suggestions on new setup?

[clocker]

I'm not getting the dual core till monday (tomorrow).

OK, it's Monday...what happened?

[Shiranai_Baka]

Alright, everything went well. The first time I powered the computer up, nothing happened so I unplugged the atx power and plugged it back in and it booted up normally. The two cores show in task manager but it seems like they both share the same amount of stress when opening programs and such. Is that normal?

Also, I plugged in the front USB ports wrong and the wire got freakin' hot. I eventually found out and plugged it in the right way. Just thought I'd let you know. (Ah, the front port still works fine.)

[lynx]

Both cores sharing the load is quite normal - XP is multithreaded.

This is dual core not hyperthreading.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Would you guys think a format would make my windows setup run more efficient for the dual core?

[clocker]

Huh?
Didn't you just format/install just a few days ago?

[lynx]

Reformatting won't have any more effect on a dual-core system than it would have on a single core system.

If the only thing you've changed is the cpu then I wouldn't bother, but if you've changed the mobo too then it may be worthwhile.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Huh?
Didn't you just format/install just a few days ago?

I didn't feel like backing up everything so I didn't format at all.

Well from the list that's on page one, do you guys think I'll need to format?

[lynx]

if you've changed the mobo too then it may be worthwhile.

[clocker]

Quoting yourself now?

[lynx]

Only because it didn't seem to take the first time.