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Do We Need 6 Cores? This Guy KNOWS We Do.... and I Agree

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Do We Need 6 Cores? This Guy KNOWS We Do.... and I Agree

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In the article it said that 4 cores are just now going below $100. Can 2 4 core CPUs be used effectively on the same motherboard?

These 6 core CPUs coming out next year will cost a whopper!

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On Saturday, Oct 17, 2009, Atheist2 wrote:
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> http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12554-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69430&messageID=1327977
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> In the article it said that 4 cores are just now going below $100. Can 2 4
> core CPUs be used effectively on the same motherboard?
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Depends what you're doing and if your motherboard supports dual cpu's - the vast majority don't.

Of those that do, most are strictly server boards, with a handful of specialist workstation boards usually only available as complete systems from vendors who sell for that market space.

You won't find many that sell in general user space.

> These 6 core CPUs coming out next year will cost a whopper!
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When they first come out, sure. But like all technology that price point will come down rapidly after around 6 months.

What I find amazing with these multicores is that they are per clock faster then my old (and long gone) Athlon64-3000 but only use about a tenth of the electrical power per core.

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