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On Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2007, Fernando Boaglio wrote: |
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> Thanks a lot guys, I love this place, I always learn something new =) |
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> Anyway, switching only the processor : 3200+ to X2 4000 and keeping |
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> the same machine (Asus A8V Deluxe + HD IDE 2x80Gb + 2Gb RAM + GeForce |
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> 7600GS) how much improvement should I expect ? |
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the biggest improvement will be 'snappiness' of the desktop. If you ever had a |
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multicore/multicpu desktop you never want to go back. It is just amazing. |
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Everything multi-threaded will be faster too - but it completly depends on the |
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app. Some almost double their speed, while others show as much as no |
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improvement. |
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> I'm a developer, I keep running databases, IDEs like Eclipse, P2P |
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> tools (Azureus, amule) , aMSN and watching my favorite series with |
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> kplayer, like Lost, Supernatural,The 4400 :P |
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watching a video while compiling something will be much more pleasant ;) |
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