Multithreading and Dual Cores/CPU's

[smileywiley]

Hi all - been a while since I've posted.

I track with a Firepod into a computer I built a couple of years ago with an Athlon 64 3200+ (slightly overclocked), 1GB of RAM, and 3 HD's with Win XP pro.

I just noticed that I can grab up a dual core AMD Opteron 165 (which will fit in the same socket/motherboard that I already have) at a great price - around $150 bucks.

I'm planning to purchase Cubase 4. I wonder if you guys notice much improvement in performance and overhead with dual core/CPU machines? I hear that it's better, and that programs like Cubase are some of the few that can tap into multithreading, but how true is it?

Thanks!
SM

[smileywiley]

Well, I went ahead and bought the Opty. I will let you guys know if I notice much difference, but feel free to chime in with your own experiene.

Peace!
Smiley

[Justin]

You probably won't see a huge difference in raw speed, but you'll find that you can run more plugins and more tracks before you run out of CPU.

[smileywiley]

Opteron installed and running great overclocked from 1.8GHz to 2.61GHz at stock voltage! I'm happy.

Last question: Does Cubase LE (came with my Firepod) support multithreading? I plan on getting Cubase 4 soon, but it just hit me that LE might not even be able to tap into my new found power.

Any ideas?