Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 11:50:15 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@korin.warman.org.pl> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: SMP hardware recommendations Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.970505113447.2526A-100000@korin.warman.org.pl>
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Hi all! My company considers buying a new SMP machine for some CPU/disk-intensive tasks (similar to news server: searching and processing large quantities of text files), and I convinced them to give a try to FreeBSD. The idea behind it is to save some money on another Sun Ultra, if possible... What hardware would you recommend? Now I'm thinking about the following setup: * MB: 2xPPro 200MHz, 512kB cache, manufacturer: ???, chipset: ??? * RAM: 256 MB (EDO ???) * SCSI: Adaptec 2940U * HDD: ??? (ca. 8 GB total) * Network: Intel EtherExpress 10/100 (fxp driver) * other hardware is less important (i.e. floppy, graphics, keyboard...) And what do you think about performance of such a machine (comparing to Sun Ultra 1/140)? Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Sincerely yours, --- Andrzej Bialecki FreeBSD: Turning PCs Into Workstations <abial@warman.org.pl> http://www.freebsd.org Research and Academic Network in Poland
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