Poll: How many CPUs does your main rig have?

[Chaotic42]

I think that we dually users are a rare-breed here. I'm curious about how many dually folks there are here.

 

[MichaelD]

Soon to have a duallie. Got in on the 1.6GHz low-voltage Xeons deal. Saving pennies for an Asus NCCH-DL.

 

[BW86]

who here has more than 8?

 

[nageov3t]

1.

I'm not doing any kind of work where dual cpu's would help. in fact, I probably wouldn't even notice the difference.

 

[JBT]

Only 1 here. Pathetic isn't it ? :roll:

 

[klah]

At IDF Intel projected something like 80% workstations/laptops and 40% desktop penetration(probably 90%+ for gamers) of dual-core products by 2006, so we are finally going to see some huge investments in multithreaded software.

 

[imported_waldo]

I've got a dually, and soon to have a second dually!

 

[jdiddy]

1 bleh I need more money I really want to jump on the dullie bandwagon

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: klah
At IDF Intel projected something like 80% workstations/laptops and 40% desktop penetration(probably 90%+ for gamers) of dual-core products by 2006, so we are finally going to see some huge investments in multithreaded software.

isn't that obvious if that's the only way we can get substantially faster computers? Thats like predicting how many computers are going to have Pentiums and Athlons, because the new technology is just going to replace the old just as GHz did MHz and so forth.

 

[BFG10K]

One because I can buy a single CPU that is both cheaper and often faster than multiple CPUs.

 

[Bateluer]

I wish I had the cash to buy a multi CPU system . . .

 

[tfinch2]

i want specs for those people who voted more than 8!

 

[ponyo]

Multi-computers suit my needs better than multi-cpus.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I have multiple "main" machines. My OpenBSD desktop has 1 processor. My Windows desktop has 2. My notebooks only have 1. I have a dual p3 just sitting here turned off because I don't have room for it.

 

[Markfw]

2 per sig. and 9 more cpus' in the house, not counting laptops.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: klah
At IDF Intel projected something like 80% workstations/laptops and 40% desktop penetration(probably 90%+ for gamers) of dual-core products by 2006, so we are finally going to see some huge investments in multithreaded software.

isn't that obvious if that's the only way we can get substantially faster computers? Thats like predicting how many computers are going to have Pentiums and Athlons, because the new technology is just going to replace the old just as GHz did MHz and so forth.

This is the same Otellini that said "the Pentium 4 will scale to 10Ghz during its lifetime" at IDF 2001, so we'll see...

 

[GullyFoyle]

My S/390 will lay the smack down on your paltry dual Athlon...

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
i want specs for those people who voted more than 8!

Me too.

Also a reminder that having 50 computers doesn't give you 50 processors. It's just the number of procs in the computer that you use most.

 

[DaFinn]

Main only 1. Allthough I have a dual Athlon MP setup as an ftp/game server sitting next to it...

Edit: Oh, does HT count as 2?

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: DaFinn
Main only 1. Allthough I have a dual Athlon MP setup as an ftp/game server sitting next to it...

Edit: Oh, does HT count as 2?

I think we'll just limit it to physical processors.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

2x MP 2400+

 

[bupkus]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: tfinch2
i want specs for those people who voted more than 8!

Me too.

Also a reminder that having 50 computers doesn't give you 50 processors. It's just the number of procs in the computer that you use most.

Cluster, please.

Oh, yah, if you're not in a hurry, and I am not, we can all expect multi-core processors in the not too distant future.

 

[DyslexicHobo]

Only one processor, I'm still getting to know about all the single processor stuff... Maybe I'll look into dual processors in a few months (that is, if I can find enough time to work and get my cashflow going again).

 

[dullard]

My main rig has 1. I'm surrounded by duals at work though if that counts (and I used to purchase/use them all the time). I just don't have the need right now for dual - and I never had the need nor money for more.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: DanDeighan
My S/390 will lay the smack down on your paltry dual Athlon...

Hardly. A lot of the hardware in mainframes is there to make sure it keeps running and to double check all of the work.


Oh, and I forgot I have a dual processor sparcstation 20 at my mom's, but I'm not exactly using it at the moment.