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Sigstroker@xxxxxxx wrote:
> In a message dated 12/9/99 2:40:10 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> jstratmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Athelon is a decent chip but I'm an Intel guy. Besides I do software
> > design and as a hobby, 3D Graphics/Animation - the PIII series
> has the best
> > floating point/MMX support that I've seen...so far.
>
> Maybe Intel has better gaming support, but the Athlon is still
> faster, clock
> for clock, plus is available in a higher clock speed. The Athlon
> is also just
> beginning to get it's wind at current speeds, while the Pentium
> is wheezing
> on it's last legs. It needs 133 mhz memory and FSB speeds to
> almost keep up
> with Athlon at 100 mhz fsb speed and memory. Kyrotech is
> selling/developing
> Athlons super-cooled to 900-1000 mhz if you really need fast.
>
> > > Abit BP6 (Retail Box) - ATA 66 support * 2- 3 DAY WAIT *
> with cpu - dual
> > > Celeron 366 PPGA at550 each total 1100MHz w/Global Win CPM 32
> > > Heatsink fans,
> > > 3DIMM 1 AGP,5PCI,2ISA $ 335
> >
> > * ABIT is a good motherboard - they are a "overclockers
> dream*. I prefer
> > ASUS, consider them the cadillac but I dont overclock :)
>
> ABIT's are not known for their stability, so that's probably
> something you
> want to avoid unless you like lots of gaps in your data.
>
> > * I would recommend at least 128mg RAM. Buy this system with
> the intention
> > of running Windows 2000. I use Windows 2000 at home as I do software
> > development and LOVE IT. I've crashed NT plenty of times
> (never crashed
> > linux ONCE yet btw) but Windows 2k has been extremely stable
> and I like the
> > User INterface. As it's based on NT it requires a good amount
> of RAM. If
> > you really want to step up your system, like I upgraded mine, get a
> > motherboard (or add-on SCSI card) that supports SCSI (Narrow, Wide and
> > Ultra-Wide) and buy a Seagate Cheatah SCSI Hard Drive (or a
> competitor) I
> > like the Cheatahs because, well they are necessary for video
> editing and
> > dont have thermal-recalibration (thats hard to find and kinda
> expensive)
> > You dont necessarily need the Cheatah line for a SCSI hard
> drive but I like
> > them. You cant get a faster HD system unless you go RAID.
> The best EIDE
> > Hard drive imho is the IBM Deskstar series - stick with a
> drive of 7400 (or
> > is it 7500rpm) or more.
>
> SCSI is not likely to give you a noticeable benefit unless you
> use a 10,000
> rpm drive like the Cheetah. That comes with it's own set of
> problems (noise,
> cooling). Fast IDE drives run 7200 rpm. I believe Quantum is the current
> benchmark king.
>
> > Someone mentioned they've been reading up on this and get only 50%
> > performance increase on 2nd CPU - this is NOT true. (Hope
> that didnt come
> > across wrong). But for reasons as explained earlier you should see a
> LINEAR
> > performance increase as CPUs are added.
>
> I've never seen a real benchmark that supports this statement in SMP
> (symmetrical multiprocessing) configuration, even on multi-million dollar
> Alphas. I suppose it's possible to write a synthetic program that
> would come
> close, but I've never heard of it in the real world. MPP
> (massively parallel
> processing) is a different story, but you might need a couple
> million bucks
> for a nice Pyramid or something like that.
Sig, check out Tera (a publicly traded company that specializes in
multiprocessor systems - no not Massively parallel processing). These
systems have only been produced with 2 and now 8 CPUs now. Their
shareholders statements and news releases even state a linear increase in
performance. Not really sure you why say you haven't heard of this in the
real world - please clarify if you think I'm wrong but again, the statements
from Tera exist - check it out. Symbol is TERA if interested.
Joe
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