On 01/20/04 08:56:04, Brenden Walker wrote:
I'm thinking about building a new system, and can't decide if I want to go
with AMD64 or dual Athlons.... (or something else)?
Current system is an Athlon 1200+ I think, 512MB RAM, 2gigs of swap, plenty of HD space
You'll be blown away at how silky smooth an SMP system stays even through the highest load. I've got a Tyan MPX board with a gig of ram and 2 1900+ MPs - I couldn't ask for better Linux support, and the thing has been a rock since I bought it over a year and a half ago.
You might also want to look at a dual Xeon box at around 2.4 GHz - the prices are very reasonable and you just can't beat Intel stuff for quality and reliability. Xeons also tend to be much less finicky when it comes to components like RAM, PSUs, etc. Also Xeons don't suffer from the memory bottlenecks that the AMDs do.
As far as AMD 64, I think the sweet-spot for both price and Linux support is still a few months away. As I'm discovering right now with my new Centrino laptop, the latest and greatest isn't always the best purchase decision when you're running Linux.
I'd suggest you check out http://forums.2cpu.com and do some searching around. The For Sale / For Trade thread usually has some great deals on used dualies if you're out to save a few $. All of the long-time members are very trustworthy and I've bought and sold a lot of stuff on that forum with no problems.
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