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Official answer:
One Chip == One License
The number of cores on that chip is not taken into account.
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> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf
> Of Rob Wuijster
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 June, 2005 09:34
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: RE: CPUs and XSI/mental ray...
>
>
> From what I understood most mobo's will only need an BIOS update to
> recognize the dualcore CPU's, the socket is the same.
>
> Most important question in this entire upgrading madness is the
> mentalray licensing, will a dualcore be "seen" as one CPU or will
> eveybody need two extra licenses to get rendering on the two
> extra CPU's
> that are on the dye.....
>
> rob
>
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
> Of Lee Hallett
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:24 PM
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: RE: CPUs and XSI/mental ray...
>
> OK, dumb question again - will the dual-core processors fit onto a
> standard motherboard? So if I got e.g a dual processor
> motherboard with
> 2x single core processors, I could upgrade the procs to dual core at a
> later date?
>
> (PS are opterons the better choice for XSI?)
>
>
> >Lee|3d animation and design..
> >Pixel pusher & 'telly colouring in' bloke
> >
> There are only 10 sorts of people in the World - those that understand
> binary, and those that don't.
>
>
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> >
> >
>
>
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf
> Of peterb
> Sent: 22 June 2005 13:17
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: Re: CPUs and XSI/mental ray...
>
>
>
>
> > My bad - it's just the amd64 X2 there too, no sign of opteron dual
> > core.
>
>
> Hm weird because the opterons were released Q2-05 , while the Amd64 X2
> only Q3-05.
>
> I have a retailer here that just has them in (the opterons), not UK
> though...
>
> I wonder what would be the way to go,
> single opteron dual core now, and add a second one later, or dual
> opteron single core now, and replace the whole bunch later. the dual
> core cpu costs about the triple of a single core with same clock
> speed...
>
> I'm mostly interested in rendering performance.
>
>
> On 6/22/05, Alan Jones <skyphyr@(protected)> wrote:
> > > Overclockers.co.uk are saying they should have them in on
> the 24th
> > > June (I'm sorting a new PC at the moment and trying to decide
> > > whether to splurge or not...)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Alan.
> > >
> > > On 6/21/05, Lee Hallett <lee.hallett@(protected)> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Cheers Brad - what's the availabillity of dual core like at the
> moment? I
> > > > thought they weren't readily available for a while?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers for the tips on cache (and it's relative importance) and
> > > > the
> memory
> > > > controller issues on dual procs.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lee|3d animation and design..
> > > >
> > > > Pixel pusher & 'telly colouring in' bloke
> > > >
> > > > There are only 10 sorts of people in the World - those that
> > > > understand binary, and those that don't.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * BBC Wales | C4 graphics area | Broadcasting House|
> Llandaff,
> > > > Cardiff. CF5 2QY.
> > > > ( +44 (0)29 203 23370
> > > > e-* lee.hallett@(protected)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -- --Original Message-- --
> > > > From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On
> Behalf Of
> > > > Brad Friedman
> > > > Sent: 21 June 2005 14:19
> > > > To: XSI@(protected)
> > > > Subject: Re: CPUs and XSI/mental ray...
> > > >
> > > > The larger the cache, the better. Especially for rendering. A
> > > > larger
> cache
> > > > means more rendering binary code can live closer to the
> CPU along
> > > > with
> more
> > > > data. Since rendering is such a repetitive process,
> cache is very
>
> > > > important. It keeps one from taking too many memory access
> performance
> > > > hits.
> > > >
> > > > I have seen nothing but stunning benchmark results for AMD Dual
> > > > Core
> chips.
> > > >
> > > > As far as motherboards go, when it comes to AMD opteron
> dual proc
> systems,
> > > > there are two main types:
> > > >
> > > > 1) The type in which a single memory controller is
> shared between
> > > > the
> CPUs
> > > > (in which case one CPU has slower memory access due to using a
> > > > hypertransport pipe to get access to main memory)
> > > >
> > > > 2) The type in which each CPU has its own dedicated memory
> > > > controller.
> This
> > > > is faster.
> > > >
> > > > The introduction of dual core opterons will make for a
> frightening
> machine
> > > > for certain, with four cores spread over two CPUs.
> Though, with
> > > > the uncertainty of mental ray licensing on dual
> cores... I don't
> > > > know how
> that
> > > > works out with regards to $$. Anyone know if mental
> images ever
> > > > got
> around
> > > > to telling us how licensing will be affected by dual core chips?
> > > >
> > > > -brad
> > > >
> > > > Lee Hallett wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Very basic question: given the currently available hardware,
> > > > what's
> the best
> > > > processor for a kick-ass XSI/mental ray workstation?
> Any noteable
> > > > considerations (Cache/motherboards etc)
> > > >
> > > > *sorry, I know this should go to the hardware list, but the
> > > > reponse is always minimal!*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lee|3d animation and design..
> > > >
> > > > Pixel pusher & 'telly colouring in' bloke
> > > >
> > > > There are only 10 sorts of people in the World - those that
> > > > understand binary, and those that don't.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > * BBC Wales | C4 graphics area | Broadcasting House|
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