AMD vs Intel ...
Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
chad at shire.net
Tue Feb 10 09:58:37 PST 2004
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.
Chad
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