are Duo-Cores the way to go?
are Duo-Cores the way to go?
(OP)
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?
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.
RE: are Duo-Cores the way to go?
thread559-186991: SW Benchmark updated!
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www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe transcends reason.
RE: are Duo-Cores the way to go?
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