Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-07 Thread Gabor Gombas
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 10:03:29AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What about the merits of ECC memory? My previous computers have always > had it and the hardware-HOWTO says to always use it. Now, it seems, > that if one wants ECC they have to go Opteron. What has changed? Is > generic memo

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-07 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 10:03:29AM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What about the merits of ECC memory? My previous computers have always > had it and the hardware-HOWTO says to always use it. Now, it seems, > that if one wants ECC they have to go Opteron. What has changed? Is > generic memor

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-07 Thread tomek . fizyk
[EMAIL PROTECTED] napisaƂ: >On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 01:22:00AM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: >> On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 19:57 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:11:52PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: >> > > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 20:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > > > On Fri, S

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-07 Thread Jo Shields
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 01:22:00AM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 19:57 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:11:52PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 20:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-07 Thread dtutty
On Thu, Sep 07, 2006 at 01:22:00AM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > On Wed, 2006-09-06 at 19:57 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:11:52PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 20:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 06:58:10PM -0500,

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-06 Thread dtutty
On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 10:11:52PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 20:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 06:58:10PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > > > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 18:19 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > scan, retouch, and store pictures

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-01 Thread Marc D.M.
On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 20:44 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 06:58:10PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 18:19 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > scan, retouch, and store pictures from a digital camera > > > watch DVDs on my big drafting monitor > >

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-01 Thread dtutty
On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 06:58:10PM -0500, Marc D.M. wrote: > On Fri, 2006-09-01 at 18:19 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > scan, retouch, and store pictures from a digital camera > > watch DVDs on my big drafting monitor > > transfer my old VHS tapes to DVD and edit out commercials. >

Re: Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-01 Thread Jo Shields
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm starting to design my next computer before my current 486/P-II pair finally die. Any computer will do what I need 95 % of the time. Here's what I would like to do that I can't do now: scan, retouch, and store pictures from a digital camera

Opteron or Athlon 64 FX?

2006-09-01 Thread dtutty
Hello, I'm starting to design my next computer before my current 486/P-II pair finally die. Any computer will do what I need 95 % of the time. Here's what I would like to do that I can't do now: scan, retouch, and store pictures from a digital camera watch DVDs on my big drafti