From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 15 2:55:40 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail3.ucles.org.uk (mail3.ucles.org.uk [192.149.119.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EF8B37B402 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 02:55:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail3.ucles.org.uk (unverified) by mail3.ucles.org.uk (Content Technologies SMTPRS 4.2.5) with ESMTP id for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:52:12 +0000 Received: by forest.nrl.navy.mil with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:52:12 -0000 Message-ID: <0B0368CED76DD4118E1200D0B73E9B5D041E9F44@MAIL1> From: Mike Dewhirst To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Intel of AMD? Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:52:55 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C1CC0F.90055990" 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 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1CC0F.90055990 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have a very stable server running on a Tyan tiger Dual Athlon mobo, with 2 x 1.6Ghz Palominos (Athlon MP). I am running Freebsd 4.4, Apache 1.32, Tomcat 4.1, PostgreSQL 7.2 and Mysql (can't remember ver) on it very happily. Installing Oracle this weekend. The _only_ thing you have to pay particular attention with Athlons, is that you put descent fans on them, and use plenty of thermal paste. Otherwise - stable as you like and almost half the price of an Intel equivalent. Temperature will _not_ be a problem, as long as you use good props (I think Thermaltake are the best - http://www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/v6plus.htm). As far as 1U is concearned, there are plenty of chassis specifically designed for Athlons. Appro (www.appro.com) make a superb (but expensive) dual one, and there are plenty of other good single proc ones. If you are in the uk, www.dev0g.com resell Appro's at descent prices.. Hope this helps! Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: Geert [mailto:sec@hict.nl] > Sent: 15 March 2002 10:20 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; info@w4r.nl > Subject: Intel of AMD? > > > Hi all, > > I have to build a new webserver. Normally I took an Intel > PIII ~800 Mhz > with 256 Mb memory. Now I'm thinking to use a AMD. > What do you think of it? > How is AMD with the temperature? And how works FreeBSD on AMD? > The problem is that we have to build all servers in a 1 Unit high 19'' > case (about 4,5 cm) and therefor it's not allowed to get a hot > processor. > Please let me know what your experiences are with AMD. > > Greetz, > Geert Houben > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > =********************************************************** If you are not the intended recipient, employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this communication and its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication and its attachments in error, please return the original message and attachments to the sender using the reply facility on e-mail. Internet communications are not secure and therefore the UCLES Group does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the UCLES Group unless otherwise specifically stated. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses although this does not guarantee that this email is virus free. **********************************************************= ------_=_NextPart_001_01C1CC0F.90055990 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Intel of AMD?

I have a very stable server running on a Tyan tiger Dual = Athlon mobo, with 2 x 1.6Ghz Palominos (Athlon MP). I am running Freebsd 4.= 4, Apache 1.32, Tomcat 4.1, PostgreSQL 7.2 and Mysql (can't remember ver) o= n it very happily. Installing Oracle this weekend.

The _only_ thing you have to pay particular attention wit= h Athlons, is that you put descent fans on them, and use plenty of thermal = paste. Otherwise - stable as you like and almost half the price of an Intel= equivalent. Temperature will _not_ be a problem, as long as you use good p= rops (I think Thermaltake are the best - http://www.thermaltake.= com/products/heatsink/v6plus.htm).

As far as 1U is concearned, there are plenty of chassis s= pecifically designed for Athlons. Appro (www.appro.com) make a superb (but = expensive) dual one, and there are plenty of other good single proc ones.

If you are in the uk, www.dev0g.com resell Appro's at des= cent prices..

Hope this helps!

Mike


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geert [mailto:= sec@hict.nl]
> Sent: 15 March 2002 10:20
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; info@w4r.nl
> Subject: Intel of AMD?
>
>
>  Hi all,
>
> I have to build a new webserver. Normally I took an= Intel
> PIII ~800 Mhz
> with 256 Mb memory. Now I'm thinking to use a AMD.<= /FONT>
> What do you think of it?
> How is AMD with the temperature? And how works Free= BSD on AMD?
> The problem is that we have to build all servers in= a 1 Unit high 19''
> case (about 4,5 cm) and therefor it's not allowed t= o get a hot
> processor.
> Please let me know what your experiences are with A= MD.
>
> Greetz,
> Geert Houben
>
>
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org<= /FONT>
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in t= he body of the message
>



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