From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 24 18:04:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F377B16A4CE for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:04:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from umbra.fatbird.net (c-24-127-87-162.we.client2.attbi.com [24.127.87.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7434743D46 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:04:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from froggymike@fatbird.net) Received: from ASSP-nospam ([192.168.0.12]) by umbra.fatbird.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i3P0i4Tk005553 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:44:04 -0700 Received: from 192.168.0.20 ([192.168.0.20] helo=[192.168.0.20]) by ASSP-nospam ; 25 Apr 04 00:44:04 -0000 From: MIchael Alexander To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20040423223624.F42925@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040423223624.F42925@ganymede.hub.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1082855065.3172.43.camel@ardneh.fatbird.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-7) Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:04:26 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 01:04:29 -0000 Hey Marc: Five of the six computers in my home office / conservatory are AMD's. They do run a little hotter than Intel, but they are cheaper to buy, and I'm a certified cheap-skate. Now the question "Why do I have sooo many computers"? I just do. On Fri, 2004-04-23 at 18:51, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > I'm looking at picking up the following: > > Intel Technology Server > Chassis Intel SC1300 1U Rack > MainBoard: Intel SE7501WV2SCSI > Ram memory: 4 x 1 GB > Processor: 2 x Xeon 3.06 Ghz > Discos Duros: 3x Seagate ST336607KLC > Intel: SRCZR > CD-ROM: 52x > Floppy: 3.5" > Monitor, Mouse & Keyboard: Not Included > > > Now, I've been hearing alot of how AMD tends to perform better, but I have > zero experience with AMD ... I'm curious as to what those with experience > with AMD would be considered: > > 1. equivalent in power to the Xeon 3.06Ghz > 2. a rackmount/motherboard they would recommend for a server > > Thanks ... > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"