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Originally Posted by The Jackal
Apparently GTAIV is multicore enabled. I haven't tried it though. Will google for you
What about 3d rendering using Maya, 3dsmax, Photoshop etc etc. All use the cores efficiently.
And we all know about BOINC right ?
Listen to Chris ... It appears he has more 'upto date' information for you as it appears he's using an OS that is more recent than windows 95.  |
As am I... Currently using Windows 7 at home and Vista, OSX (both client and server), Windows Server and XP at work. Oh yes, and I also support Maya, 3ds Max (although these do not use multi cores if you use the wrong renderer) and photoshop.
I am not saying Multicore software doesn't exist: It does. I am just saying it is not as prevalent as you appear to think.
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Originally Posted by Chris
Stu, you don't need software designed to run on multi-cores in order to keep all the cores busy. The OS does a lot of the work. There is a story floating about the 'net, enthusiastically spread by Mac hat3rz, that half the cores in an eight-core Mac are redundant due to lack of software. This is simply not true.
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Chris, I do know all that. I also understand that OSX actually makes more efficient use of multiple cores than some versions of Windows (don't know about Vista or 7).