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Poll: Choice 2? 4? or 8? core
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Yeah, I'm going Intel Mac Pro, but I didn't want to give up on the G5 too early.
Now it's time to do switch and do the upgrade to Intel Mac.
How many cores do you go with the Mac Pro:
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I cannot see how 8 cores would not go to waste for most desktop usage, at least at this point in software development. Nevertheless, it's a cool achievement.
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I like chicken
I like liver
Meow Mix, Meow Mix
Please de-liv-er
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I think 8 cores is excessive for most tasks. I have 4 cores which only get used for some things...
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I'd like 8 core...never know when you will need all 8 
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Originally Posted by Lateralus 
bra?
I think it's slang for brother (especially in Hawaii)... otherwise we're talking about women's bras, and hopefully how to get them off the fastest... 
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Mac Pro Dual 3.0 Dual-Core
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I agree that few apps on their own could use 8 cores intelligently, but I am rarely caught using only a 1 or 2 apps. With my multi-display setup I often have more than one thing cranking at any one time. I might be running ruby script while running numbers in R while surfing the web while I am waiting for those two things to finish.
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Originally Posted by Leonard
I think it's slang for brother (especially in Hawaii)... otherwise we're talking about women's bras, and hopefully how to get them off the fastest...
It's valley talk, too. Nor Cal Pirates!  (wooo, blast from past.)
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you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods,
you will understand why I dismiss yours." - Stephen F. Roberts
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8. Compiling faster? Yes please.
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8, assuming the clockspeed is equal. Currently with what I'd do, however, I'd rather have 4 at a higher clockspeed than 8 at a lower one. I max 4 cores more often than I'd like, but I still don't want to lose single threadded app performance.
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8 is nice, but a little overkill.
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