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Date:      Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:25:18 -0600
From:      Marc Wiz <marc@wiz.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: AMD vs Intel ...
Message-ID:  <20040210042518.GA53510@wiz.com>
In-Reply-To: <45C0AC64-5B31-11D8-8AE0-003065ABFD92@mac.com>
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On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 01:53:38PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote:
> 
> OK.  The price difference for AMD vs. Intel is pretty significant, but 
> be aware that you'll also pay a significant premium for dual-proc 
> hardware versus single-proc machines: compare an AMD 2400MP versus the 
> 2400XP price, or the 2.4GHz Xeon P4 vs. a Northwood P4, and then factor 
> in the additional costs for a MP-capable motherboard.

Try about $159 for a dual processor motherboard from Tyan.

I just bought a S2466 for about that much brand new.

Marc

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Marc Wiz
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Yes, that really is my last name.



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