Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: "Hemmann
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Upgrade from single to dual core CPU
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:53:52
Message-Id: 200601251650.57156.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Upgrade from single to dual core CPU by B Vance
1 On Wednesday 25 January 2006 16:31, B Vance wrote:
2
3 >
4 > I should be safe from OOM. I have 3Gig RAM installed. With AMD's
5 > HyperSomethingorother that pretends to be a CPU, would it be any benefit
6 > to set the MAKEOPTS to -j4? 2 Cores + 2 Virtual CPUs?
7
8 virtual cpus?
9
10 intel has hyperthreading, if you mean that, not amd.
11
12 the rule of thumb is cores+1
13
14 but it is totally personal taste, what you set for jX.
15 1,2,3,4,5 just try it and choose the number where the result is most to your
16 liking.
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