Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 06:18:22 02/06/05
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> >As owner of a dual opteron rig: they rock. I only have 1.8G processors (by >subtraction, that makes them 244s I guess?) A quick look at newegg reveals a >Tyan Tiger motherboard for 250$, plus 2 CPUS for 300$ each (mine cost 440 a year >ago if I remember correctly). I would guess you would come out slightly better >in terms of Crafty speed on 32-bits, and Windows XP for 64-bits is due out >pretty soon I think. Of course, there is also something to be said for the >comfort of knowing Dell is there for you. > >anthony Anthony, I was just looking at buying a complete system and a dual opteron anything is at least $2K+ built. One could build a dual opteron 244 them selves for <= $1500. Which is really not bad, but it's over than the $1200 that I budgeted. I will get 3/4 years out of it, and by that time 64bit software should be ubiquitous. Best, Michael
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