>I'm looking at buying a dual processor system to run Windows 2000 Pro. I >realize that programs have to be specifically built to take advantage of >dual processors, and few are, but what I'm wondering - if I'm, for example, >rendering an animation which just has a single thread, that processor will >be running at 99-100% utilization, but is the OS smart enough to load other >tasks to the other processor, so my system will still be responsive? I have an Abit BP6 dual-PPGA celeron system (clocked at 541Mhz) running w2k pro. W2k does a great job of keeping both processors busy. If one is performing an intensive task, w2k will schedule other processes/tasks to start on the other CPU. I have Seti@Home running on one CPU all the time, and my interactive programs don't suffer at all. Russ Poffenberger Engineering Specialist Schlumberger Technologies ATE DOMAIN: [log in to unmask] 1601 Technology Drive San Jose, Ca. 95110 Voice: (408)437-5254 FAX: (408)437-5246 Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html