Re: AMD vs Intel

From: Quinn Weaver <quinn(at)fairpath(dot)com>
To: SF Postgres <sfpug(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: AMD vs Intel
Date: 2007-05-17 18:16:48
Message-ID: 20070517181648.GB87661@fu.funkspiel.org
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On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 11:09:44AM -0700, Geoff Tolley wrote:

> [...]

> Beat in mind that the Xeon costs twice as much as the 280 (can't speak for the
> platform as a whole), but it's a point of reference nonetheless.

Also bear in mind that a new server can cost more to cool over its lifetime
than it cost to buy(!) So check the thermal specs when you're comparing
models, if you care about that.

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Quinn Weaver, independent contractor | President, San Francisco Perl Mongers
http://fairpath.com/quinn/resume/ | http://sf.pm.org/

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