FW: [Malvern] Multi Core Processors

[Ian Pascoe]

Cheers Chris

I'll have a read up and see if I can get any more confused!

Ian

-----Original Message-----
From: malvern-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:malvern-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Chris Eilbeck
Sent: 12 November 2007 12:14
To: malvern at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Malvern] Multi Core Processors


Ian Pascoe <ianpascoe at btinternet.com> wrote :

> Hi
>
> I'm going round in ever decreasing circles!  Can someone
> please put me straight ....
>
> How many sockets, on a motherboard, do multi-core processors
> require?

It appears most motherboards take a single chip which has either two or four
cores on it.

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=82&l3=249&l4=0&model=1341&modelmenu
=1

There are some higher end motherboards that'll take two of these chips like

http://uk.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=9&l2=39&l3=299&l4=0&model=1746&modelmenu
=1

Chris






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