From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Sep 4 14:48:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx0.ecxnetwork.net (mx0.ecxnetwork.net [208.144.33.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 855F537B405 for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:48:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mailsvr.ecx.com (ecx-irv-ns100.ecxnetwork.net [208.144.33.1] (may be forged)) by mx0.ecxnetwork.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f84LXsV33513 for ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:33:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from JHilgeman@ecx.com) Received: by mailsvr.ecx.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:47:35 -0700 Message-ID: <5D90F61EB6FDD411836500508B137F1AA3EE8D@mailsvr.ecx.com> From: Jonathan Hilgeman To: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: RE: AMD Systems Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:47:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Well, I'm not the one configuring the box. I was just looking for dedicated server hosting and I found a $99/mo deal for an AMD 750Mhz - 128 RAM - 20 gb hd, and 1 or 2 IPs. I just wasn't sure how those specs could be priced that way. And no this is not an ad. If anyone else has some decent dedicated servers for $150 or less, please let me know. - Jonathan -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Grundy [mailto:grundyenterprises@home.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 2:43 PM To: Subject: Re: AMD Systems Its not the AMD chip itself. its the chipset you have on the motherboard where i see most the differences. Most AMD motherboards run the VIA chipset, not the best. Or you have ALi or AMD chipset itself. I currently run 2 amd systems one with the asus A7V KT133A and the other a MSI K7 master, the asus has both north and south bridge being VIA, the MSI has an AMD north bridge while the south is VIA. the MSI board I really like, it runs with ddr memory instead of pc 133. Both systems are solid asus board was rated highest of all 133A VIA chipset motherboards, just do some research on the board you want. I would recommend the MSI K7 Master server/workstation board i have now that DDR is really not a huge price difference over pc 133. Would suggest not buying the K7 Master online as there is a chance to get the first version with both north and south being AMD chipset, there where some issue's and resolved once going to AMD north and VIA south bridge. > Are there any problems with using an AMD chip as opposed to Intel's chips > when running FreeBSD? I keep seeing/hearing the term i386 and am not sure if > that refers to some sort of architecture related to the Intel chip or not. > So question is: will the AMD chip cause any problems not normally present > with an Intel chip? > > - Jonathan > > --- > What goes up, must come down. Ask any system administrator. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message