Dual processor questions.

FlameGrilled · 07-06-2007, 10:41 PM

i was thinking about buying an old mac g4. i see a lot of them on ebay with dual processor configurations. my question is this: if i buy a dual 450mhz system, and i need to run a program with a minimum requirement of say 800mhz, will it work? how do older dual processor systems compare to single core/ single processor systems?

*SRTDodge05* · 07-06-2007, 10:43 PM

i doubt it unless the program supports 2 cpu's.

h20-ski · 07-07-2007, 12:42 AM

You can not just add the processor frequency to get whatever they are combined. Believe me when I say that dual processors speed things up, but not as much as doubling the frequency of a single processor.

FlameGrilled · 07-07-2007, 05:31 AM

thanks for the heads up. i didn't really expect to just add both processors, so I'm not really surprised. I'll probably buy a old dual system anyway, just to muck around with.

07-06-2007, 10:41 PM	#1
FlameGrilled Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 49	Dual processor questions. i was thinking about buying an old mac g4. i see a lot of them on ebay with dual processor configurations. my question is this: if i buy a dual 450mhz system, and i need to run a program with a minimum requirement of say 800mhz, will it work? how do older dual processor systems compare to single core/ single processor systems? __________________ cpu: pentium d 830 Ram: 2gb (2x1024 pc4200) mobo: d945gcnl OS: Ubuntu 8.10
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07-06-2007, 10:43 PM	#2
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,831	i doubt it unless the program supports 2 cpu's.
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07-07-2007, 12:42 AM	#3
h20-ski Forget Wakeboarding Join Date: May 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 2,460	You can not just add the processor frequency to get whatever they are combined. Believe me when I say that dual processors speed things up, but not as much as doubling the frequency of a single processor. __________________
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07-07-2007, 05:31 AM	#4
FlameGrilled Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 49	thanks for the heads up. i didn't really expect to just add both processors, so I'm not really surprised. I'll probably buy a old dual system anyway, just to muck around with. __________________ cpu: pentium d 830 Ram: 2gb (2x1024 pc4200) mobo: d945gcnl OS: Ubuntu 8.10
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