Dual MP 1.2ghz vs Single XP 2000+

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I game, rip music, watch movies, host CS LANs, and surf the web while using AIM. Which setup would I prefer? Neither will be overclocked(unless the MPs oc well), and will have the same ram, vidcard, and hdd. So, which would be the better choice, and which would YOU choose?

 

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For multitasking, the MP's will pwn your world. I would take the duals just for 1337 factor and bragging rights. The MP1200's are Palominos and so wouldn't OC well but that's the price you pay for having a kickass dual rig.

AMD Dual Me!

 

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Would I see a drop in preformance anywhere? Would games run slower?(CS, BF1942, COD, MOHAA)

 

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Unless the game is optomized for SMP, you will see a performance drop because 1.2GHz (~PR1350) is way less than PR2000.

If the game is SMP-optimized, then you should get better performance.

I would keep the single CPU box if you're doing one thing at a time.

 

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Oh, this wouldn't be a main rig, but I think I will stay single since I would end up gaming on here some and I don't push my CPU to 100% too often, just often enough to tick me off.

 

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LOL...get the dual and have it fold.

The beauty of SMP is doing more than one thing at once...truly, not just switching rapidly between tasks.

 

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would I drop FPS significantly in CS or MOHAA?

 

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In Counter-Strike, which can be tweaked to run on a P166, I don't think you would.

MOHAA may be another story.

 

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ooh, I think I should be alright, FPS isn't really reliant on CPU. Also, what does pure MHZ have over more bandwidth(isn't that what SMP gives you?)?

 

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What SMP gives you is seamless multitasking. As one of my (less eloquent but technologically gifted) friends has put it:

"SMP is smoother than prom night, with less risk."

Pure megahertz is mostly good for gaming, gaming, and some more gaming. The beauty of SMP, when used with a SMP-aware OS, is that threads can be split between CPUs if the program is multithreaded, and that entire tasks can be split between CPUs if the program isn't.

::wishes he could move this to SMP, where more qualified people can answer it::

 

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get smp that is so much l3373r then a 2000+

 

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AMD-Me said:

get smp that is so much l3373r then a 2000+

Click to expand...

Ohhhhh yeah.

 

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MOHAA should run nicely on the MP's with a nice vid card. Runs decent on my 1.33 Tbird with a Radeon 7000, so I don't see any problems with the Dual 1.2's. If you're gonna use that MX440 in it, its slightly fasteer than a Radeon 7000, so I don't see a problem as I have no probs.

 

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modify 2 xp2000s and run them both on the dual amd board for a short time i was running a dual p3 1GHz setup that felt as quick as my xp2000 machine, altough i didn't game on it.

 

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well, for the cost of another xp2000+, I can get a pair of the MPs. As I am much too lazy to mod them, and my hands always shake so I think I would end up cutting(or is it filling) more than the L5 bridge. And the fact that dual 1200mps sounds more l337 than uhh..dual...err..xp...2000..plus

 

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If I ever get dual Athlons, I would buy the MPs just for peace of mind with the whole bridge mod.

 

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That is what I am thinking, these modifications to the chips them selves scare me too much. Don't want to ruin a good proc.

 

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Can't you just use the "Wire-in -the-Socket" method?

Anyway, I think you could do something with the name. 2000=2k=2kilo=2grand=2g's If anything it could be "Dual 2000mps" or "Dual 2k's"

 

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It wouldn't be MP, they are XP and they will never be MP....lol And I think 1200 looks cooler than 2000. And this 2000 system will become a folder, if I get rid of it, then less folding power!