On May 17, 2005, at 6:29 AM, Peter wrote:

> Next year's games consoles will feature 2x3.2GHz cpus (Xbox 360)

ouch.  I have a dual 3.2GHz motherboard in my office right now.  I guess
with a game console the sounds of gunshots will overwhelm noise of the 
fans?
>

> If that is true than the consoles will outperform most desktop systems 
> sold in 2006
Game consoles have exceeded desktop performance for a long time, if you 
benchmark
things like end graphics performance.  For things OTHER than graphics 
and similar,
most desktop systems aren't CPU-limited anyway.

>  (few of which will feature dual CPUs).
I think you underestimate the number of dual-cpu desktops being 
deployed, too.

BillW
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