i headed to sun.com and checked their sun fire v20. thanks.
On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:55:33 +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 21:53:31 +0800, Edel SM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > where can i get amd64 dual processor mobo locally? > > You can't (unless you go straight to the vendors or commission one to > get Opteron boards for you). > > If you're looking for Opteron boxes locally - you can either ask from > IBM, HP or Sun. > > > On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:25:56 -0500, andrelst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:00:07 +0800, Miguel A Paraz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > Is this a valid conclusion: Today, AMD64 only makes sense on servers > > > > (like Opterons) where the on-die memory controller will make a > > > > difference. On a desktop, the power saving features will be more > > > > significant than 64-bit registers. > > > > > > Bingo. for desktop, i really don't care about the 64bit. Useful though > > > when > > > 64 bit OS/Apps would be widespread/mature in the future. > > > > > > To add why it's better for a desktop: > > > 1. Cool n quite technology as you've said. > > > 2. Benchmarks are alluding it to be roughly the same or faster compared to > > > a 3.2Ghz Pentium 4 & almost half the price too. > > > 3. Better with games overall compared to a Pentium. > > > > > > To the orig poster, yes amd64 is worth it. But if you can wait for a few > > > months, the better. dual core CPU from Intel/Amd will come out, thus > > > pushing the prices even lower. > > > > > > regards, > > > Andre > > > -- > > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > > . > > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > . > > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > > -- > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > > . > > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > > . > > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > > > > -- > Paolo Alexis Falcone > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph > Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph > . > To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug > . > Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to > http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie > -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
