Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:12:40 -0500 From: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>, <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: AMD Server comparable to Intel/Xeon ... ? Message-ID: <04c401c42c72$79f91f40$4df24243@tsgincorporated.com> References: <20040427123236.P60328@ganymede.hub.org>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: AMD Server comparable to Intel/Xeon ... ? > > 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 <- Zero Channel RAID, does that exist for the AMD platforms? > 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 I can't speak of anything over 2400+ since I'm running dual 2400XP's in Tyan Tiger mainboards. They seem to do real well for us. They're in my mx'rs, dns, nfs, and web servers. -- Micheal Patterson TSG Network Administration 405-917-0600 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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