From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Sep 15 11:51:27 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59AFE16A4BF
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:51:27 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from carver.gumbysoft.com (carver.gumbysoft.com [66.220.23.50])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66D5C43F75
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from dwhite@gumbysoft.com)
Received: by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix, from userid 1000)
	id 53EA872DA3; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by carver.gumbysoft.com (Postfix) with ESMTP
	id 5174E72DA2; Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:51:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To: Irvine Short <irvine@sanbi.ac.za>
In-Reply-To: <20030915074348.R36360@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
Message-ID: <20030915114930.L2862@carver.gumbysoft.com>
References: <20030913092804.S46465@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
	<20030913123257.C51554@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
	<20030915070012.U36360@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
	<20030915074348.R36360@fling.sanbi.ac.za>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Large memory issues on 4-STABLE
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code
	<freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:51:27 -0000

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Irvine Short wrote:

> Thanks for the definitive reply!

You're quite welcome.

> > > This is relevant to the work we're doing - some of my users actually
> > > really do need this amount of memory.
> >
> > If this is the case then you should consider a 64 bit architecture, like
> > ia64, sparc64, or amd64 (Opteron).
>
> Aah, but at the mo the 32bit systems are way way cheaper...

Not for long.  Opteron systems are even now quite price-competitive with
i386, although I don't know the availability for people outside the US.  I
can go to a local computer shop and buy dual Opteron server boards and
processors and not pay much more than for a nice Xeon system, and the
workstation class stuff will be out Real Soon Now.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org