| jefforange89 said: Lots of other games are starting to use more threads, though. And moreover, DX11 games are supposed to be able to use more threads better as well. If you're building a computer today, unless you're on a really tight budget, there's no use not shelling out a few dollars more just to get a quad, really. |
Can you name these "lots of other games," please? I just took a quick look at the games released on Steam in the past couple of months, as well as the upcoming games for the next month, and only one (Dark Void) has a quad-core processor listed under its "recommended" specs. All of the rest list dual-core.
Also, I wouldn't hedge my bets on DX11 quite yet. It'll probably be at least another year until games start to come out that use it properly, and two before DX11-required games start to pop up. By then you'll more than likely be able to buy the equivalent of a Core-i7/Radeon 4890 setup for a pittance.
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