Dual-core processors

Look, here's the deal: everyone knows we've been flooded with dual-core processors lately. The real question is, how much does an average user actually get out of them?
What I'm really wondering is this; is there any software out there that lets you manually shift certain apps to run on a different core, since Windows doesn't seem to utilize both cores... which drives me crazy...
Got this Core 2 duo proc. that I can't even use properly... 😠
And what's the deal with 64-bit Windows, can they actually take advantage of the extra power somehow?
Also, what's the plan for Vista... is it actually going to be worth anything...
thx... 😁

Sweet!
One more thing though, most apps say they work on both cores...
Is that actually true, or are they just running on the first one (CPU 0)?

Aha, I get you. So if one core gets "full," it just shifts the load to another one...
Does that mean the first core is basically the default or what?
I'm wondering if I can take one specific program or game and force it onto a single core, just so it doesn't have to deal with all the other background junk...🙂

As far as I am aware, Windows recognizes dual-core processors and AT&T hyper-threading as two logical processors, which allows Windows to manage both cores as needed. The real issue lies with modern applications, which seemingly lack the basic intelligence to actually utilize dual-core architecture effectively.

John Palmer4 said:Alright, for real though... what exactly are you doing while you're gaming? 😁

The only thing I was doing while running Tactical Ops was ripping DVDs. One core handled the game, the other chewed through the discs... everything ran smooth as silk...

So, what's the default one... I wouldn't even go there...

Forget the games, I was mostly thinking about the software...
It’s not like this is gonna change my life or anything, but I really just wanna see what those two cores can actually do...
Anyone know if there's a list out there for programs that run on both...?
Did a little Googling, but came up empty...
Yeah, thanks for the help...

Michelle Sanchez2 said:As far as I know, Windows sees dual-core and AT&T processors as two logical processors, so Windows can juggle both cores whenever it needs to. The real issue is that modern apps just don't "know" how to actually tap into those extra cores.

Same here... when one core is busy, some other program just jumps on the second one automatically. You really see it when a program crashes and pegs one core at 100%... Windows just keeps running smooth without a hitch...

Plus, I haven't really run into any software that runs a single task across both cores at once—though I guess they exist out there...

Bryan Kern6🤔

Bryan Kern6 said:I haven't stumbled upon any software that handles a single operation on both cores simultaneously either—but I'm sure they exist out there somewhere...

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You don't even need that.

Totally on board with that... Just replying to the guy...👍

Bryan Kern6🤔