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FireGL · February 24th, 2002

I'm currently looking for mobo that support dual processor and the best of all?? please
AMD CPU's any???

Ali · February 24th, 2002

If you ask me I would recommend you two brands GIGbyte and Asus....because my expirence with these two has been quite good.....I dunno whether they have dual processor boards or not.......!

Maybe someone else would give a even more better suggestion.

Ali

JAZ · February 24th, 2002

Heres 2 options for you....

TYAN Tiger MP Dual Athlon (Socket A motherboard) (MB-000-TY)
The first Dual Athlon motherboard available this has been met with rave reviews everywhere it has been seen. Dual Athlon support is not the only special feature of this board, designed with power in mind it includes 4x64bit PCI slots (backwards compatible with 32bit cards), as well as 2x32bit PCI and 4x AGP and 4 DDR-SDRAM slots as standard, supporting upto 3GB of registered PC2100 DDR-SDRAM

Asus A7M266-D Dual Athlon (Socket A motherboard) (MB-007-AS)
The Asus A7M266-D expands on the popular A7M266 with the addition of dual processor support, able to utilise 2 AMD Athlon MP processors running in SMP configuration or a single AMD Athlon XP processor this is the perfect option for processor heavy applications and busy servers

FireGL · February 24th, 2002

thanks for the fast reply anyways
i'm interested in asus brand how much is that??

JAZ · February 24th, 2002

Depends what country your from I spose but in the UK its around £220.

Bit more info
Featuring :
» 4 x 184pin DDR-SDRAM slots (requires registered dimms to use more than 2 slots)
» 3 x 32 bit PCI slots
» 2 x 64 bit PCI slots
» 1 x AGP (4x) slot
» 6 channel onboard audio
» CPU Thermal Protection (prevents processor 'burning out')

Theres a review <a href="http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=asus760mpx&page=1&mscss id=&tp=">here</a>

**Betamax** · February 25th, 2002

Just as an aside. The home edition of Win XP does not support multi processors. You'll need either win2k or Xp Pro to get the benifit of the second chip.

Andronicus · February 25th, 2002

Then we have to stick with XP pro??

Phuzzi · February 25th, 2002

FireGL: What are your motives for building such a system?

FireGL · February 25th, 2002

i'm currently planning to build a new pc for me just a killer rigggg...
for gaming

Phuzzi · February 25th, 2002

Dual cpu's really isn't a good way to spend your cash then.

**Kane** · February 25th, 2002

Only have dual CPU's if you have apps that support it. Games (in general) don't.

Phuzzi · February 25th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Lord Kane
Games (in general) don't.

Exactly my motive for asking him what his was, i had a strong feeling that'd be why he was building a dual cpu system

FireGL · February 25th, 2002

really it wont speed up games?? even if i put 2 athlon xp???

Phuzzi · February 25th, 2002

Unless the game is written for two cpu's, it won't be any faster. In fact in some games it'll run slower, as system resources are used by the extra cpu. Very very few games are written to take advantage of an extra cpu.

**Zephon** · February 25th, 2002

Take a look at this article:
http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardwa...1&mscssid=&tp=

As you can see, apllications that aren't prepared for dual cpus have almost no change in performance even with the latest cpus(both intel and amd). It's just a waste of money.

ebola · February 26th, 2002

I have dual p3's at 1112 mhz. games run the same speed as when I had a single processor system. i didnt build my rig for gaming.

FireGL · February 27th, 2002

ok thanks for the tip

and zephon i'll read that later i need to go to school ok thanks

CcrescentC · March 6th, 2002

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FireGL · March 9th, 2002

Quote:

firegl arbor harddisk mo

well uh... um... you know my answer
its a big NO!!!!

February 24th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	HHhhEEeeLLlPPPppp I'm currently looking for mobo that support dual processor and the best of all?? please AMD CPU's any??? __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

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Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,613	If you ask me I would recommend you two brands GIGbyte and Asus....because my expirence with these two has been quite good.....I dunno whether they have dual processor boards or not.......! Maybe someone else would give a even more better suggestion. Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

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FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	thanks for the fast reply anyways i'm interested in asus brand how much is that?? __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Just as an aside. The home edition of Win XP does not support multi processors. You'll need either win2k or Xp Pro to get the benifit of the second chip. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

February 25th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	i'm currently planning to build a new pc for me just a killer rigggg... for gaming __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

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JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,424	Heres 2 options for you.... TYAN Tiger MP Dual Athlon (Socket A motherboard) (MB-000-TY) The first Dual Athlon motherboard available this has been met with rave reviews everywhere it has been seen. Dual Athlon support is not the only special feature of this board, designed with power in mind it includes 4x64bit PCI slots (backwards compatible with 32bit cards), as well as 2x32bit PCI and 4x AGP and 4 DDR-SDRAM slots as standard, supporting upto 3GB of registered PC2100 DDR-SDRAM Asus A7M266-D Dual Athlon (Socket A motherboard) (MB-007-AS) The Asus A7M266-D expands on the popular A7M266 with the addition of dual processor support, able to utilise 2 AMD Athlon MP processors running in SMP configuration or a single AMD Athlon XP processor this is the perfect option for processor heavy applications and busy servers

February 24th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,424	Depends what country your from I spose but in the UK its around £220. Bit more info Featuring : » 4 x 184pin DDR-SDRAM slots (requires registered dimms to use more than 2 slots) » 3 x 32 bit PCI slots » 2 x 64 bit PCI slots » 1 x AGP (4x) slot » 6 channel onboard audio » CPU Thermal Protection (prevents processor 'burning out') Theres a review <a href="http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=asus760mpx&page=1&mscss id=&tp=">here</a>

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Andronicus ƒeƒC[ƒ_ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere around the Earth Posts: 846	Then we have to stick with XP pro??

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Phuzzi Offending nations since '83 Join Date: May 2001 Location: England Posts: 265	FireGL: What are your motives for building such a system?

February 25th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Phuzzi Offending nations since '83 Join Date: May 2001 Location: England Posts: 265	Dual cpu's really isn't a good way to spend your cash then.

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Only have dual CPU's if you have apps that support it. Games (in general) don't. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

February 25th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	really it wont speed up games?? even if i put 2 athlon xp??? __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

February 25th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Phuzzi Offending nations since '83 Join Date: May 2001 Location: England Posts: 265	Unless the game is written for two cpu's, it won't be any faster. In fact in some games it'll run slower, as system resources are used by the extra cpu. Very very few games are written to take advantage of an extra cpu.

February 25th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
Zephon Key To The Universe Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 2,706	Take a look at this article: http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardwa...1&mscssid=&tp= As you can see, apllications that aren't prepared for dual cpus have almost no change in performance even with the latest cpus(both intel and amd). It's just a waste of money. __________________ But there is someone who remembers you Someone waiting for a sign that leads the way to you There is someone who will die for you Keep that in mind when the hope fails

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ebola Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 900	I have dual p3's at 1112 mhz. games run the same speed as when I had a single processor system. i didnt build my rig for gaming.

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FireGL I'm? Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: ======> Posts: 1,842	ok thanks for the tip and zephon i'll read that later i need to go to school ok thanks __________________ Open your eyes and look within... Are you satisfied with the life your livin'?

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