Quoting Tom Browder <tom.brow...@gmail.com>: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> wrote: >> "Tom Browder" <tom.brow...@gmail.com> writes: > ... >>> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> wrote: > ... >>> I like the ECC memory for config 2--highly recommended feature. >> >> For some reason this company <http://www.pcsforeveryone.com/> does >> not provide ECC memory for the Intel system, and only provides ECC >> for the AMD system. > > Are those the best prices you've found for an assembled system? Have > you considered rolling your own? (Although, after my most recent > experience, I might reconsider ever rolling my own again!)
The BEST prices? I don't know. I haven't spent hours and hours doing comparison shopping. I've used this vendor before and I like their service and hardware. I've also used Dell before, but for this class of device Dell costs about $1k more. As for rolling my own... The additional time and effort just isn't worth it for me. I have a one week window in late January to do the install and service swap, which doesn't provide a lot of room for slippage if the hardware build-your-own isn't working. >> I do like the fact that the AMD system has more expandability, more >> RAM slots, etc. It's certainly cheaper to get 8x2GB than 4x4GB. > > Agree. > >> One thing I don't really understand is the main difference between >> the Intel(R) Xeon(R) L5420 2.50GHz and the Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5420 2.50GHz. >> I.e., other than the "voltage", what's the difference between >> the L series and the E series? Is the performance the same, >> just lower power consumption? > > This comparison link > > (http://compare.intel.com/pcc/default.aspx?familyid=5&culture=en-US&iid=products_xeon5000+body_compare) > > just shows the L to be a lower power user. Otherwise, to me, being in > the same model class implies essentially the same performane. Thanks for the links.. I'll look later today. > -Tom -derek -- Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH warl...@mit.edu PGP key available _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
