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A program has to be written to utilize two CPU's. If it is not, you don't 
really get any added benefit by running a dual CPU M/B.

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Richard Urban

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
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<letterzone@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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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.
>