dual processors

[TheSiege]

dual pentium 750 with a gig of ram, what OS should i put on it? will linux support dual processor or am i better off going with xp pro

 

[ch33zw1z]

Depends on what version of Linux, chances are it will support it tho.

 

[Roguestar]

windows 2000 :thumbsup:

 

[TheSiege]

seriously?

 

[Roguestar]

Sure, why not? Windows 2000 is a reliable woman.

 

[lobbyone]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
Sure, why not? Windows 2000 is a reliable woman.

lol

 

[n0cmonkey]

Linux supports multiple processors just fine.
Win2k is junk. Recycle those discs.
WinXP supports multiple processors just fine.

 

[Steve]

XP's support for multiple CPU's is better than 2000's. Most Linux or BSD distros should be just fine, too.

 

[imported_Nacelle]

XP. I had a P2 400mhz w/256mb, running it just fine.

 

[Steve]

He means two Pentiums, not a Pentium II.

 

[Wolfsraider]

I would also recommend xp and a Distributed computing project to help science untill you decide what to use it for, you will see the power the beast possesses that way lol

As seen here 🙂

 

[imported_Nacelle]

Originally posted by: sm8000
He means two Pentiums, not a Pentium II.

Oh boy!? I was stating that I was able to get a pentium 2 to run xp. So, he should have no problem do so on that rig. Besides, at 750mhz, they are more likely to be dual Pentium 3's.

 

[Steve]

Or dual Pentium M 750's 😀

 

[bob4432]

personally i would either go a distro of linux and learn that or win2kpro - personally it is my favorite os and use it on a couple of machines here at home - less overhead and works fine for my needs.

that machine will run good - dual 750s, 1GB of ram - does the m/b support scsi? for some time my wife's machine was a dual 1GHz P3s w/ 512MB ram and a 36GB 10K u320 hdd - very snappy indeed for normal stuff.