Hi Aaron. Win98 won't run dual processors, only Linux, BeOS and NT. You
might like to check out a machine Leo Laporte is building on The Screen
Savers (www.zdtv.com ). It's got a Abit board with dual 366 Celerons
overclocked to 550 each (1.1 GHz!), that's available in the U.S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Aaron deRozario <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 'Mandrake Linux' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 12:16 AM
Subject: [newbie] Multiple CPU (2 Celerons or one Pent-3)
> As a newbie there are a lot of things about Linux and computers in general
> that I do not yet understand - please bear with me.
>
> I have a query about the pros and cons of running multiple processors. I
> don't know about anywhere else in the world but in Australia the new Abit
> dual-Celeron boards have hit the shelves. The price for one of these
boards
> packing 2 Celeron-400 processors is considerable less than that for a
> Pentium 3 - 550 with board.
>
> Now I understand that not all programmes work with multiple-processors,
> however I understand that in a multiple-processor setup one program may be
> run on processor A, while another is being dealt with by processor B. No
> doubt this is a major over-simplification.
>
> I therefore have a myriad of questions.
>
> 1) What standard Linux programmes take advantage of multiple-processors
> (ie GIMP, X-Windows, KDE)
> 2) Do productivity suites benefit from multiple processors? If I am
> running Applix and have several seriously big spreadsheets, a couple of
> word-processing documents, etc will there be an increase in performance
over
> a single processor - or will performance be negligible?
> 3) Do programmes such as Blender take advbantage of multiple CPU's (not
> that I've used it yet but I would like to play with it a bit)
> 4) Would a dual-Celeron setup give me an overall better performance
> than the more expensive Pent-III? How noticeable would it be, and to what
> use is a multiple CPU system best put?
>
> I am starting to use a hard-disk recording system called Slab. This
program
> allows the various processses of recording, mixing, FX processing and GUI
to
> be distributed over several CPU's, yielding a performance increase. The
> author (Nick Copeland) said that this setup has not been tested on a
> multiple CPU system - so don't get one just to run Slab.
>
> As I am potentially in the market for a new system if I can get better
> performance from dual-Celerons on other programmes I run, I may as well
save
> the money and impress my friends running Win98 with a system that really
> rocks.
>
> On a side note the new Abit board comes with DMA-66 controllers. IF I
> purchased a DMA-66 enabled hard drive and a DMA-66 m/board will Linux run
> okay? I think DMA-66 is not scheduled until 2.4. Could I set the board
for
> DMA-33 until 2.4 is released?
>
