Dual CPU?

[Martin Naef]

Peter,

Quoting Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com>:
> One thing I was wondering, since I'm looking into getting a brand new
> PC, is whether anyone these days bothers to get a dual CPU machine.
> Obviously, both CPUs would be quad core.
>
> Is this silly to do at home? Is the extra expense wasted?

Only you can really answer that question. I went for a standard quad  
core (2.4) some time ago and feel it's perfectly adequate for my  
needs, including regular photo editing and the occasional software  
development and 3D graphics task (and, of course, music). So for my  
personal needs, it's not worth the expense. There aren't all that many  
moments where I feel that four additional cores would make a  
difference, I'm usually limited by other factors such as disk speed  
and how fast my brain and fingers work...

Bye
Martin