Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 17:28:08 08/22/05
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On August 22, 2005 at 20:19:03, David Mitchell wrote: >On August 22, 2005 at 18:52:01, Thomas Logan wrote: > >>Dual 2.2 opterons 275 (dual core) >> >>Tyan thunder dual mb >> >>2 200mb western digital hardrives >> >>4 gig reg ecc 400/xxx/266 memory >> >>video card, speakers , dvd, cd-rw, floppy, keyboard and mouse >> >>window xp pro ? Does xp support 4 processors >> >>cost ~5,000 >> >>Can one do better for the price ? >> >>Tom > >Mo'betta: > >Go with the AMD64X2 4800, cpu. Considerably cheaper, and unless you're building >a server, just darn near as fast, even faster for single threaded app's. I like >the WD harddrives, but consider the Seagate Barracuda's for their longer >warranty and 400GB capacity and speed. > >No ecc memory needed, but do go premium: Corsair TWINxs2048-3299C2 x 2, or >equivalent. Put the money you save into a bigger, better, flat screen monitor. >The Dell 2405FPW 24 incher LCD might be an extreme expense, but their 2001FP >20.1 incher LCD is also a winner. > >Pick up the July issue of CPU Computer Power User Magazine, for a complete >run-down on their "Build your ultimate PC", (and I do mean ULTIMATE), as well as >a more budget-minded, but still impressive, PC. > >Opened my eyes wider with wonder to see what they're doing on the cuttin' edge >these PC days. > >Whatever you get I'd be mindful of the noise they make, and what kind of cases >and fans are needed for cooling. Some graphics cards nowadays even require >little fans, and multiple drives, with multiple case fans, (the smaller the fan >the more annoyingly they hum, imo.) and bigger power supplies with their own fan >going non-stop, can make as much of a nuisance as a wonder. > >Dave Hi Dave Thanks for the input But is a x2 4800 really as fast as 2 dual core 2.2 opterons (and will windows xp support the two dual opterons) Ps I was looking at the x2 4800 but thought the dual opterons would be quite a bit faster even with the slower reg ecc memory and one would match two deep engines and ponder with the quad Tom
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