> Is there a way to monitor the separate CPU's? In Windows, you just use the Task Manager. For Vista, there are a number of system monitoring widgets for the sidebar that will do the same.
Just to reiterate (this is not directed at you Richard), there many reasons to buy a multi-core CPU for an ever-growing number of mainstream environments and scenarios where you will actually benefit from it, if not today then soon, and only one reason to buy a single-core CPU: price. Even that isn't a good reason. If all you can afford is a used P4 system, then I won't quibble with you. But this isn't 2006 and multi-cores don't have a several hundred $$$ premium attached to them any longer. You can get a multi-core CPU system for about $50 more and I will bet that you will see B-I-G deals on multi-core systems this holiday season that will actually be less than a single core system. Buy single core if you have very little money, or as we've seen in another case, sense. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
