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>What will you be running on the system, the most
>demanding tasks?

I use it as a desktop PC, not as a server. The most demanding tasks
that I perform on it are capturing video from a camcorder to the
hard-disk, searching for files on the hard-disks without using indexing
service, and running many programs and opening numerous folder and
explorer windows simultaneously.

>For typical desktop use, the faster configuration
>would usually be the 1000MHz P3 w/133FSB.  For a
>host-processing intensive server, the pair of P3 800
>MHz may be faster.

Would you explain why the 1000 MHz P3 w/133FSB will be better than the
pair of 800 MHz P3 w/100FSB for typical desktop use? In a typical
desktop use, when performing a task that requires intensive processor
activity such as capturing real time video from a camcorder, will the
PC not distribute the processing load on both the CPU's while the pair
of 800-MHz processors is used, making it faster than while a single
1000 MHz processor is used in the same condition?

>Are you certain that you will be able to run the two
>800MHz CPUs in the configuration you describe?

The board is built for that, so I am 90% sure.

>Frankly, I would not upgrade that motherboard
>unless you can get the CPUs very cheaply.  Since you
>are concerned about the performance benefits,
>clearly the best performance would come from even
>the cheapest of modern technology.  That is,
>unless you have a LOT of memory you need to reuse.

I am thinking of upgrading because it will cost 1/3rd of changing the
current cabinet, motherboard, RAM and processor combination; and it is
better to keep a running system than to sell it at 20% of its original
cost, even if we have decided to buy a new one.