I doubt that the current CPU will work in a multi CPU system, the multi processors were the MP versions. The best option would probably be to buy a new board and new processor. You would probably see a jump in performance by updating to either an Athlon X2 system, with socket AM2, or a celeron dual core or pentium dual core. You would have to get new ram, but DDR2 can be picked up for £10 for a gig stick.
If you wanted a dual processor system, I have a precision 470 that I bought for £140 a couple of months ago, with 2*2.8 ghz xeons, and a gig of ram. This absolutely flies with 64 bit ubuntu. I wouldn't go for an older model than this, as the older models didn't have DDR2 of PCI express. Probably not the answer that you were looking for, but it may be a significant increase in performance and longegivity. On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:19 PM, Ian Pascoe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi all > > Somewhat OT, but I'm hoping someone here can help. > > My Desktop MB is on the way out, intermittent strange behaviour, and it > being some 8 years old and well used, I'm not really that surprised. > > Now, as I hate wasting money I thought I'd get myself a new MB that would > handle the current CPU, AND 1.6 GHz, and memory, but thought about going > for > a dual socket CPU board instead, and buy another CPU to boost performance. > > I realise that the make and clock speed of the CPU has to be the same, but > does it have to be from the same family of CPU's? The PSU, at 350w, should > be more than capable as the only other large power draw, the graphics > system, is, by today's standards, fairly medioca, but it suits. > > I should add that I'm not going to attempt this upgrade, but am going to > let > the local computer shop that originally built it, do it, but I wanted to do > some research first so that I didn't get blinded by the sales pitch, or > tech > talk. > > Cheers > > Ian > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >
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