CPU questions...

Hi Everyone,

I'm building a new Linux workstation for my home (WOOHOO!) and have
chosen to run with the ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel
Motherboard, but I have a question about which processor would work
best...

First off, is hyper threading support in Linux worth worrying about?
IBM has an interesting site talking more about this -
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-htl/ - and from
their benchmarks it looks like it's not a huge factor.. but just
curious what others think.

Secondly, any thoughts on shared vs dedicated L2 cache? I found this
site - http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/cpu/rmmt-l2-cache.html -
which benchmarks shared vs dedicated cache, and as with the hyper
threading benchmark, it doesn't really show much difference... but
again, I'd like feedback from others on if one is suggested over the
other.

And finally, Xeon vs Pentium... Newegg's prices on the two aren't too
different, so if I can get my hands on a dual-core Xeon processor, for
example Intel Xeon 3065 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model
BX805573065 (Currently $180 on NewEgg) vs Intel Core 2 Duo E6750
Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6750
(also $180 on Newegg), would the Xeon be worth running with out of the
two?

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions. The system I'm building will
be used for not only day-to-day computer use (desktop publishing,
general Internet use, etc), but also video editing with Kino and
Cinelerra, graphics editing with TheGimp, and if I can find the time
to learn it, working with Blender. And it'd be nice to have a system
that truly shows off the latest eyecandy of Compiz/Beryl.

Oh, and one more question ... this mobo along with most newer ones use
SATA as opposed to IDE. I have a TON of IDE drives, so is there a
simple way to connect an IDE drive to a SATA HD controller? And if
so, any performance hits doing this?

Take care --

Alex

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