Multi-Threaded Apps..

[micmic]

Hello! I'm new to this site & I have limited knowledge about softwares. I'm planning to build my own rig based on LGA 775 platform. I'm not yet ready for i series processors. But before I do, I just want to ask: What are those tasks with Multi-Threaded apps and what are those tasks with Single Threaded apps? I'm really confused about this. I need to know them so that I can select the right processor for me. Anyway, I usually do net surfing, music and movie downloads, video downloads, online gaming, photo editing using adobe cs3. Due to my tight budget, I'm eyeing for a mid range 3.0Ghz pentium e5700 as my choice. Is this the right one for me? Any recommendations or suggestions shall be appreciated. Thank you very much!

[gshv]

Most of the tasks, that you described, don't require more than one core. Adobe CS3 should benefit from more than one core, and some (many?) of its applications support multi-threading. I think E5700 will be sufficient for what you want to use it, that is if you not going to work with very large files.

Gennadiy

[Katmai500]

Agreed. Also, even single threaded apps can benefit from a dual core CPU as operating system background processes can run on one core while your single threaded app utilizes the other core. The E5700 should satisfy your needs.