There's a lot of stuff out there recommending multiple tempdb files. Her are just a few:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/workingwithtempdb.mspx

http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyrogerson/archive/2006/08/17/948.aspx

http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid87_gci1276989,00.html

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic515052-146-1.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175527.aspx

An alternative view is...

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Try the sp_helpdb, sp_helpfile and sp_spaceused system SPs.