Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 13:24:50 -0500 From: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel ... Message-ID: <20040210132450.vps0wg00cgkwoscs@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> In-Reply-To: <BE4EE848-5BF2-11D8-889B-003065A70D30@shire.net> 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> <BE4EE848-5BF2-11D8-889B-003065A70D30@shire.net>
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Quoting "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>: > 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. > Unless you buy one of the single processor athlon 64/opteron boards and get an opteron/athlon 64 fx chip. Ken
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