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are Duo-Cores the way to go?

are Duo-Cores the way to go?

are Duo-Cores the way to go?

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Ive been surfing the forum and I haven't seen anyone talk about weather or not the dual-core processors are better than a fast single core processor for Solidworks.  From what I understand the duo-core processors are better at multi-tasking.  So how well does solidworks split itself in the two cores?  Has anybody went from like a 3.6ghz P4 to a core 2 duo?

RE: are Duo-Cores the way to go?

Core 2 Duos are very fast.  Check the forum again and you'll find links to reviews, etc. regarding these chips.

SolidWorks does most of the computing on a single thread, so you don't get much for using another core unless you're rendering in PhotoWorks or some sorts of rebuild calculations while modeling.  However, I use a dual-core AMD chip, and it does well in handling all the other crap I always have open while working in SolidWorks.  Super stable, never crashes, even with 50 processes cranking along.

Check the reviews and check the benchmarks that were posted about a week or two ago and you'll be able to make a good decision.

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all.  And awe transcends reason.

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