Re: Best Opteron Mobo ?


Wayne E. Harlan wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:49:31 -0800, iforone wrote:
>
> >
> > Wayne E. Harlan wrote:
> >> Any suggestions as to the best opteron mobo for building a new computer
> >> ?
> >>
> >> Thanks !
> >
> > * Dual Core s939 ?
> Yes, based on checking out AMD's site.
>
> > * 2way 4way or 8way ?
> Don't know what this means.
>
> > * s940 w/Registered DIMMs ?
> >
> > a bit of info on what you intend to use it for, and how deep your pockets
> > are (willing to spend) will help
>
> Intended use is as a Linux workstation, using 2 to 4 GB of memory, but
> without hardware raid and no onboard video or ethernet (I want to add my
> own).

ok - i knew once a few questions were answered, you'd get some good
response/s -- as the 'General' says - you likely only need a A64 X2 (as
opposed to a Dual Core Opterons Models x65 and higher, where x = 1,2,8)
see;
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8826_9240,00.html

....HOWEVER, price cuts are coming for Opterons real soon;
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=29195
http://news.com.com/Chip+prices+fall+at+AMD/2100-1006_3-6030140.html?tag=cd.top

what's still unclear to me is 'which' Opteron models are s939 only -
but I'm sure someone will stumble in and fill in that blank...[edit->]
well, from here http://techreport.com/cpu/ we can see that they all
begin with 1xx, however not ALL 1xx Opterons are s940

.

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