From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 10 09:58:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 476F516A4CE for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:58:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from hobbiton.shire.net (hobbiton.shire.net [206.71.64.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34DFA43D1F for ; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 09:58:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chad@shire.net) Received: from [67.161.247.57] (helo=[192.168.99.66]) by hobbiton.shire.net with asmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.10) id 1Aqc9c-0007WR-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:58:36 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v612) In-Reply-To: <4028CDA5.3010904@mac.com> References: <20040209121420.G13061@ganymede.hub.org> <59D53984-5B26-11D8-8AE0-003065ABFD92@mac.com> <20040209141200.K13061@ganymede.hub.org> <45C0AC64-5B31-11D8-8AE0-003065ABFD92@mac.com> <20040210042518.GA53510@wiz.com> <4028CDA5.3010904@mac.com> Message-Id: From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:58:34 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ORG X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.612) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on hobbiton.shire.net X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_44 autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:58:37 -0000 On Feb 10, 2004, at 5:25 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > Marc Wiz wrote: >> On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 01:53:38PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote: >>> OK. The price difference for AMD vs. Intel is pretty significant, >>> but be aware that you'll also pay a significant premium for >>> dual-proc hardware versus single-proc machines: compare an AMD >>> 2400MP versus the 2400XP price, or the 2.4GHz Xeon P4 vs. a >>> Northwood P4, and then factor in the additional costs for a >>> MP-capable motherboard. >> Try about $159 for a dual processor motherboard from Tyan. >> I just bought a S2466 for about that much brand new. > > You can get a decent single-proc AMD motherboard for about $55 > (Shuttle AK39N w/ VIA KT400 + VT8235, onboard LAN and audio), which is > one third the cost of your dual-proc MB, although obviously one can > spend more on either type. > Just a note: If you want ECC with an AMD Athlon (not AMD64), you need to buy a dual board anyway, since I don't know of anyone who makes a board with a chipset that supports ECC that isn't a dual. Chad