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From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: processor recommendations for multi-user freeBSD system ?
To: Joesh Juphland <part_lion@hotmail.com>
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--- Joesh Juphland <part_lion@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am planning on building a true multi-user system
> (as opposed to a NFS 
> server, or a web server, or a mail server) - many
> people with many shells 
> will be doing many things.
> 
> Two things have been decided:
> 
> - it will run freeBSD
> - it will be dual processor
> 
> -----
> 
> So what two processors should I use ?  Coming from a
> Sun hardware 
> background, I originally thought to use PIII Xeons
> .. since they have a lot 
> of cache, and fast cache.  I was thinking 512meg
> cache p3 xeons running at 
> 550mhz.
> 
> But what about a modern athlon MP processor ?  Much
> less cache, but it runs 
> at 266mhz, and it is much faster ... 1700mhz or so.
> 
> One specific question might be, at what bus speed
> and mhz speed do the 
> advantages of a "good" processor like a xeon start
> to not matter ?
> 

hi joesh,
i think the two Xeon Processors will do the job.  As
long as you have that good cache with ya...

thanks,
regards,

Hiten Pandya
<hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>

=====
thanks,
regards,

Hiten Pandya
<hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
http://www.geocities.com/hitmaster2k

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