Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 10:58:34 -0700 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG ORG <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel ... Message-ID: <BE4EE848-5BF2-11D8-889B-003065A70D30@shire.net> 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>
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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
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