AMD Server comparable to Intel/Xeon ... ?

[Micheal Patterson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy at hub.org>
To: <freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:33 AM
Subject: AMD Server comparable to Intel/Xeon ... ?


>
> I'm looking at picking up the following:
>
> Intel Technology Server
> Chassis Intel SC1300 1U Rack
> MainBoard: Intel SE7501WV2SCSI
> Ram memory: 4 x 1 GB
> Processor: 2  x  Xeon 3.06 Ghz
> Discos Duros: 3x Seagate ST336607KLC
> Intel: SRCZR <- Zero Channel RAID, does that exist for the AMD platforms?
> CD-ROM: 52x
> Floppy: 3.5"
> Monitor, Mouse & Keyboard: Not Included
>
>
> Now, I've been hearing alot of how AMD tends to perform better, but I have
> zero experience with AMD ... I'm curious as to what those with experience
> with AMD would be considered:
>
> 1. equivalent in power to the Xeon 3.06Ghz
> 2. a rackmount/motherboard they would recommend for a server
>
> Thanks ...
> ----
> Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services
(http://www.hub.org)
> Email: scrappy at hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy              ICQ:
7615664

I can't speak of anything over 2400+ since I'm running dual 2400XP's in Tyan
Tiger mainboards. They seem to do real well for us. They're in my mx'rs,
dns, nfs, and web servers.

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Micheal Patterson
TSG Network Administration
405-917-0600

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