The general consensus seems to be that an AMD Dual core is better than an Intel dual core.
I am wondering...is a dual core AMD better than a dual Xeon, that actually has 2 processors?
You are probably asking "what do I mean by better?" I would like to make a kind of HTPC with a few extra functions. I want to leave it on 24/7. It will have to be able to record TV, FM Radio and internet radio or tv, as well as serve as an answering machine/ fax machine SIMULTANEOUSLY. Speed is one factor. Stability is another. Another factor, which is harder to describe, is that I like to overbuy a motherboard and underbuy CPU's, then as the price of the cpus gets cheaper I will buy another.
I know that a mobo that actually has dual cpus needs software designed for dual cpu's...does xp do this?
I am wondering...is a dual core AMD better than a dual Xeon, that actually has 2 processors?
You are probably asking "what do I mean by better?" I would like to make a kind of HTPC with a few extra functions. I want to leave it on 24/7. It will have to be able to record TV, FM Radio and internet radio or tv, as well as serve as an answering machine/ fax machine SIMULTANEOUSLY. Speed is one factor. Stability is another. Another factor, which is harder to describe, is that I like to overbuy a motherboard and underbuy CPU's, then as the price of the cpus gets cheaper I will buy another.
I know that a mobo that actually has dual cpus needs software designed for dual cpu's...does xp do this?