Amd Mp

[MaximusPimpamus]

Would it really be worth it to buy 2 AMD MP's and run em together on dual mobo? Like 1.6x2 =3.2ghz? Would you really see the performance difference? If so I am thinking about it. I picked up a few SCSI hard drives and I am thinking of going this way. I want more SPEED! I wont ever be satisfied until MY PC outperforms the reaction time of my frontal lobes haha.

[nikhsub1]

You have it wrong my friend! "Like 1.6x2 =3.2ghz?" No you do not get 3.2 ghz by adding 2 1.6 chips in a dual setup. What you do get is superior multitasking as the puter can handle threads much better. For gaming 2 cpu's can be slower than one, in fact, 1 cpu is faster alot of the time. It really depends on what you are using the machine for. www.2cpu.com is a good place to start.

[reidroach]

let me throw in my 2 cents here, ok... the only time the second cpu kicks in is when the first cpu is at a certain load, such as a percent i heard yo ucan change this but im not for sure as store techies have told me this, bu ti do know that for games one cpu is better then 2!

[YoungstaxGx]

2 cpus are slower for gaming??? really?

[diehrd]

I can agree with 2 being slower than 1 CPU in a side by side fps race.

The idea of 2 cpu's being faster is also true just under different type of situations.If you try to say encode a video and play quake on a single system lol I think you will notice a slow down He He He

Now on a dual system you can encode and play a game.And do other stuff in the background with no problems.

So if a test was taken for FPS on a single and a dual both encoding video the dual would smash any single system you put against it.

In the end though to test a Single and a Dual together is a bad idea because each system has its uses and the single cannot compete against the dual in the multitasking areana.However it is cool to know that a dual can compete with a single in the area a single is strong and do damn good against it !!!

[DJL]

Originally posted by reidroach
the only time the second cpu kicks in is when the first cpu is at a certain load, such as a percent i heard yo ucan change this but im not for sure as store techies have told me this,

This is not true. The load between CPU is even distributed most of the time.

For games/software that are only single thread (Only support one CPU) there may be some increase, or there could be less.

Software/games that support 2 CPU's will run alot faster on a dual system.

Dual systems are good for multitasking.