Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 05:05:56 08/23/05
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On August 23, 2005 at 07:30:57, Thomas Logan wrote: >On August 23, 2005 at 01:27:22, David Mitchell wrote: > >>On August 22, 2005 at 21:17:51, Jorge Pichard 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 >>> >>> >>>Take a look at this one: >>> >>>http://www.unitedmicro.com/sysw.cgi?21415110 >> >>Although the M/B seems well-integrated, I have never heard of them. If you later >>need help with anything do they have a website like MSI to download a newer >>BIOS, get help, etc.? >> >>80GB hd, is just not enough, these days. My latest security "patch" from MS >>alone was 32Megs.! Tablebases are getting HUGE, I wouldn't even think about >>anything less than 100GB, for a new system. >> >>512MB for main memory, is half of what you'll need, minimum, imo. >> >>XP home version will NOT support 64bit Windows, ever (apparently). It has to be >>the Professional version, and it has to be the version they load on from the >>store (according to what I've read on the net). Be sure to check and get >>something IN WRITING, (not just an "oh sure, yes", from a clerk who knows >>nothing). Check with Eugene. >> >>And what are the specifics regarding fan size, noise level, and how they're >>mounted. Not all cases are created equal and with a powerful system, maybe >>running day and night on tournaments, or whatever, it has to be able to stay >>cool, and not drive you nuts. >> >>Check it ALL out before you buy, or you're toast, imo. >> >>Dave > >Hi Dave > >Does xp pro support 4 processors or is windows server or some other operating >system ? > >What do you think of my dream quad opteron > >Tom Oh from Microsoft A. Almost the same, but Windows is actually licensed per socket, not per core. So, even though Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is limited to only two processors, it will see the two dual core processors as two processors for licensing purposes, and four processors for running Windows. I had seen this before but forgot Tom
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