AMD vs Intel ...

[Marc Wiz]

On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 10:58:34AM -0700, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
> 
> On Feb 10, 2004, at 5:25 AM, Chuck Swiger wrote:
> 
> >Marc Wiz wrote:
> >>On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 01:53:38PM -0500, Charles Swiger wrote:
> >>>OK.  The price difference for AMD vs. Intel is pretty significant, 
> >>>but be aware that you'll also pay a significant premium for 
> >>>dual-proc hardware versus single-proc machines: compare an AMD 
> >>>2400MP versus the 2400XP price, or the 2.4GHz Xeon P4 vs. a 
> >>>Northwood P4, and then factor in the additional costs for a 
> >>>MP-capable motherboard.
> >>Try about $159 for a dual processor motherboard from Tyan.
> >>I just bought a S2466 for about that much brand new.
> >
> >You can get a decent single-proc AMD motherboard for about $55 
> >(Shuttle AK39N w/ VIA KT400 + VT8235, onboard LAN and audio), which is 
> >one third the cost of your dual-proc MB, although obviously one can 
> >spend more on either type.
> >
> 
> Just a note:  If you want ECC with an AMD Athlon (not AMD64), you need 
> to buy a dual board anyway, since I don't know of anyone who makes a 
> board with a chipset that supports ECC that isn't a dual.

That's exactly why I bought that board.  I already had ECC memory.

Marc
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