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Dual-Core Processors

Discussion in 'Computers & Modding' started by ICE-X, Jul 7, 2009.

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  1. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    Only with certain motherboards and processors, but yes, you can have up to 8 in a single case. The phenom cannot be run in a multiple CPU configuration, but the Opteron can
     
    Loonylion, Aug 3, 2009
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  2. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    um, how can you have multiple cpu's if you said usually only 1 motherboard = 1 cpu?
    or can i have 2 motherboards or more with their each cpu working as 1 in 1 computer?

    this is so exciting, its like playing lego, you get all the parts and just assemble them as you please...
     
    damanali, Aug 3, 2009
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  3. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    Keyword is "usually".
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 3, 2009
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  4. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    yeah, i'm asking how? what process must i do? what things to buy? loony said Opteron or something, i think its a processor, right? how about yours?

    8 motherboard in a case? do i need to put 8 OS or 1 OS is fine?, is it like lightning speed when processing? cause this is the the first time i heard of many motherboards/cpus in 1 computer. thats why i'm so curious to know. sorry if i'm bothering you with my questions.
     
    damanali, Aug 3, 2009
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  5. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    It's not the number of motherboards that changes, you still only have one motherboard, but you need a motherboard with multiple CPU sockets, and a larger than normal case to put it in (multiple socket boards are eATX, or extended ATX). You then need the correct processors (for example, my processors are opteron 2354 processors, the 2 means it is for a dual socket board, if you have 4 sockets you need the opteron 43xx, for 8 sockets you need the opteron 83xx), and ram for every processor (I currently have 4GB per processor), and an operating system that supports multiple processors, such as windows server 2003. (XP professional will support up to 2 processors though).
     
    Loonylion, Aug 3, 2009
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  6. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    By the way, multiprocessing is more of an enterprise solution and isn't really very beneficial to individuals...High costs and low benefits.
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 3, 2009
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  7. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    it has its uses in video and multimedia.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 3, 2009
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  8. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    A single multicore CPU can achieve sufficient performance in those aspects at a fraction of the price.

    If you're doing some hardcore video editing or something, overkill processing power is just going to be bottlenecked somewhere along the line.
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 3, 2009
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  9. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    not if the system is properly designed. 3D animation, however, really does benefit from everything you can throw at it.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 3, 2009
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  10. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    No offense to damanali, but since he's new to this I doubt he'd manage to "properly design" a system with ease, and it's unlikely that he does 3D animation anyway.
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 3, 2009
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  11. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    well, thats true, i dont do that 3d animation, thats my sister's job. I like custom building computers. when i get extra, i upgrade... if only i have the skill and parts to build a laptop, then that will be my hobby, but desktops are easier and less costly to build so i do that.
    thats why i was so interested in hearing about this multi cpu's.
     
    damanali, Aug 3, 2009
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  12. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    Less costly? That's definitely not the case here, unfortunately...
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 4, 2009
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  13. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    well, like you said earlier, you dont have a "normal" computer, you and loony. You have "special" computer which in my point of view is so expensive. only dedicated person who uses the comp for "heavy using", animation, programming and those high-level stuff work, owns those computers.

    well, here, you can build you own "normal" desktop, processor, motherboard, ram, harddrive, optical drive, OS, adequate power supply, computer case, fans... then you have a cpu. just buy a monitor, mouse, keyboard then you can use it as you wish.

    but a laptop is different, the only thing you can change is the battery, ram and harddrive. you get stuck with the video card its built. if its upgradable, its very expensive...reach at least 1K USD and above.
     
    damanali, Aug 4, 2009
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  14. tehuber1337

    tehuber1337 Well-Known Member

    I don't remember ever saying that I have a "special" computer...I just have a regular old Core2Duo in mine =/

    I wouldn't mind having a multiprocessor PC, but like I said, that's too expensive.
     
    tehuber1337, Aug 4, 2009
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  15. damanali

    damanali Well-Known Member

    oh, sorry for assuming that with yours. But you know a lot about those multi-processor so i assumed yours is.

    And i thought building a "normal" pc is more expensive than building a laptop...

    sorry for wrong informations.
     
    damanali, Aug 4, 2009
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