[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Aaron Kulkis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I am going to upgrade my home network server from a Pentium 4 S478 1.7 Mhz >>> to >> a S775 MB with 1066 FSB. >>> I don't want to spend a lot of money. Is a Pentium D okay as a CPU for >>> this >> or should I go with the next one up? >>> Celeron not good either? >>> >> I'm assuming that you're not going to use this as a "compute >> server" ... something that you submit computationally intensive >> tasks to from other machines. >> >> On that assumption, to maximize your benefit/cost ratio, you >> want to use as cheap a CPU as you can find (because even slow >> CPU's are thousands of times faster than the fastest disk >> drives), and lots of memory. Further improvement comes from >> having lots of small (in today's world) disk drives instead >> of one huge disk ... many disks = more track-seeks that can >> be performed simultaneously. >> >> Don't buy into the propaganda that CPU speed is the primary >> determinant of system performance...and that a "server" >> needs the fastest thing out there. File serving is NOT a >> CPU intensive task, and printing is a task which CAN BE >> CPU intensive but is also feeding to a tediously slow >> physical device....and no CPU in the world is going to >> speed up your printer. >> >>> -- >>> Keith Boykin >>> You are what you think - so always think positively! >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > I'm sorry. I went and checked and it has a P3 S478 20 Celeron Processor. I > have > had it so long, I forgot what was in there. No no CPU intensive task. Just to > be > able to have the kids all connect simultaneously to store and retrieve their > stored > work from their mobile laptops. I already have the mobo (P4M800PRO-M v2.0), > but don't have a CPU. I have enough memory to put 768 MB RAM in it. I also > have a P4 2.4 Ghz on a mobo that is _not_ SATA and could also put the > RAM in it. Before I start to swap out, which is better?
If your preference goes toward not spending any more money, I'd use the P4M800PRO-M with the P4 2.4, if that is a SK775. If not, you could try to buy an cheep Intel SK755 processor ( used ones can be a good buy ) and place it on the P4m88... Another good option is to use your 2.4 on your existing board and buy a PCI-SATA card... > > Thanks, > > Keith Boykin > You are what you think - so always think positively! -- Rui Santos http://www.ruisantos.com/ Veni, vidi, Linux! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
