"Adam Russell" <adamrussell@sbcglobal.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> Im thinking of getting a new computer sometime in the next 3-4 months.
> Looking at what's new I see duo core and quad core extreme on websites,
but
> on tv Im seeing ads touting the duo cores as "the latest thing". Should I
> consider getting quad core with the thinking that it will have a longer
> lifetime (time till new games run slow)? Or is quad core something too
> bleeding edge (may have infant mortality issues)?

Quad cores are just coming out,it will be a while until they regonize their
full potential.and the price now will be sky high.A Core 2 Duo will last
you quite a while,and most good new motherboards will have support for quad
core if you want to upgrade later.