Ian
Well, believe it or not even with 10 windows open your still only using 10-15% (based on a 1gig T'bird) of the potential power of the CPU.
There are several "dual" motherboards from the leading manufactures to choose from;
Abit BP6,
DFI TA64B,
ECS B6BXT-A,
FIC KW15,
Gigabyte GA 6BXDU,
Iwil DBS100,
Soyo SY-D6IBA-2 and from Intel
Tyan Tomcat i815T S2054.
There are currently three AMD MP (multi-processor) to choose from; 1600+ (£97), 1800+(£109) & 1900+(£127) (prices are +VAT) all are:-
QuantiSpeed™ Architecture
Smart MP Technology
Advanced 266MHz Front-Side Bus with ECC (Error Correcting Code) Support
384K Total High-Performance, Full-Speed Cache
3DNow!™ Professional Technology (72 instructions, full SSE compatibility)
Support for Double Data Rate (DDR) Memory
Stable Socket A Infrastructure
The Power of a Reliable Partner
.:N2:. correct me if I'm but isn't the Tyan m0b0 an Intel dualie? Try the
Tyan Tiger MPX As for using Durons?
Doing things we ought not to do
Naturally, some of the Tiger MPX's spec-sheet restrictions looked like challenges to us. So we tried a bunch of messed up configurations to see if they would really work. Among them:
Running a pair of 1GHz Durons — Running Durons in SMP is an attractive alternative to building a single-processor system based on a more expensive Athlon XP, so there's some real interest in this one. Like the Tiger MP before it, the Tiger MPX had no trouble at all running a pair of "Morgan" Durons (the kind derived from the Athlon MP's Palomino core) in a dually config. In fact, we've got a full set of benchmarks with dually Durons.
I would save your monies and get the MP chips.
And to get the best from your Dual system you'll need Windows XP, W2K will do.
Enjoy!
Mucks
