DRTMaverick said:

dkamp18 said:

DRTMaverick said:

I want to build another PC, but the problem is I'm broke, and I need to wait for 8core processors first.  :3

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i7= 4 cores, hyperthreaded... 8 processes~8cores

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Pseudo-8 core.  However it's been proven numerous times 8 physical units is better than 4 with hyperthreading.

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Neuron said:

8 cores does seem unnecessary. That's like getting a V16 car... it just don't make sense.

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it's all about application really. some people need the fully dedicated 8 cores, some even use dual processor boards that can run with 16 threads, and use every bit of it.

however, nowadays the computer market relies a lot on the sells pitch of "it's new and has more..." rather than actually selling by utilizing efficiency and marketing to the realistic needs of the majority demographic, which is today starting to turn more towards the hobbyist/home user.

despite the fact that most people will never use 8 cores and a mobo that supports 32gb of ram, they know that those with the means will buy all the above just to say that they have it.

i know they got to me, lol.
I will never get anywhere by building a pc that runs on 1300watts of electricity... overclocking my cpu to 150% of it's rated frequency with ridiculous cooling methods, and having 3 graphics cards and a $300 set of ram (which only costs so much because it looks cooler, lol), but i sure as hell feel better knowing that i have it.

Neuron said:

DieCommie said:

Im surprised how small all your hard disks are.  I guess Im a media hoarder, Ive got about 3TBs and only a few hundred gigs to spare.

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Ew, 3TB- I would hate having to sift through all that data to remember what I have. Unless you're crazy OCD, there's no way you can remember all the songs/videos you have on there without opening up folders and scrolling through the entire list.

I have a 1TB hard drive, but will prob only use 200gigs total if that.

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DieCommie said:

Neuron said:

DieCommie said:

Im surprised how small all your hard disks are.  I guess Im a media hoarder, Ive got about 3TBs and only a few hundred gigs to spare.

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Ew, 3TB- I would hate having to sift through all that data to remember what I have. Unless you're crazy OCD, there's no way you can remember all the songs/videos you have on there without opening up folders and scrolling through the entire list.

I have a 1TB hard drive, but will prob only use 200gigs total if that.

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?  Im not sure what the problem is, I have a movies folder a TV folder (with sci fi, comedy etc), a music folder and so on.  When viewing media the media library searches just fine, if I want a file or program I just use search or just click on the list.  I have honestly never spent more than 3 or 4 seconds finding anything.

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gilesypopper said:

wow, that's smaller than I thought. I thought it would be into petabytes or something, I was thinking along the lines that we're pretty much not-stop, high def video/audio recorders! It will be interesting to see how quickly computers can catch up with the human brain, though i'm guessing that before computers mimic the brain they'll undergo more general biological/molecular integration. (?). I'm guessing it's gonna be more than a few weeks away though! thanks for the info.

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