--- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], akasha_108 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [...] > > > You need faster memory bus to really use such a beast properly. My > > > dual-G5 Mac has a 1Ghz bus, for instance. > > > > I need a faster one huh. What am I running on right now? If you don't > > know, what makes you presume I need a faster one? > > Just an intution. Was the MB designed for the CPU? > It was designed for all AMD 939 socketst processors -- which are their > latest and fastest desktop cpus. It was not designed specifically for > a dual core CPU. I am not aware of any 939 socket MB that is > specifically designed for dual core. Are you aware of such? If not, > why are you bringing it up -- if its not an option. > > But thus far on my benchmark, I am getting a 76% performance boost > over the single core CPU. Which is what I expected. Its not 100% due > to some extra management overhead and software sub-optimized for dual > core -- and not at all for 64 bit. > > So I don't think I am experinceing a bottleneck on memory. With single > core I was only using half of my 2 Gigs of Ram. With the new CPU I am > using less memory, apparently less needs to be held in memory as the > CPUs operate essential at 2x over prior cpu.
Don't know why that would be the case, to be honest. And memory speed is almost always the primary factor in how fast a process goes. If there's no faster motherboard available, then you have the fastest you can get, obviously... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
