I agree. I have a dual 933 system and while it doesn't run many applications
faster than a single processor system, it will certainly run more of them at
the same time.  I never have to wait to do anything, never have to wait for
a program that would tie up a single processor to finish before I can move
on.  With the good prices on dual cpu boards today, it's a good alternative.
There will be several new dual Athlon boards released in the next couple of
months.  They might be worth looking at.

Ben Moore


----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Two CPU's


> >> I am getting ready to build a pc can someone tell me the benifet
> >> of having two cpu over haveing one thank Rick
> >
> >        Pretty much none unless you run the types of apps that benifit
from that
> >sort of stuff. TTYL
>
> Not true at all. If you consider that a system running any modern OS like
> Windows (NT, 2000, or XP Pro for SMP support), Unix, etc actually consists
> of many process and threads all running, then 2 CPU's can have a
noticeable
> advantage. Take for example, the ability to run a CD burner or other
processing
> program in the background, while you continue to use an application
> interactively, like photoshop or similar. The OS will utilize both CPU's
> to allow both processes to run with less slowdown.
>
> Visit www.2cpu.com, this site is dedicated to spreading the word about
> the advantages of multi-processing.
>
> Russ Poffenberger               Engineering Specialist
> Schlumberger Technologies ATE   DOMAIN: [log in to unmask]

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