Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 13:07:35 +0930 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brian Tao <taob@nbc.netcom.ca> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, FREEBSD-CHAT-L <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SMP motherboard advice... Message-ID: <199709170337.NAA00422@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Sep 1997 23:27:06 -0400." <Pine.GSO.3.95.970916232322.21795j-100000@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca>
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> On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > Most of the SMP guys will tell you that a dual P5 is a waste of time. > > As opposed to what? Dual PPros or PII's? Those are still on the > pricey side. What specific disadvantages are there to dual P5's? > Nowhere near 2x performance? Current motherboards not having enough > L2 cache for 2x200-MHz CPU's? More to the point, there usually being only one L2 cache for the two CPUs, and a single P6 being more cost-effective. > > If you're planning on playing games on the box, SMP is a waste of > > time. You want the fastest uniprocessor machine your budget will > > support, the most evil video card you can get, and a BIG MONITOR! > > I'll have the evil video cards and a big monitor, but I also want > to diddle around with FreeBSD-SMP. ;-) I figure the addition of a > Voodoo 3D accelerator alone will do wonders for my game playing > experience. :) Heh. 8) Basically, you'll have to compromise in order to meet both your goals. Ain't life a bitch? mike
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