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by beagle3 2597 days ago
Because many people believe it is a 100% improvement, plan/budget accordingly, and then look for help.

As far as silicon/power it is nice, but IIRC (I am not involved in purchasing anymore) it used to cost over 50% in USD for those 20% in performance when you non-HT parts were common.
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pertymcpert 2596 days ago
What a strange way to measure the benefits of a performance optimization: "how people will perceive it and then ask me for help".
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beagle3 2596 days ago
You ignored the price issue, which was measurable and real, but also:

It (used to be) my job. Does "because people fall for deceptive marketing, waste money, and then waste my time trying to salvage their reputation" sound better?

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