On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 10:58:34AM -0700, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: > > On Feb 10, 2004, at 5:25 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote: > > >Marc Wiz wrote: > >>On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 01:53:38PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote: > >>>OK. The price difference for AMD vs. Intel is pretty significant, > >>>but be aware that you'll also pay a significant premium for > >>>dual-proc hardware versus single-proc machines: compare an AMD > >>>2400MP versus the 2400XP price, or the 2.4GHz Xeon P4 vs. a > >>>Northwood P4, and then factor in the additional costs for a > >>>MP-capable motherboard. > >>Try about $159 for a dual processor motherboard from Tyan. > >>I just bought a S2466 for about that much brand new. > > > >You can get a decent single-proc AMD motherboard for about $55 > >(Shuttle AK39N w/ VIA KT400 + VT8235, onboard LAN and audio), which is > >one third the cost of your dual-proc MB, although obviously one can > >spend more on either type. > > > > Just a note: If you want ECC with an AMD Athlon (not AMD64), you need > to buy a dual board anyway, since I don't know of anyone who makes a > board with a chipset that supports ECC that isn't a dual.
That's exactly why I bought that board. I already had ECC memory. Marc -- Marc Wiz [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, that really is my last name. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
