Eric wrote:

Tom Baldwin wrote:

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- Same processor; up to Pentium D 840, 3.2GHz, 2x1MB L2 cache, 800MHz
FSB. The 9100 also boasts "with dual core technology", whatever that
is...
- Same memory; dual channel DDR2-533MHz SDRAM.

So _what_ then is the difference between the two?!

Looks like you need to check what motherboards are used.


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Where have you ever seen a Pentium at 5GHz? 3.8GHz is the highest ever
released to the market.

Liquid nitrogen cooled? ;)


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The Pentium-D 840 is the better performer by quite a bit.

Look carefully at the processor spec. Only the higher priced Intel Dual Cores are HT enabled (to give 4 virtual processors). The others are restricted to a single thread per processor core.

Here's another thought: My impression from running both linux and windows
versions is that linux will process more wu's in less time in the long run.
Consider installing Mandrake Linux.

I agree :)

Also take a look at the AMD dual cores. In my view they are a much better design and they give more crunching per buck (and for less heat!).


Happy crunchin',
Martin