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Originally Posted by Winterverse
Dual Processors. Increase speed or just necessary for better multitasking? I need to..
Run Photoshop/Dreamweaver
Play Doom 3/Half-Life 2, etc
Encode from my new Canon XL2
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Photoshop - big speed improvmemnt
Dreamweaver - no speed improvemnt
Doom 3 Arena? - big speed improvement
Half-life - i dunno.
Encode - depends on what software you use
It all depends on the software in question. If the software is written to be SMP aware, it will will run a LOT faster. If not, it won't. Actually, it will get a little boost, because you can tell your system to always run "program x" on the second processer, while your OS is either on the 1st, or using both, with the 1st as priority. So, progs running on the 2nd will compete less for CPU cycles.