"Thomas Heller" <maniax(at)comtron(dot)net> writes:
> is this normal for 7.1 to need so much more hardware?
No...
> i use the same
> settings for sort_mem, buffers, etc. just no fsync. I thought 7.1 wouldn't
> need that anymore.
Does the behavior change if you turn off fsync again?
regards, tom lane