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Having a multi-core CPU does not mean that it will make everything run faster. This just means that your CPU can do more than one thing without slowing down too much.

Let us say that you have a 4-Core CPU. Now think of a bank that has only three tellers employed there. If you hired one more teller to work at the bank, would that make all of the other tellers (including the one you hired) work any faster? Nope! Each person still works at the same pace, but you can now fit in a fourth person at the same time.

Get the idea? Also, another thing to keep in mind is that you must be running software that supports multi-cores, otherwise while the program should run without problems, it will not be taking advantage of all your CPU’s cores.

Have you ever had the need to get to the task manager on Windows XP, Vista, or 7?

One way to get to task manager, is to press CTL+ALT+DELETE (make sure that you hold down the previous keys that you press) on your keyboard and click on the button that has Task Manager on it.

Another way to get to the Task Manager for Windows 7 users (not sure about Vista or XP), is to right-click on the task-bar and click “Task Manager”.

Hope this helps somebody!

When you buy a video card, have you ever considered looking at the video card’s memory bus width? Did you know that a video card with a higher memory bus width can draw faster to the screen (of course, assuming that your monitor has a high enough refresh rate :-]  )

Let’s say you buy a video card that has 1 GB of on-board memory and has a 900 MHz core clock. However, the video card only has a 64-bit memory bus width. Your cost for your video card is: $250.00

Now your friend across the street bought a video card that has 768 MB of on-board memory, and it has a 750 MHz core clock. Now his video card has a 256-bit memory bus width. Your friend’s cost for his video card: $180.00

Now which of the two video cards would be the best for your money?

While the one you bought looks “better”, in reality, the video card that your friend bought is the better choice because of the higher memory bus width (this is assuming that both video cards have the same type of video memory). Hence his video card will draw faster to the screen than yours would.

Always be careful when buying a new video card. You may end up spending a lot of money for something that is supposed to be “better” but really is not!