core I7 Evaluation


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Like the review said, until games start depending more on multiple cores, don't expect too much of a bump.

When games use multiple cores better my lowly Q6600 will wake up as well. :D

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When games use multiple cores better my lowly Q6600 will wake up as well. :D

I'm with you there.

 

Good point, but the performance enhancements of the Nehalem processors will still blow our Q6600s away when that day comes

Good point. :angry: and I was hoping to not have to upgrade... ever...

 

I must say that I'm annoyed that multi core procs have been out as long as they have and games don't seem to be using the power, imho. According to this newer stuff like crysis uses mutiple cores. When playing warhead I've noticed that core 4 stays at about 75% but the other 3 jump all over the place.

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Well, if you think about it, how much are games really going to benefit from utilizing multiple cores? You see huge leaps in performance from GPU upgrades, not CPU upgrades. New processors are great for applications that require a fast processor, as indicated in the first couple of tests, most notably the encoding tests. Those results were quite impressive.

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