After seeing a sweet deal on a dual core Athlon 64 4200 processor I was unable to resist getting one. It's been over a year since my last processor upgrade, and with dual core Athlons becoming affordable I decided to end my single core suffering. No longer will my web development suffer as I decompress an archive, they both get a dedicated core! As a bonus, they'll both finish sooner thanks to a faster clock speed. Those of you still using a single core, I bite my thumb at you. Those of you already using dual processor or dual core systems can no longer derive humor in my inability to properly multitask. Those of you determined to best me have less than a month before the next LAN party. Those in the know remember I disable network ports to machines that best me. Of course, a full old and new system comparison was performed, revealing how much a faster processor helps out with just about everything. Hey! Whoever just said I only have a GeForce 6800 video card, I heard you! Keep quiet!User Comments for 08-11-2006:
| How much was the duel core proc and mobo? Stavos |
| My motherboard is socket 939 so it was just a simple swap. Processor was $150. AtomicInternet |
| Awww the old X2 sweet... Stavos |
| Uh oh, Brad's hardware is catching up to me, time to upgrade again... :P E1 |
