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kissASS
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 Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:51 am Post subject: 1 CPU vs 2 CPU motherboards |
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ok. lets start smth new. for eg. i have at the moment a p4 2.8ghz. i'm thinking of changing a little smth. i was going for 2CPU motherboards with 2 xeon 3.6ghz single core. i'm just wondering, will it be any diference between 2 xeon CPU 3.6=7.2ghz total with 1CPU of core 2 duo 2.6ghz=5.2 ghz or 1CPU of xeon quad 2ghz=8ghz.
waiting for your oppinion. |
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Wizzard1
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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It depends- The dual-processor systems arent worth it currently- The Core i& architecture beats out Socket 771 dual-processor systems, with a single processor.
Your best bet, really, is a good Core 2 Duo system, maybe an E8400 processor, 2-4GB of RAM and a nice video card- Like that lovely Radeon 4770 that just came out.
But if you've got money to blow, give us a budget! |
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kissASS
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:01 am Post subject: |
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| Wizzard1 wrote: | It depends- The dual-processor systems arent worth it currently- The Core i& architecture beats out Socket 771 dual-processor systems, with a single processor.
Your best bet, really, is a good Core 2 Duo system, maybe an E8400 processor, 2-4GB of RAM and a nice video card- Like that lovely Radeon 4770 that just came out.
But if you've got money to blow, give us a budget! |
ok, lets say that i can get the 2CPU system for 150usd but i do not want to pay more that 500usd. |
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Wizzard1
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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For $500 your absolute best system would be a mid-range Core 2 duo with that ATI 4770.
2CPU systems require expensive motherboards (which alone are usually $200+) expensive Xeon or Opteron processors, and expensive buffered memory. |
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kissASS
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| Wizzard1 wrote: | For $500 your absolute best system would be a mid-range Core 2 duo with that ATI 4770.
2CPU systems require expensive motherboards (which alone are usually $200+) expensive Xeon or Opteron processors, and expensive buffered memory. |
thats why i saying. i did found the whole system with 2CPU motherboard with 2 xeon 3.6ghz (single core) fitted for 150usd. but there is smth that at the moment im not looking for a good video card, because you know, you can always upgrade that for smth good. thats why i open this subjet, about the cpu.
ok, tell me, in your oppinion, the best results of performance from these 3 options:
1. 2CPU single core 3.6 ghz = 7.2ghz total (800mhz, 2mb cache size each)
2. 1CPU Core 2 Duo 2.66Ghz = 5.32ghz total (E7300 2.66Ghz/3Mb/1066Mhz)
3. 2CPU DUAL CORE XEON 2.0GHZ = 8GHZ total
P.S. you might know that almost all 2cpu motherboards can be fitted with a lot of ram (8gb to 192gb of ram) and you have a possability of expansion slots that not other boards can do so. |
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andamus
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:54 am Post subject: |
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A single E7300 has more raw power than a dual xeon 3,6GHz that it's based on the P4 core.
You cannot judge a multi-processor by the sum of the frequencies. |
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kissASS
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| andamus wrote: | A single E7300 has more raw power than a dual xeon 3,6GHz that it's based on the P4 core.
You cannot judge a multi-processor by the sum of the frequencies. |
so, you are saying that even if the e7300 is lower (all because of the new tech) but its doing more power that de p4 2CPU. am i right? |
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kissASS
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:19 am Post subject: |
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| andamus wrote: | A single E7300 has more raw power than a dual xeon 3,6GHz that it's based on the P4 core.
You cannot judge a multi-processor by the sum of the frequencies. |
so, you are saying that even if the e7300 is lower (all because of the new tech) but its doing more power that de p4 2CPU. am i right?
p.s. everything is soposed to be the with the same configuration, 2gb ram, 512mb video |
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D.8080
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:22 am Post subject: |
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he's right, new tech better performance...
you must never sum frequencies, core 2 duo eats alive p4
go for a p4 and never have regrets |
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