Dual PIII System and Marvel G400

[kropotkin]

Does anyone have any experience using a dual system with a marvel g400; win2k of course? Because i have a free processor socket, which i intend to fill with another pIII. The only thing that kept me from doing this is the Phillips sound card, which those idiots "forgot" to say that it does not work in multiprocessor enviromments. Damn Phillips, btw.

In the same area, any problems with a raid array in stripping mode? 'cause i could do that too.

[IM_Riktar]

I was using a Dual P-III system until recently. Now that I have had time to go single again I note these differences:

1. P4 1.6A @ 2.4Ghz is much faster that my P-III 1Ghx2 system.

2. P4 1.6A @ 2.4Ghz isn't as quick as my P-III 1Ghx2 system.

To try and put things in a real world perspective: If I am only doing one thing at a time, the P4 can really flex it's muscle. If I am doing multiple things at once, the Duallie will just keep humming along without missing a beat, while the P4 starts choking down. And when I say choking down I am talking about windows hanging up while opening, mouse movement is interupted, etc.

When I was doing non-profit (Purely unintentional I assure you) work in video as a sideline I found the duallie was a blessing for it's abilities to do all my rendering while leaving me with a completely useable PC for the rest of my computing needs. Now that I am only doing video work as a hobby, or for family, I have found dual processors to be just a little overkill.

In terms of speed increases from using duallies you will find that with the exception of TMPGEnc, most software doesn't use both processors that efficiently. While there will be a speed increase just by the nature of having 2 processors to split the load, the reality is that it won't be much faster.

There are still times I miss having the duallie as my rig to work on. If I hadn't gotten such a sweet deal on my present Mobo and CPU I would still be banging away on my trusty Acorp. Then again, since the wife now uses my old duallie, I can still farm out rendering projects to her box while keeping mine free. And the best part is, she can't even tell the difference while she's using her machine.

One word of caution: If the motherboard you have is VIA based you had better dump your Phillips card and get a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz. And spare no expense on memory. VIA boards will take almost any memory you throw at them. The problem is they don't run much of anything well.

Your best bet in trying out a dual mobo is the Acorp 6A815EPD mobo. It can be had for less than $40 these days and it is a very good performer.

Just a final reminder about duallies: You won't be twice as fast, but you will be twice as quick. Good Luck.

[teo]

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[kropotkin]

Wll thanks. I don't use the HW capture anyway, so i think i'll be okay. Picvideo mjpeg and hufyuv can do the job

[Claymonkey]

All I have to say is that you should be throwing more ram in that rig... try to get it to 512MB but 384 will do in a pinch. If you'll be doing a lot of video you'll need the ram. With two Procs 128MB will be a MAJOR bottleneck.

P.S. I'm jealous that you'll be playing with a duallie

[K6-III]

My KT333-based Epox 8K3A+ tolerates my Philips PSC706 and PSC605 very well....

I suggest you check out the Philips forum at 3DSoundSurge, which Philips monitors, for a solution to any issues you may have...

I've gotta say that I'd be back to SIS or forward to NForce the moment Epox releases something that meets my appetite for OC'in...

[kropotkin]

Well, the problem i heard i could encounter with psc706 it is that DOES NOT work in multiprocessor enviroments. Do you think that i can find a cure for that ? I will check out the forum anyway, thanx!