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My understanding of hyperthreading technology is that HT processors increase
speed by allowing hyperthreading-enabled software to run stuff in parallel.

So it is worth the extra $100-$200 for an HT computer for general office
productivity/surfing in a home office environment? Are Word, WordPerfect,
Firefox, Outlook Express HT enabled?

Cleburne

"Patrick Cleburne" <reb@_rebyell.xcom> wrote:

>My understanding of hyperthreading technology is that HT processors increase
>speed by allowing hyperthreading-enabled software to run stuff in parallel.
>
>So it is worth the extra $100-$200 for an HT computer for general office
>productivity/surfing in a home office environment? Are Word, WordPerfect,
>Firefox, Outlook Express HT enabled?
>
>Cleburne
>

First requirement would be a Hyperthreading aware operating system,
which means Windows XP or Windows 2000 or (possibly) some flavors of
Linux.

Second requirement would be to be having multiple tasks actually
running at the same time, not just open applications but actually
processing something. So if you play music CDs on your PC while you
are doing word processing; or something other combination of
activities then you should notice a benefit.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 21:48:44 GMT, "Patrick Cleburne"
<reb@_rebyell.xcom>
mysteriously appeared thru the usenet mist to inform us thus...

>My understanding of hyperthreading technology is that HT processors increase
>speed by allowing hyperthreading-enabled software to run stuff in parallel.
>
>So it is worth the extra $100-$200 for an HT computer for general office
>productivity/surfing in a home office environment? Are Word, WordPerfect,
>Firefox, Outlook Express HT enabled?

My 2 cents worth...
I have a P4 HT Prescott and in all honesty it only ever goes above
5% usage when I do offline intensive processing - eg film/audio
editing and some other work, like running spyware checking etc.
Surfing the net doesn't use much CPU power afaics nor does word
processing or e-mailing. IE runs as slow with/without HT.

--
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ID cards as the Tory Right demand, let that money provide thousands
more police officers on the beat in our local communities."
....Tony Blair in opposition 1995.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02...ley_id_report/

"Patrick Cleburne" <reb@_rebyell.xcom> wrote in message
news:0JD4e.845$ k.net...
> My understanding of hyperthreading technology is that HT processors
> increase speed by allowing hyperthreading-enabled software to run stuff in
> parallel.
>
> So it is worth the extra $100-$200 for an HT computer for general office
> productivity/surfing in a home office environment? Are Word, WordPerfect,
> Firefox, Outlook Express HT enabled?
>
> Cleburne
>

Thanks...

Cleburne