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Article #257Re: Dual processors ?
From: George Bell
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 01:35
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 01:35
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warr wrote: > "Scud" <arahmati(NOSPAM)@ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:<av5qtf$tcf$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>... > >>hmm well when i researched the dual vs. single CPU option there wasnt must >>to gain from dual CPU for what i wanted to do so single seemed the way to go >>unless you plan on using software writtne to utilise the dual advantage... >> > > this is true. and if the software is only written for single CPU, your > dual CPU system may be even slower than Single CPU system. > While I generally agree that dual CPU may be inappropriate, this is an inaccurate statement. The allocation of CPU resources is a function of the os, not the tasks running(and thus the software). Since Linux can support SMP - symetric multiprocessor( each processor gets as much "work" as the other ), then twice as much CPU time is available to the system and the performance is twice as great, period. > and nowadays, CPU is speeding up very fast. buying dual cpu isn't > really goood choice if you run it as a home user. > when you upgrade, u have to fork out twice of the money of a single > upgrade. and dual motherboard is very rare and expensive. if you need > to change the motherboard to suit fast cpu, u need to fork out more. >
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