http://www.motherboards.org/articlesd/hardware-reviews/1213_1.html
this guy is a fairly unbiased reviewer, he like me likes the AMD's but the damn thing looks like it may take. The 2800 seems to hold its on in his test, but gets egged out. I think AMD still holds the graphic's, and hammer just may kick some butt. Yes, I meant hyperthreding. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric (Deacon)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 6:18 PM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Dual CPU and other questions.... > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Dual CPU and other questions.... > > > > > > Look into the P IV 3.0 w/ single thread technology. Sort of > > like a dual, but like a cpu within a cpu. You are going to get > > much performance as hlds does not benefit from dual's but > > anything running besides hlds would help your performance. > > I think you mean "hyperthreading", and from what I understand, it's a > really sloppy way to implement pipelining the CPU or some shiz... All I > know is that I trust Intel just about as much as I trust MS to put out a > "new and improved" product. I have yet to hear any reviews--even the > Intel-biased reviews from some sources such as Tom's Hardware--that > herald hyperthreading as anything more than another patch in the leaky > P4 boat... > > -- > Eric (the Deacon remix) > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux

