Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:13:09 +0200 From: Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de> To: BSD Freak <bsd-freak@mbox.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Server Hardware Message-ID: <3B330C25.AC20893B@i-clue.de> References: <b0001eafe560.afe560b0001e@mbox.com.au>
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BSD Freak schrieb: > > Hiya guys, > > I need some opinions - > > I am building two high performance web servers (single CPU in each > system) to run some PHP4 based web applications. > > Cost is no consideration (ie the cost difference between AMD and Intel) > > Should I go AMD 1.2Ghz or PIII 1Ghz ? AMD Athlons crunch better than PIII or P4 at the same frequency. But this is only important for number crunchers, thus it's irrelevant for a web server. To get the CPU work reliably, I'd trade 100MHz for a Papst cooler ;) > Should use a motherboard with a VIA chipset or i810 i815 i820 (I will > most likely be using a GigaByte motherboard) Depends. I tend to use boards I can replace within a few hours. (I.e. get spare parts easily.) Be careful to stay away from boards featuring onboard video with shared memory -- those are speed hogs. > Will I have any problems with any of the above? Neither of the above named parts will cause headaches. > I will of course be running FreeBSD 4.3-RELEASE > > Which Processor/Motherboard will give me best performance? That's not important for a server. Important for your server throughput will be mostly to choose decent NICs, as well as decent I/O channels to storage. RAID will be fine, SCSI is a must for reliable systems, tape backup should be mandatory. No, I don't talk DAT here -- 1/2" is the way to go. Just my EUR.02 -CHristoph Sold To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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