Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-15 Thread Samuel Flory
Robert L. Cochran wrote: I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. So some of the terms are new for me. Let me get really basic: why would you want multiple processors on a motherboard as opposed to a single fast processor? Well I personally can think of 3 insta

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Warren Togami
- Original Message - From: "Robert L. Cochran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4 > I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. > So so

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Justin Zygmont
this shouldn't have to be the case, when the P-pro came out it was like that because of it's new features and intel just wanted to get it out the door, but when the P-II came out it had optimization for 16 bit code + a lot of other bug fixes. If it is slower, that's likely to change eventually

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Chris Kloiber
On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 20:35, Robert L. Cochran wrote: > I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. > So some of the terms are new for me. Let me get really basic: why would > you want multiple processors on a motherboard as opposed to a single > fast processor? I take

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4 - a bit long

2002-10-14 Thread Robert L. Cochran
Pete, thanks a lot! I'm learning. Bob Pete Huckelba wrote: At 07:35 PM 10/14/2002, you wrote: I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. So some of the terms are new for me. Let me get really basic: why would you want multiple processors on a motherboard as oppos

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Robert L. Cochran
end to agree with 'hack' though I'm not an engineer and I can't really tell you with any degree of non-troll like intelligence. Jason - Original Message - From: "Robert L. Cochran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, Octob

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4 - a bit long

2002-10-14 Thread Pete Huckelba
At 07:35 PM 10/14/2002, you wrote: I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. So some of the terms are new for me. Let me get really basic: why would you want multiple processors on a motherboard as opposed to a single fast processor? More is always better, unless y

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Jason
x27;t really tell you with any degree of non-troll like intelligence. Jason - Original Message - From: "Robert L. Cochran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4 > I'm new

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Jason
- Original Message - From: "Robert L. Cochran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4 I take it that the Xeon line is for multiple CPU > motherboards -- you don't just run one Xeon

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Robert L. Cochran
I'm new to the CPU-level stuff and don't have much background in them. So some of the terms are new for me. Let me get really basic: why would you want multiple processors on a motherboard as opposed to a single fast processor? I take it that the Xeon line is for multiple CPU motherboards -- yo

Re: Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Samuel Flory
Robert L. Cochran wrote: I think a 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 will be coming out later this year which will feature Hyper Threading. The definition of Hyper Threading that I've read in Maximum PC, November 2002, p.14 is: "...The technology helps a compatible OS utilize CPU resources more effectively b

Hyper Threaded Pentium 4

2002-10-14 Thread Robert L. Cochran
I think a 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 will be coming out later this year which will feature Hyper Threading. The definition of Hyper Threading that I've read in Maximum PC, November 2002, p.14 is: "...The technology helps a compatible OS utilize CPU resources more effectively by splitting the chip into t