From: realnc@arcor.de   
      
   asdf wrote:   
   > I'm planning to upgrade my cpu (currently athlon 1800+)   
   > and wondering if gentoo is multi-core aware. The processor   
   > I had in mind is phenom 9650 quad. Other than OS I mostly   
   > will be using firefox, evolution and pan. Some people suggested   
   > that i get a dual-core cpu with higher clock speed. Any though   
   > on whether it will be worth my while to upgrade at all and if   
   > so should i upgrade to quad or dual core cpu?   
      
   Gentoo is a Linux distro, and since Linux is SMP ("multi core/CPU")   
   capable, so is Gentoo.  On a quad core, you can use "-j4" in the Make   
   flags to compile almost 4 times as fast when emerging.   
      
   Dual core with higher clock speed is probably better for games and   
   applications that aren't multi-threaded.  Quad core is better if you   
   want to run multiple applications that require heavy CPU usage at the   
   same time.  If you value extremely fast emerges, go for quad core.  A   
   world rebuild will never seem too scary again ;)   
      
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