You are talking about games, but there is more to computers then just games.More cores doesn't = more performance.
When quad cores came out, dual cores priced at the same price were a lot faster in games.
If the game won't take advantage of more than 4 cores, then a 6 or 8 core CPU is useless.
It was only until recently that quad core started to get utilized for games.
IMO, they should stick with quad core for a bit longer and increase the clocking and whatnot. This way program developers can actually push all 4 cores to the max.
6 or 8 cores would only help if you are doing a whole lot of multitasking.
Aside from some high end programs (Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, ect.) nothing will really use more than 4 cores for a while.
Best to save money and get a quality quad core.
You are talking about games, but there is more to computers then just games.
I use SolidWorks alot, aswell as the Adobe CS4 Master Suite and I have to compile various tarballs in Linux as Debian packages aren't available all the time, all of them are heavy multithreaded applications.
Most dualcores are already overkill in various games, most of the time they only have memory latency and bandwidth issues creating a bottleneck effect for other hardware. Also, proper SMT-capable games are coming as we speak.
Thuban (Phenom II X6) will be released with a new production stepping (C4) which should be able to overclock almost aswell as the old Deneb (Phenom II X4) steppings.
I'd rather have a hexacore which can do 3,8 GHz then a quadcore doing 4,0 GHz on stock cooling.
Thuban and Gulftown are released in January next year. I doubt HoS will even be in beta status that moment.Nice post, but as I said, it is of no use for gaming. Not for a while. So you're proving my point.
Considering this topic was about performance in RO: HoS, that is why I said 6/8 core CPUs would be worthless.
HoS might even released before 6/8 core CPUs come on the market.
Protip: Heroes is not UT nor is it any other UE3 game. We are adding/changing a lot of things.
What motherboard are you using? And how much did that setup cost you?Waiting for my new PC to arrive.
Glad to see some comments on here such as "i5 is the best all-rounder" and the GTX 260 can blow UT3 away because well.. These will be my new specs:
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz box
Memory: Kingston HyperX XMP 4GB DDR3 1333MHz CL7 dual channel kit
Hard Disk: Western Digital 1TB SATA-II 7200 rpm 64MB Caviar Green
GFX Card: EVGA e-GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked 896MB DDR3 448-bit