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   From: znu@fake.invalid   
      
   In article ,   
    Randy Howard  wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > Nowhere@spamfree.com says...   
   > > In article ,   
   > >  Randy Howard  wrote:   
   > > > True, but I doubt that the majority of people with G5 dual towers are   
   > > > running high load averages currently.   
   > >   
   > > Why would the average matter? What matters in determining if a faster   
   > > system will help is the peak.   
   >   
   > Anybody can spike the load average to 100% in a burst, keeping it   
   > there under normal use is a different matter entirely.  You know   
   > that, but just like to argue.  Entertain yourself.   
      
   But you don't need to keep load at 100% all the time to justify more   
   processing power. Desktop computers aren't used to run unattended batch   
   jobs. Being able to handle spikes in processor load is very important.   
      
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