Hex Cores hit the market today!!!

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  1. Vandiego

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    2.8ghz Hex - 209.99
    3.2ghz Hex - 309.99

    Unreal pricing

    Newegg Source

    Free shipping too btw
     
    Vandiego, Apr 27, 2010
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  2. Rubius

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    Meh.

    You can have 1000 cores, but there's no real benefit when only one or two are being used by most applications. Dual core is still the way to go.
     
    Rubius, Apr 27, 2010
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    Got like 5 emails this morning from the various hardware sites I buy from.

    Nice to see they are on the market now.
     
    Sogetsu, Apr 27, 2010
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    I was going to ask the same thing. Why do I need a hex core?
     
    s o k a r, Apr 27, 2010
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    TO FLEX YOUR BENCHMARK ABILITIES!!!

    /strokeeeeeeeeeeeee


    I agree though.
     
    Sogetsu, Apr 27, 2010
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    With more application moving to multi-threading, the benefits will start to show in the near future.
     
    dr_jay, Apr 27, 2010
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