Folding on dual machines

[DrSlinky]

Are there any benefits or drawbacks, other than the obvious(having two cpus) of running a dual machine for folding?

There's a couple people on ebay selling matched pair CPUs. PIII Xeons between 600MHz and 700MHz and AthalonMPs between 1600+ and 2000+. I've always wanted a dual processor system, and this seemed like a good excuse to finally build one.

Too bad the mobo for a quad cpu core runs almost 2 grand. =\

[SavageBasher]

no drawback, only doubled points!

[matrixzen]

I'd don't see any drawbacks other than costs.

[David]

Originally posted by DrSlinky
Are there any benefits or drawbacks, other than the obvious(having two cpus) of running a dual machine for folding?

There's a couple people on ebay selling matched pair CPUs. PIII Xeons between 600MHz and 700MHz and AthalonMPs between 1600+ and 2000+. I've always wanted a dual processor system, and this seemed like a good excuse to finally build one.

Too bad the mobo for a quad cpu core runs almost 2 grand. =\

I fold on a dual XP rig (probably the best bang for the buck duallie setup) and everything works fine. I just run two instances of folding.

[LiGhTBoY]

Originally posted by DrSlinky
...and AthalonMPs between 1600+ and 2000+. I...

ATHLON :mad:





:p

[Tebore]

The processors for dual machines are cheap it's the mother board that gets expensive. I recently got a dual P3 Server with a broken IDE controller. wish I had money to get a controller card to get it running.

[DuallyKickass]

Incoming PM..

[O.C.CaTaLYsT]

hey i was wondering, how do u run multiple instances of F@H? I have a P4 W/HT computer that is sitting in my brothers room folding right now (he moved out). Thats pretty much all i does, but how do i run 2 of them so it uses the HT technology more efficiently??

[Andyman902042]

Just download the Dually version of the one click from here (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=231247).

[O.C.CaTaLYsT]

ahhh thanks! its running good now!! :D
(btw nice avatar! blue screen of death :temper::bang head !!)