Re: [PLUG] Confused about multi core processors

2011-07-29 Thread Michael R
Robert Munro wrote: > The easiest way to see if it's single-threaded, and whether the CPU is a > bottleneck, is to install a visual monitor. There a several, however I > like gkrellm. It's easy to configure and will show this at a glance. That's easier than running top and enabling per core vie

Re: [PLUG] Confused about multi core processors

2011-07-28 Thread Robert Munro
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:16:19 -0700 "Michael C. Robinson" wrote: > The trouble obviously is that there are three upgrade paths. I can > increase the memory, I am upgrading the video, and I can change the > processor. So there are two upgrade paths

Re: [PLUG] Confused about multi core processors...

2011-07-27 Thread Matt McKenzie
1) Discrete video card will very likely help 2) RAM upgrades will almost always help 3) Atom CPU is not compatible with LGA775, it is a low power mobile CPU, think netbooks, and at some point tablets. Not what you want to look for, at least not for this mobo. It most certainly will NOT outperform

[PLUG] Confused about multi core processors...

2011-07-27 Thread Michael C. Robinson
I have a D945GCZ Intel Motherboard with an LGA 775 processor socket and a 3.06 Ghz P4 on it. I'm trying to stream mpeg 4 files to a television. So far, I'm testing playback using the onboard video. I notice there are stopping issues with the video. Obvious question, do I need a video card? Mayb