Greetings... First Newbie Question., Hardware choice dual 867 or mono 1.2? Options

[Uncle Remus]

Okay... so I have to choose between the dual G4 867 mhz/ 512 ram or single 1GHz G4 w/ 512 RAM...

I will be running Cubase SX, Reason 2.0, some plugins w/ a MOTU 828...

Is it preferable to go w/ a single processor with more MHz (1G)or a dual w/ a little less (867MHz)? Is this a no-brainer?

Thanks for the advice. This forum will provide me with a wealth of information, thanks to you guys...

[Uncle Remus]

Welcome!

Now on your problem… If you run OS 9, there won't be benefits to take one on the other. really.

In OS X, if you're in OS 9 you'll have to go under OS X sooner or later. System uses like the apps all the power that the processor(s) can deliver, and everything benefits of 2 procs instead of one even if it is faster.

think of the dual 867 as a mono 1,5 GHz… a bit more efficient. There are other thing to take into consideration like l3 cache, but your choice won't be in these configurations the main problem.

You refer to the L3 cache, or lack thereof in the 867MHz (as you did in a post some time ago).

Under which configurations would I start to see a noticable difference with the 867's L2 cache as opposed to L3? What setup(s) will typically encounter issues? BTW, I don't see myself straying from Reason/Cubase SX/Nuendo and some plug-ins such as Kontakt for a looooong time.