building a new pc

[engarde]

Originally Posted by Skarphol

I'm throwing myself into this thread, as I am in allmost the same situation as the thread starter.
Will a higher number of cores on the CPU be better than a lower one in the same price region? Last time I upgraded I bought a quad core running on 2.8GHz, and I suspect that I would have come out better if I had bought a dual core at 3.2GHz instead back then in 2006. They had allmost the same price those days. Any thoughts on this?

Skarphol

always remember that if the software is not optimised / at least programmed to run on multiple cores, then it will use only one and no, you wont get any advantage.

these days multiple core use is growing and regularly employed.

i cannot say for COD, perhaps its in some obscure release somewhere.

I suggest waiting, saving your money until the game comes out and you have concrete specs to build your system...

release dates can and do change.

computer equipment improves almost monthly.

dont shoot until you see the whites of the packaging you hold in your hand.

wait for it... waaaait for it....