From: Scott 

Maundering...

Lessee, dual cores times two...you don't ask for much do you???  :)

Scott


Randall Parker wrote:
> Given that chips that do dual core SMP are on the market and some (e.g.
> Opteron 275) even will work in pairs to provide 4 cores in 2 chips I'm
> wondering what the issues are.
>
> Can XP Pro use 2 dual core chips? Or does it top out at two CPU cores max?
>
> If one needs a different Windows OS to run 2 dual core chips then how
> expensive does that get?
>
> Also, if one goes for a Windows server OS what inconveniences does that
> cause a desktop user? How different is Windows for servers from Windows
> for desktops?
>
> I'm thinking later this year or early next year I want to get a machine
> that is extremely cutting edge. The idea of two dual cores in the box
> seems pretty cool. I could even use them by using gmake to parallelize
> my C++ builds.

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