Eventually want to build myself a server for the home which will do the following things -
File Server
Downloading machine (DC++, Overnet etc etc)
Email Server - possibly
FTP server - possibly
I also may use it to do things like movie file encoding/transcoding (including DVD ripping etc) so my main rig is free for me to do my own things like gaming etc and was wondering if a low powered dual setup e.g. 2*1.3 gig would be better than a single higher powered setup e.g. P4 2.4C or Athlon XP2400
I know dual CPU setups can be pretty good but not sure how 2 small CPU's used in a dual setup compare to a higher powered setup.... Somehow I dont believe that 2 CPU's = double the power e.g. 2 * 1.3gig would be the same as a 2.6gig
Anyone ?? :)