Why I need a quad core PC

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jethro's picture

I am constantly running  a lot of applications, and am using the quad core and 2GB RAM that Vista will let me use (out of the 4GB installed) pretty heavily. I frequently see the cores drop into 80-90% use. RAM usage is often over 90%.

Right now I have running:

 

File Management

CuteFTP

Windows Explorer (2 instances)

Browsers

Internet Explorer 2 open tabs

Firefox 89 open tabs

Java game Settlers of Catan (playing a game with Judith and Miranda while eating lunch and working and writing this)

Particls - newsticker scrolling

Communications

Outlook

MSN MEssenger - 2 conversation windows open

Yahoo Messenger

Skype

8hands

MySpace IM

Document Editing

Live Writer

Excel - 2 files open

One Note

Notepad - 1 file open

Utilities

CPUID Hardware Monitor - keeping an eye on system temps

RescueTime - tracking my time management

AVG antivirus

MUM - My ISP internet meter

Other applications I regularly use not currently open

WinRar

Dreamweaver

Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Visio

SyncToy 2.0

Photoshop

Irfanview

This would have to be the main group of major tools I use daily. What are some of yours that I haven't listed here?


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Matt's picture

That is why I need a

That is why I need a quad-core computer as well. The problem is though I run all of those things, including what you have listed as not being open at the moment, and a few different pieces of software (such as WSFTP instead of CuteFTP and ACDSee instead of Irfanview, Rainmeter instead of CPUID etc), and yet I only have a lowly single core Athlon 64 3500+ and 1gb of RAM.

Additionally, under communications, as well as Outlook, I also have Outlook Express and Thunderbird running pretty much all the time as well. Then there is also Illustrator which runs alongside Photoshop almost permanently.

Hopefully there will be a quad core upgrade soon :)

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