Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:36:14 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fcash@ocis.net> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: to dual core or not to dual core... Message-ID: <200508151436.14837.fcash@ocis.net> In-Reply-To: <20050815150825.79226025.kgunders@teamcool.net> References: <20050815150825.79226025.kgunders@teamcool.net>
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On August 15, 2005 02:08 pm, Ken Gunderson wrote: > ah, that is the question... > It seems to me that for most normal workstation use one might well be > better off w/investing in faster single core cpu than in dual core. > Anybody running the dual core on desktop fbsd workstation can report? Considering 95% of all Socket 939 motherboards will accept dual-core processors with nothing more than a BIOS update, get a single-code system now, and upgrade to dual-core when the prices drop. The nice thing about AMD systems is you can do that. :) Intel dual-core requires an entire new chipset/motherboard, RAM, etc. -- Freddie Cash fcash@ocis.net
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