Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> [10-12-15 19:52]: > meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > >Jarry<mr.ja...@gmail.com> [10-12-15 19:08]: > > > >>Hi, > >> > >>a friend of mine asked me to prepare a small server for him. > >>Unfortunatelly he can not afford to buy brand-name server so > >>he asked me to build one for him, from "consumer" components > >>(yes, I already warned him about "zero-support" consequences). > >>It should be some kind of "multi-purpose" server (web, ftp, > >>mail, dns, virtualisation, etc). His budget is ~600-700€ (for > >>cpu, mobo, ram), and he wants the best value for the money... > >> > >>Now, the crucial decision is what cpu (&mobo) I should use: > >> > >>A: Intel Core i7-950, 4x 3.06GHz (4 cores, + hyper-threading) > >>B: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition, 6x 3.30GHz (6 cores) > >> > >>Is it better to use phenom with 6 true cores, or i7 with > >>4 real and 4 "fake" cores (hyper-threading)? Concerning price, > >>there is no difference, both of the above mentioned cpus cost > >>~250€ here in Europe. > >> > >>btw, mobos for phenom have up to 4x dimm, while mobos for > >>core-i7 can have up to 6x dimm (that might be a valid point, > >>he is going to need a lot of memory). > >> > >>So what should I pick for him? i7-950, or phenom-1100t? > >>Or yet some cheap 4/6-core opteron 4xxx/6xxx? > >> > >>Jarry > >> > >>-- > >>_______________________________________________________________ > >>This mailbox accepts e-mails only from selected mailing-lists! > >>Everything else is considered to be spam and therefore deleted. > >> > >> > > > >I think the formula "performance/money" is fitted better by AMD > >than by Intel. > >If you take "performance" and "forget the money" Intel will be your > >friend. > > > >I myself choose an AMD Phenom X6 1090T (which can easily by pushed > >to be a 1100T by the way) on a ASUS Crosshair IV Formula. But a few > >days agao I heard Gigabyte would be more AMD friendly... > > > >I uses this mainly for rendering -- all cores can be used by Blender > >in parallel. > > > >Only my two cent ... you currency may vary. > > > >I DONT WANT to start a flamewar here! > >Its only my opinion I wanted to express :) > > > >Best regards, > >mcc > > > > > > I'll give my $0.02 worth as well. I just built a new rig. It has a > Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 mobo and a AMD Phenom II X4 and it is really fast > and efficient. Price was very good too. From what I have read, > Gigabyte is highly rated. > > This may be something you want to use as a starting point if available > in you area. I'd be glad to send you links to the core parts so that > you know what works well together. > > Dale > > :-) :-) >
Silent cooling ? Scythe Mulgen 2 Rev B! ;) mcc
