Re: quad cores?

["Daniel Feenberg" <user=12@nabble.blu.org>]

On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, Mark J. Dulcey wrote: 

> Stephen Adler wrote: 
>> The reason I ask is not so much if SMP is supported or not, but all the 
>> crazy bridge bus chip sets, and interrupt controller chip sets etc. etc. 
>> When I got my Intel based Core 2 Duo system, (i.e. intel motherboard) there 
>> was an issue with the current version of the kernel and lack of support due 
>> to some chip set issue... I can't remember how I dealt with it, (some odd 
>> boot parameter option or something like that.) Has anyone had any 
>> experience using a core 2 quad? Is it worth the extra money? 
> 
> The motherboard chip set could be an issue, though it's a separate one from 
> the processor. Using a new distribution will help. 
> 
> I haven't had any personal experience with the quad. What I've heard is that 
> the extreme (big $$) version isn't worth it unless you absolutely must have 
> the fastest computer for bragging rights, but the less expensive ones (like