Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 11:37:30 08/23/05
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On August 22, 2005 at 20:28:08, Thomas Logan wrote: >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 The opterons are not faster than x2 given the same clockspeed and Operon 275 is "only" 2.2 GHz while an x2 4600+ or 4800+ is 2.4 GHz and much cheaper. As long as you are not going to build a quad-system I would choose the x2s. regards Joachim
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