>>>>> "SW" == Steve Wolfe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

SW> However, after all that's already been done, I'm not optimistic that it's
SW> going to preclude needing the new server.  I'm just surprised that nobody
SW> seems to have used PostgreSQL on a quad-Opteron before!

I think people saturate the disks before the CPUs.  I know I certainly
do, even with 4GB RAM and a fair number of shared buffers.  Dual CPUs
are more then plenty for our usage patterns.

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