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dual core chips and BOINC
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Send message Joined: 21 May 06 Posts: 73 Credit: 8,710 RAC: 0 |
I'm considering upgrading to a dual-core intel Pentium D 820. Does BOINC and LHC in particular able to use both engines? Does it allow multiple projects to run simultaneously? Thanks Phil |
 FalconFly Send message Joined: 2 Sep 04 Posts: 121 Credit: 592,214 RAC: 0 |
Yes, BOINC can use numerous CPU's. The PentiumD is not an optimal choice for Dual Core however, consider Core Duo or Athlon64 X2 instead. Both outperform the Pentium D by a good margin, at far lower power consumtion and less heat. Scientific Network : 45000 MHz - 77824 MB - 1970 GB 
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Send message Joined: 31 Jul 05 Posts: 4 Credit: 6,933 RAC: 0 |
I'm currently running an AMD 64 X2 4200+ under XP Pro SP2 without any problem for crunching (can't speak about screensaver, I'm running boinc as a service and don't use 'em |
Steve Cressman Send message Joined: 28 Sep 04 Posts: 47 Credit: 6,394 RAC: 0 |
And if you get AMD, which I think is the better choice, then make sure you get the X2 4000+ or the 4400+ THese chips have the larger cache. :) 98SE XP2500+ @ 2.1 GHz Boinc v5.8.8  
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Send message Joined: 21 May 06 Posts: 73 Credit: 8,710 RAC: 0 |
Yes, BOINC can use numerous CPU's. how do the prices compare? I'm considering the Dell SC430 with 1 gig of mem and dual core for $499. |
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Send message Joined: 28 Sep 05 Posts: 21 Credit: 11,715 RAC: 0 |
Wait till the July release (hopefully) of the Intel 'Conroe' chipsets. They beat the pants off any other processor on the market. |
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Send message Joined: 1 Sep 04 Posts: 506 Credit: 118,619 RAC: 0 |
Wait till the July release (hopefully) of the Intel 'Conroe' chipsets. They beat the pants off any other processor on the market. hehe - but if you wait until September AMD will have a new offering that's better yet. Of course, if you wait that long then it's not much longer until Intel release their next product upgrade in around February. If you've waited for that then it's worth waiting a bit longer because AMD have a really good processor scheduled for release in 2007Q2. But then again, just a few weeks later... It's probably best not to upgrade at all, since you'll always miss out on that upgrade just around the corner. ;-) FWIW I won't now be upgrading anything until Microsoft releases a proper requirements list for Vista. Gaspode the UnDressed http://www.littlevale.co.uk |
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Send message Joined: 29 Sep 04 Posts: 196 Credit: 207,040 RAC: 0 |
FWIW I won't now be upgrading anything until Microsoft releases a proper requirements list for Vista. You said it, bro. And while I'm on the tangent of Vista.. doesn't it worry anyone that Microsoft has not only taken an extra 2 years to release an OS but in that timeframe can't finalize the specs for DirectX10 or Vista? If I were some vendor like Best Buy or NewEgg I'd be fuming right now -- users don't know what to buy, products aren't selling quickly, the CPU market bombed (at least for Intel; their sales are down 52% y/y, but it's Intel's fault) and users who buy things now may end up in a position where their hardware won't allow them to fully utilize the more premium versions of Vista. But not only that, I wonder if there will be some kind of damage to any vendor's image when Vista is finally released due to those reasons. </rant> 
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