FWIW - I've found the dual processor system is best for a single node machine - as it allows the video rendering to take place with less chance of punishing the audio processing. My $.02 worth.
Jason Soohoo wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to get some feedback on my proposed hardware for a Single > System Node client. For a small conference room (6-10 people, 1 large > table) > > Looking at a Dell Precision 370 P4 2.8GHz 1MB/800, 1GB 533MHz DDR2 > RAM, 128MB Dual DVI/VGA nVidia Quadro video card. > And plan to add 2 camera's w/ 2 video capture cards. > > Does anyone see the need for a dual processor system? or any other > types of hardware upgrades. > > I've used a "test" system, which was a Dell Dimension, P4 2.4 GHz > 512MB RAM, onboard video. Same conference room in question And I was > able to support the past SC2004 lectures and that was like 20+ video > streams. > > Any feedback on possible needs for a dual processing system would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thank you all for your time, > > Jason SooHoo > MIT Haystack Observatory > Research Engineer > > -- Bob Riddle (b...@internet2.edu) Technologist,Internet2 3025 Boardwalk, Suite 100 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108 Business Phone: 734.913.4257 Fax Number: 734.913.4255 "Math illiteracy affects 7 out of every 5 people"
