Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-09-01 Thread Daniel Frey
On 08/30/2017 01:51 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > Like I mention in another thread (and like Rich touches on) power > savings can be an incentive to upgrade, besides the increase in speed. > Power efficiency and speed generally increase in multiples greater > than one, so you are reducing the cost and time

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-30 Thread R0b0t1
On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 9:49 AM, Daniel Frey wrote: > On 08/29/2017 08:09 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:07 AM, Dale wrote: >>> Rich Freeman wrote: >>> >>> Isn't it amazing how efficient and fast newer computers are? It's >>> almost

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-30 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Daniel. On Wed, Aug 30, 2017 at 07:49:49 -0700, Daniel Frey wrote: [ ] > For the frontend replacement I think I'm going to jump to one of the > Ryzen products. I don't need ThreadRipper there, but one of their other > processors will work. The backend will get a faster processor but

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-30 Thread Daniel Frey
On 08/29/2017 08:09 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:07 AM, Dale wrote: >> Rich Freeman wrote: >> >> Isn't it amazing how efficient and fast newer computers are? It's >> almost worth the energy saving to upgrade. If a person runs their >> system 24/7, that is

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-29 Thread R0b0t1
On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:07 AM, Dale wrote: > Rich Freeman wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, wabe wrote: >>> I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or seven >>> years ago when it was brand-new. It still works to my

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread Dale
Rich Freeman wrote: > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, wabe wrote: >> I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or seven >> years ago when it was brand-new. It still works to my satisfaction. But >> of course recent CPUs (for example AMD Ryzen) are much

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread R0b0t1
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 9:54 PM, R0b0t1 wrote: > Hello, I apologize for the tangents. > > The only on-topic comments I can offer are that: yes, those parts seem > to be usable with Gentoo, whereas similarly old parts a decade ago > were not; and, I have been looking for a low

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread R0b0t1
Hello, I apologize for the tangents. The only on-topic comments I can offer are that: yes, those parts seem to be usable with Gentoo, whereas similarly old parts a decade ago were not; and, I have been looking for a low power server setup and would appreciate if you could communicate your

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:29 PM, wabe wrote: > Rich Freeman wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, wabe wrote: >> > >> > I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or >> > seven years ago when it was

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread wabe
Rich Freeman wrote: > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, wabe wrote: > > > > I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or > > seven years ago when it was brand-new. It still works to my > > satisfaction. But of course recent CPUs (for

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:22 PM, wabe wrote: > > I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or seven > years ago when it was brand-new. It still works to my satisfaction. But > of course recent CPUs (for example AMD Ryzen) are much faster. Therefore > I

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread Dale
mad.scientist.at.la...@tutanota.com wrote: > any one have experiance with athlon, Phenom, and opteron? if so i'm > curios if it's worth a $15-20 expense. > > -- > The Power Of the People Is Stronger Than The People In Charge. Check this site out: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

Re: [gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread wabe
wrote: > any one have experiance with athlon, Phenom, and opteron?  if so i'm > curios if it's worth a $15-20 expense. I'm using an AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor. I bought it six or seven years ago when it was brand-new. It still works to my

[gentoo-user] processor speed

2017-08-28 Thread mad.scientist.at.large
any one have experiance with athlon, Phenom, and opteron?  if so i'm curios if it's worth a $15-20 expense. -- The Power Of the People Is Stronger Than The People In Charge.