> > but: a dual PII board with two 450mhz celerons (old) should > > be the best > > price/performance solution for non-local problems like FEM-simulation. > > (and their price is dropping, now that the new ones are out 8-)) > > > > I don't think the original Celerons do SMP. They don't, nor do the new ones, without a drill and a solding iron anyways. -- Bill