AMD 64 stability

[Vayu]

On Thursday 23 February 2006 07:37, Ashley Moran wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 February 2006 23:11, Terry wrote:
> > I have a ASUS 64 bit board and cpu spare so was considering using these
> > with amd64 version. But due to the data centre being 300 mile away i
> > thought i would check how you guys are finding it first :). Or shall i
> > play it safe and use the i386 i just can't decide
>
> I've got a server based around an A8V Deluxe.  Runs abolutely great, SATA
> RAID and everything.  Postgres flies on it.  Getting Java running in the
> last couple of days was a pain, but that is down to i386 emulation issues. 
> Not had any other problems at all.
>
> I'm so pleased with it I simply won't buy another server that won't run
> FreeBSD/amd64 natively - although currently that does mean it can take
> longer to find a compatible server than to actually install it.
>
> Ashley
> _______________________________________________

Based on the hardware compatibility list I decided to use that board for my 
new computer.  It seems to be on its way out availabilitywise.  I could not 
find it locally.  I ended up with a plain A8V, which appears to be the same 
without firewire.  It works great.