NanoWarrior
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I remember in the past when duel core processors were first coming out and most apps did not support them. Instead these apps only used a one core off the the duel core processor. I have not been keeping up with the support list and am wondering how widely supported are these duel or quad core processors these days? Especially in computer games.
I was considering upgrading my processor. Right now I have an AMD athlon 64 3700+ single core. If I were to buy a duel core for example that was 6000+, it would obviously be better, except if an app doesn't even support duel core, the duel core processor would be acting as if it were a 3000+, which feels low and would be slower working than my current processor. It feels risky...
So how wide is the support?
Thanks
Also as a quick question, in a 32 bit system, the max RAM it can use is 2 gigs per app. Is this correct? I heard you need 64 bit processing running in order to get 4 gigs per app.
I was considering upgrading my processor. Right now I have an AMD athlon 64 3700+ single core. If I were to buy a duel core for example that was 6000+, it would obviously be better, except if an app doesn't even support duel core, the duel core processor would be acting as if it were a 3000+, which feels low and would be slower working than my current processor. It feels risky...
So how wide is the support?
Thanks
Also as a quick question, in a 32 bit system, the max RAM it can use is 2 gigs per app. Is this correct? I heard you need 64 bit processing running in order to get 4 gigs per app.