Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Fernando Boaglio <boaglio@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: 3200+ -> X2 4000+
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:17:06
Message-Id: ab2953b00707110515q40ce5202k4325f5afa5d98dc0@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: 3200+ -> X2 4000+ by "Hemmann
1 Ok folks, I'm running my new linux box right now: =D
2
3 cascao ~ # uname -a
4 Linux cascao 2.6.21-ck2-r1 #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jul 10 21:03:33 BRT 2007
5 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ AuthenticAMD
6 GNU/Linux
7
8 I've changed this option in my [make.conf]:
9
10 MAKEOPTS="-j4"
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12 Should I change anything else?
13
14 TIA
15 []'s
16 Fernando Boaglio
17
18 On 7/5/07, Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote:
19 > On Donnerstag, 5. Juli 2007, Fernando Boaglio wrote:
20 > > Thanks a lot guys, I love this place, I always learn something new =)
21 > >
22 > > Anyway, switching only the processor : 3200+ to X2 4000 and keeping
23 > > the same machine (Asus A8V Deluxe + HD IDE 2x80Gb + 2Gb RAM + GeForce
24 > > 7600GS) how much improvement should I expect ?
25 >
26 > the biggest improvement will be 'snappiness' of the desktop. If you ever had a
27 > multicore/multicpu desktop you never want to go back. It is just amazing.
28 >
29 > Everything multi-threaded will be faster too - but it completly depends on the
30 > app. Some almost double their speed, while others show as much as no
31 > improvement.
32 >
33 > >
34 > > I'm a developer, I keep running databases, IDEs like Eclipse, P2P
35 > > tools (Azureus, amule) , aMSN and watching my favorite series with
36 > > kplayer, like Lost, Supernatural,The 4400 :P
37 >
38 > watching a video while compiling something will be much more pleasant ;)
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41 >
42 >
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: 3200+ -> X2 4000+ Florian Philipp <f.philipp@××××××.de>