Linux supports dual CPUs, and SuSE supports them out of the box. Dual CPUs work well (I have 2 PIII-500s), but some would argue that one very fast CPU is more efficient. Depends what you do really. If you have lots of processes or you run multithreaded apps, dual processors is the way to go. If you want to run single threaded apps like most games, one fast CPU would be better. However, things are leaning towards multithreading more and more these days. Java runs threads left right and center. KDE-2 has nicely threaded IO. If you want server stuff like Apache or MySQL, multiple CPUs will definitely work best.
I am planning to get a new motherboard soon and would like some feedback as to the pros and cons of a dual Pentium III motherboard. Will a second cpu on the same board be useable or will it not be used? Or should I just stick with a single cpu motherboard?
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