A load of 2? Heck we have systems that run a load of 20 or more without issues. If you are doing a lot of connections you might look at optimizing your code. Also using indexes can increase the speed as well.
--- Brad Dameron Network Account Executive TSCNet Inc. www.tscnet.com Silverdale, WA. 1-888-8TSCNET > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 1:41 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: processors > > > we are considering moving to a 4-way system as the load average on our > 2-way system is at 2. > > Does anyone have recommendations? Is the larger 1MB cache on some xeon > chips worth the extra $$$? > > I'm thinking of 2 raid1 arrays, one for the os and logs, the other for > the db. The data is relatively small, but gets much in the way of > select statements. > > > sql > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php