Should I enable Hyperthreading?

Question

I was enabling my soundcard in 'setup' yesterday when I noticed that 'hyperthreading' was 'disabled' I was under the impression that, I wanted hyperthreading activated. Can someone give me some advice? I have a Dimension 4700 with a Pentim 4 processor 550 with HT technology (3.4 ghz). I have 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM and I am running windows XP media center edition.   Thanks,   Art

cademetz · Answer

That depends on whether or not you need it.   I would recommend you read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthreading and make your decision.

tphillips63 · Answer

You probably do want it enabled. It will allow you to task switch much smoother than without and has very little draw backs.

shesagordie · Answer

Arthur_talley2

I've never noticed any difference in operating a D-8400 with hyperthreading disabled or enabled.

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mombodog · Answer

Yes   Gaming- No

tphillips63 · Answer

Wow never?  I usually do CD burns or song ripping while browsing and I could always tell when it was off, well it never was once I had an HT capable computer.

shesagordie · Answer

@tphillips63 wrote:

Wow never?

I usually do CD burns or song ripping while browsing and I could always tell when it was off, well it never was once I had an HT capable computer.

Maybe it's because, I'm using a dial-up ISP, but as posted, I've not seen any difference.

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tphillips63 · Answer

That could be but I am pretty sure I had it enable when I was on dialup but I can't remember. It was in '01 when I was able to get broadband so what ever CPU was out then.   I love that kitten with the bootie? on its head, I've never seen it before.

shesagordie · Answer

Thank you. :)

Yep, it is kinda cute, been using this custom avatar for about three weeks.

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