From owner-freebsd-smp Sat Sep 14 21:52:17 1996 Return-Path: owner-smp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA03697 for smp-outgoing; Sat, 14 Sep 1996 21:52:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com (clem.systemsix.com [198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA03692 for ; Sat, 14 Sep 1996 21:52:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id WAA08310; Sat, 14 Sep 1996 22:52:08 -0600 Message-Id: <199609150452.WAA08310@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: Chuck Robey cc: FreeBSD-smp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Caching In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 14 Sep 1996 23:21:07 EDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 22:52:08 -0600 Sender: owner-smp@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, >According to what I read from Michael's posting (between yours and >Michael's, it's been real helpful) then I ought to consider maybe a slower >PPro, rather than a faster Pentium, on the theory that I could upgrade. If by upgrade you mean replace the CPUs I disagree. I don't know what 150mHz PPros go for but I tend to think your better off buying whatever speed you expect to live with for the life of the board. If you spend $500 for the board, plus $400 x 2 for 2 PPro150, it doesn't make alot of economic sense to 'shelve' $800 worth of CPU, and add another $1000 of PPro266 to keep a $500 (probably by then $300 new) board up to date. Unless PPro150's are CONSIDERABLY cheaper, go with the 200s. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD