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Subject: Re: G4 vs AMD 64 Opteron.

Author: Andreas Guettinger

Date: 07:44:39 07/29/04

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On July 29, 2004 at 09:40:26, William Bryant wrote:

>On July 28, 2004 at 18:34:32, Joshua Shriver wrote:
>
>>Has anyone here done a test of Apple's G5 vs an AMD Opteron?
>>
>>
>>Right now, I'm at a critical state in my source code.
>>While I do love Apple, I'm wondering which is better to go with.
>>Apple G5's or AMD Opteron's (Intel Itanium is out of the equation... to
>>expensive and not worth it comapred to Opteron)
>>
>>I've slaved over burgers, and over the year even tacos... I've saved up enough
>>money... and can buy one or the other..
>>
>>Right now I really like and love the Apple G5... and to behonest... would love
>>to have a G5... (but mostly as a desktop OS for my own enjoyment)...
>>
>>Right now I'm leaning more toward "the better development LINUX server"
>>
>>What do you think is better... work, and lean toward (G5 asm coded cores, or AMD
>>Opteron cores) what do you think is best.
>>
>>Right now... I'm still working toward attending WCCC 2005 ... I have a 45 node
>>Dual Opteron cluster in my reach...
>>
>>While I might do "both" I'd still like a basis for comparison for my original
>>code...
>>
>>
>>For now I plan to spend my "burger/taco" money on buying a Dual AMD Opteron"
>>machin running Linux..
>>
>>However I still the money for a dual G5..
>>
>>Comments are appreciated...
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Joshua Shriver
>>
>>
>>P.S. yes I'm using rotating bitboards.... and with my testing... I've found
>>equal value within a normal G5 and Opteron...
>
>For chess, I'm not sure that you will go wrong either way.  Before you drop you
>wad-o-cash, however, consider this.
>
>Is there a possibility that you will use this computer for anything else.
>
>What do the systems offer and how will you use it completely.
>
>I two plan to get a dual 64 bit system "some day".
>I would get more use out of the Apple so for me, a no-brainer.
>
>William

Same for me.

regards
Andy



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