I have seen so many Dual processor motherboared for desktop using it as server .. So guys any one know if there is any laptops with Dual Processor.. ?

I havent heard of any... but found this article.. about it.

link (http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20040331112906.html)

I havent heard of any... but found this article.. about it.

link (http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/display/20040331112906.html)

wow thats cool man .. its good news cuz there is a chance to produce new generation laptops with Dual-Processor .. but i think the price will be more than 2000 rial i guess :)
thanx for the Link DD :)

u reminded me...of .this guy,who once came to me and wanted to sell me a laptop .. it was a toshiba centrino.....and claimed to have a dual processor..i took the model number and went online and checked the same model.....it turned out this guy was acting smart with me......and there was nothing as a dual processor for toshiba laptops..

There are bearly any for desktops ...
Laptops seems off-line ..

Guys, the reason we have dual and quad desktop processors is for servers. I've said it before, no home user or even most professional users require the dual processor configuration. The HT (Hyper-Threading) we have at the moment virtually turns one processor into two. Another major problem to overcome with putting dual processors in a laptop is the heat generation. At the moment a laptop left on for a few hours can give out up to 80 degrees of heat, thats hot enough. Imagine trying to cool two of those. It just doesn't work. Maybe in the future when we have longhorn and it requires so much cpu power, they will become available. But remember, laptops are not meant to be powerful, they are designed to be lightweight and transportable so that you can do work wherever you go.

not for the Toshiba M series ...

What? The Toshiba M Series does not have dual processors...they are based on the Intel Centrino which is a hybrid of amd and intel to create a cpu thats smaller, gives out less heat and is faster. As far as i know, dual and quad motherboards don't exist for laptops yet as they are not needed and there is no market fot them.

No, there is no dual processor laptop. As Guther had mentioned, these dual processors are mainly for servers or for 'computer freaks' whom want to have one for the heck of it. On the other hand, there are laptops with hyper threading (HT) technology which is virtually a two processor, but you need applications which are compatible with HT in order to make use of it.

Well, you dont need applications that are compatible with it...that would be silly cause all the software would have to make 3 versions of software (64 bit as well). Wouldnt that suck being a programmer and coding same program 3 times :P. I'm not too sure how the hardware kernel transforms it but i believe HT works something like this. The first processor is duplicated somehow (not sure) and then all of the applications are just split between the processors. This eliminates the battle between apps over spu usage :P. On Non HT processors, the applications fight over the CPU and its this that causes major bottlenecks. As programming and operating systems improve they fight less but it will always be there unless HT is enabled. I have a Tom's Hardware of a 3ghz P4 with HT and a 3.6 P4 with HT and the 3.6 is faster at instantly loading apps but the 3 is way way way faster at loading a lot at the same time. The testers loaded powerpoint up with a 12.5 mb file, the 3.6 took about 10 seconds per slide to load as the 3 HT just whizzed through the slides. If you are going to buy a new computer and prefer intel i would go for the HT option. If you just want a new computer go with the athlon 4000+ (major improvements over 3400+'s 512MB L2 Cache). If its games your after, for the the AMD FX-53, awesome CPU.

For my next upgrade i'll be looking at somthhing like this:

1. AMD FX-53 3500+ Barton (if it comes with barton core)
2. 2GB Corsair Dual Channel ECC Registered RAM
3. Motherboard that supports AMD FX (Sockst 900) and dual PCX card slots.
4. Dual PCX (PCI Express - 2 times as fast as AGP 8x) GeForce 6800 Ultras.
5. 2 x 74GB SATA Raptors (best SATA seek time in the world :))
6. Water cooling, with a beast like this its the only option hehe.

Well that comes to around 3000 rials.....dream :D. To think that that will just satisfy Longhorns hunger for CPU Power :S.

gunther, I kind of get your point, as the Hyper Threading processor would allow multiple threaded applications/programs to execute the threads in parallel, though, I do not believe it would be as effective as the dual processor. It's been a time since I've looked at some reviews concering dual-processor VS HT-processor. So let me check to double check.

Man, 3000 R.O. for that system?? Around 7000 US$! I don't think it would be THAT expensive (though it will be expensive). I do NOT recommend you to buy any processor which is at the top in the market, because it is ALWAYS SUPER HIGH priced. Buy the next one below it.

Hey, i planned for that :). I plan on getting that in a few years...my trusty athlon xp 2400+ is gettin a bit outdated :). Of course dual processors would be much more powerful because you would have 2 L2 Caches :D. I think that comp was only 2000 rial...not 3000...

I think that comp was only "2000 rial"...not 3000...

Ohh.. How nice! a desktop PC for only 2000rials! sounds like a bargain to me! :hyper:

Are we back in the mid 80's or what!!?? :think:

hehe well for those specs thats a very moderate price :P

Of course dual processors would be much more powerful because you would have 2 L2 Caches :D. I think that comp was only 2000 rial...not 3000...

Do you know that the new Athlon 64 contain half the cache the original ones had. The Newcastle Athlon has 512KB of level2 cache instead of 1MB the original Athlon 64 had, there are no compromises in performance because they upped the megahertz in each cpu. For example, the old Ahtlon 64 3200+ was clocked @ 2GHz, but the new Athlon 64 3200+ is clocked @ 2.2GHz but with less L2 cache.

Keep in mind, the Winchester is the latest in Athlon 64's, it also contains 512KB L2 cache and uses a smaller die size. :)

I'm talkin bout the FX not the 64...

I'm talkin bout the FX not the 64...

I know you were, i'm just making a note about cache sizes.

Yeah i mentioned em before...i was aware of the change AMD made...some people weren't very happy at all with it. I also heard that the new 64 fx's have a better northbridge....not sure if thats true but whatever :).

AMD FX is really expensive, and after checking out the reviews and benchmark results, I dont think it's worth the price. I'de go for a 64 3500+ or above. Dunno much about the new northbridge, Is that on the 939pin CPU or 940pin?

its in the 940 pin, and although the amd fx is expensive when the 54 comes out its gonna haul.

its in the 940 pin, and although the amd fx is expensive when the 54 comes out its gonna haul.

The FX 55 is out already, you can find the price at www.pricewatch.com .

I see....well i may have to update my new sys specs...