- Jan 26, 2006
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i'm interested in what gains can be had from a dual-cpu motherboard. i haven't found any recent articles on AT on this subject.
this all started when one particular member posted their rig, which boasted a Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895A2NRF...running Dual AMD Dual-Core Opteron 280s (2400MHz).
(Wow...dual-core in a dual-CPU set-up!....Needless to say, got me to thinking.)
Can these mobos be used in regular PCs, or are they for dedicated workstations using non-Windows operating systems? And are the gains in sequential speed, or more in parallel processing power? And are those gains significant?
this all started when one particular member posted their rig, which boasted a Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895A2NRF...running Dual AMD Dual-Core Opteron 280s (2400MHz).
(Wow...dual-core in a dual-CPU set-up!....Needless to say, got me to thinking.)
Can these mobos be used in regular PCs, or are they for dedicated workstations using non-Windows operating systems? And are the gains in sequential speed, or more in parallel processing power? And are those gains significant?