Thread: Pentium 4D (Dual core) 2.66Ghz worth buying?
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Old 02-08-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by G-Benz View Post
There isn't a lot (or any) software out there that really takes advantage of what dual-core can provide. I don't know if you run XP or Vista, but I doubt either of them really can provide a CPU workout...for that matter, I don't believe XP uses RAM beyond 500MB.

My wife and daughter both have 2.66 GHz Pentium 4 machines with XP, and they cruise just fine. My 1.6G box works as well, but I have to be a bit more efficient with resources.
Nonsense, dual cores help all the time, especially if you are multitasking. Burning a cd, listening to music, surfing the web etc. Lots of games take advantage of dual cores now too.
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