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   "Randy Howard"  wrote in message   
   news:MPG.1cd9c21b28e74c0698a4e6@news.verizon.net...   
   > In article ,   
   > znu@fake.invalid says...   
   >> In article ,   
   >>  Randy Howard  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > In article ,   
   >> > znu@fake.invalid says...   
   >> > > Dual core will matter to the markets targeted by Xserves and G5   
   >> > > towers.   
   >> >   
   >> > People with a dual-processor box like a G5 tower don't need dual core   
   >> > at all, unless you think that multithreaded apps on the G5 are so   
   >> > slow they need 4 CPUs to get there.   
   >>   
   >> A lot of the tasks for which people buy G5 towers still push the   
   >> capabilities of today's hardware quite a bit. HD video editing, for   
   >> instance. Of course, Apple is trying to unload some of this sort of   
   >> thing on the GPU, but fast processors are still a must. And four fast   
   >> processors (effectively) are better than two.   
   >   
   > True, but I doubt that the majority of people with G5 dual towers are   
   > running high load averages currently.   
   >   
      
   If you're using a G5 dual for what its intended for, you're  pushing it at   
   some point.   
      
   Rendering special FX can stress any processor. There's a reason why 1K+ unit   
   renderfarms are used by the big animation houses.   
      
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