Mr_Yuck Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 $140 at newegg... For Hyperthreading, I have XP Home and it does support hyperthreading, what XP home doesnt support is dual processors, so I put 2000 Pro on that system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 in otherwords you have no clue what hyper threading really is. it's 2 cores on a single processor chip Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 Well, they aren't completely separate...they share things like cache, execution units, and buses. (<----taken from the datasheets off Intel's website) I guess it's more like 1.5 cores or so...anyway, it is still seen by windows as a single processor, because it is. If anybody wants to see the datasheets, download them here. I got the info above on page 9. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 ouch, even in canadian $$$ that does sound astronomically high! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 hyper threading is treated as 2 cpus by windows xp pro and 2000 pro. hence the 2 cpus listed in device manager of xp pro but NOT home. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy54354 Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 y dont u just bench and compare xp home vrs xp pro? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 I can't bealive how much they charge for xp the price for pro is almost what i paid for my computer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 Heh when I upgraded from home to pro (sis wanted windows xp and got my copy of home) I spent 90 bucks on ebay and got an oem version (straight oem doesnt have dell or hp stuff on it) As for chips here is how i see it Amd= bang for buck and power for mhz Intel is Power through higher speeds but at a higher cost Both chips are good but my budget only allowed amd but I would be happy with either of the same level Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caffeinejunkie Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 I also hate how Dell says rock solid pcs i have had friends who have had motherboard after motherboard die on them of coarse dell does replace them but with another peice of junk the dies the next month. I'm glad i built my own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ballz2TheWallz Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 um i have home on my ht and it show to cpus in task manager Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 For a while I use INtel because you didn't have to worry about any incompatibility issues. I've since moved on to AMD, as the Athlons are every bit the processor that the Pentium is. "More bang for the buck." As for the HT discussion... ya'll might want to brush up on your facts... Operating Systems that Include Optimizations for Hyper-Threading Technology @ support.intel.com Windows XP and Hyper-Threading @ Suport.microsoft.com XP Home does support HT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krieg Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 AMD is, as everyone says, bang for the buck. However, for about $260 or so you can get a p4 barebone w/8x agp pc3200 support and a 533 mhz fsb 2.4ghz p4 processor. My dad just bought one. Runs wonderfully. Not that great for OC'ing, but for the average user... Why not? I'm still a hardcore AMD fan (maybe cuz I root 4 the underdog ) Just one man's two cents. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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