Jason Cooper posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Sun, 16 Oct 2005 14:52:08 -0400:
> Now there you go. FFI. Failure to Follow Instructions. :) > > Looking at buying a new MB and processor so thought I'd listen in on > amd64 and (possibly) dual-core issues under gentoo. Yes, am reading the > docs also. :) AMD64s do dual-core really well. I'm not running dual-core yet, but I'm running dual 242 Opterons, and the CPU/CPU teaming is better on AMD64, due to the HyperTransport Interconnect, than with typical x86s. Dual-core only increases the cooperative effect. (FWIW, I'm running a Tyan s2885 dual socket 940, dual-core capable tho it's now an older board, AGP and PCI-X, not PCI-Express. It's got four slots for memory associated with each CPU/MMU, with the BIOS able to handle 2G sticks, so a max 16 GB memory. I've been very happy with it since I figured out my gig of PC3200 generic memory wasn't quite good to the rated clock, and declocked it slightly (3000) in the BIOS. I expect I'll stick with the same board, after all it's a $400 board, upgrading memory to at least 8 gig, and possibly upgrading to dual-core CPUs giving me a quad-core system, thru another couple years at least.) A dual-CPU Opteron system has met all my expectations and then some. I'm /very/ satisfied. So... regardless of whether you go single dual-core or dual dual-core, it's a decision I don't believe you'll regret -- as long as you aren't a gamer expecting double the performance from today's single-threaded games. If that's your thing, top-of-the-line single-core is better for your money. Multitasking, however... Running emerges without interrupting or slowing your desktop... dual amd64, whether core or cpu, does GREAT at that! -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html -- gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list
