Dual PIII

[d8ed]

building a dual PIII system at 1ghz for 3D rendering and video editing. was curious as to what was recommended as far as power supply was concerned and if overclocking is possible on dual systems. would appreciate any feedback and suggestions

[batboy]

If you plan on overclocking dual procs, go for a 400 watt PS, this will give you plenty of power for two big CPU coolers and extra case fans, etc. Yes, you can overclock dual procs, just not usually as much as a single CPU system. Having identical matched CPUs is important if you're going to overclock. The Abit VP6 dual proc motherboard is one of the better choices for the price.

[StarTraveller]

I was just now looking at some different dual P3 boards.

It seems to me that the boards with the nicest board layout and features are those from Microstar. I don't know how they're rated in reviews - that would be the next step :). Microstar has two flavors: One with DDR-RAM and one with SD-RAM.

I also considered the Iwill DVD266-R (also with DDR-RAM), but I went with Microstar because the Iwill has placed the ATX connector extremely awkwardly.

If you need SCSI then you might wanna look at the ASUS CUV4X-DLS (SD-RAM), which has both onboard LAN and Ultra160 SCSI (two channels even!).

[StarTraveller]

DUH! Maybe you'd like to the models from Microstar also :rolleyes: ;).

Pro266D Master (MS-6369) with DDR-RAM and 694D Pro2 (MS-6321 v2.0) with SD-RAM.

I wish I could afford a dual system... :(