From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 03:43:55 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hardware@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC00516A422 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:43:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dean@bong.com.au) Received: from aramaki.bong.com.au (aramaki.bong.com.au [203.91.232.99]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BD9C43D46 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:43:55 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dean@bong.com.au) Received: from dsl-220-253-70-194.nsw.netspace.net.au ([220.253.70.194] helo=[192.168.1.14]) by aramaki.bong.com.au with esmtpa (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1FDvmD-000KSz-L3; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:43:56 +1100 Message-ID: <4403C672.9080005@bong.com.au> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:41:38 +1100 From: Dean Hamstead User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051018) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rob_spellberg References: <440330C4.7020407@emailrob.com> In-Reply-To: <440330C4.7020407@emailrob.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what's the difference between the pentium-4 and the celeron-d? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 03:43:55 -0000 wikipedia has excellent run downs of the various intel, amd and other vendors chips Dean rob_spellberg wrote: > greetings, all --- > > > before i start downloading a ton of intel docs on the p4 and the cd, > i am hoping someone can give me short answers to two questions: > > a] what is the fundamental difference between them > [ e. g., is the cd missing some major subsystem of the p4 ]? > [ i am aware of the cpu clock speed differences and that > the cd has a slower fsb. ] > > b] are there any particular docs that i should get [ intel and others ] > with which i can rtfm to my heart's content or, at least, until > i fall asleep? > > > some background. > ---------------- > > until about ten years ago, > i was fairly well-versed on motorola's 6800 and 68000 lines. > i stopped paying attention to intel's lines after the 8086 > [ i have always considered segments to be a marketing hack that got in > the way ]. > the only line with which i remain reasonably knowledgeable is the 68908 > family. > > > my apps. > -------- > > i am currently running two boxes with fbsd_4.10 on p3/800mhz. > i am about to acquire the parts for 4 to 6 boxes to replace these. > all will get fbsd_6.x. > one will have x installed to serve as my front-end. > one will be dedicated to postgres. > the remainder are tbd, but i want to experiment with different > structures of firewall. > i am pretty much settled on intel's 945g chipset, which has everything > on board. > > with two specific exceptions > [ a box built around an ati aiw_9600 to replace my vcrs > [ needs a tbd mobo with an agp slot [ 865pe ] and a fast p4 ], > a box for streaming audio from non-local radio stations ], > i tend to be text-oriented and integer-oriented. > because my apps tend to be undemanding, > i think in terms of simple, inexpensive boxes for dedicated purposes, > rather than trying to make one box do everything. > i have yet to need more than one cpu/mobo. > i am thinking of getting several different combinations > so that i can benchmark some memory-intensive test code on each. > > > sorry to go on at this length; i wanted to be thorough, but i'm sure i > forgot something. > thanks in advance. > please cc me as i am not subscribed to this list. > > > rob spellberg > woodstock, illinois > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- WWW: http://deanpatrick.tk LAN: http://www.bong.com.au EMAIL: dean@bong.com.au