Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:50:02 -0700 (PDT) From: David Kirchner <davidk@accretivetg.com> To: what ever <thursday@sdf.lonestar.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: pentium-4 v. pentium-3 Message-ID: <20011019094811.F85958-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0110191507001.8943-100000@sdf.lonestar.org>
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2001, what ever wrote: > Hi, > > So, it's time to upgrade to a new machine (I'm still using an old P2-266), > and I'm trying to decide between a Pentium-3 & a Pentium-4. This machine > will run FreeBSD only, and will serve as a workstation/router/low-traffic > webserver/samba fileserver. I don't need a 2gig processor or > anything...(my p2-266 is idle most of the time anyway). > > I'm just wondering if the Pentium 4 would be a good choice or should I buy > a Pentium3? > > All input is *greatly* appreciated. > > Thanks! I'd go for the Pentium 3 personally. It's a pretty solid processor, and the price difference between the P4 and P3 cannot currently be justified. Also, if your motherboard is recent enough, it should support the P3 (perhaps with a BIOS update). If you wanted to replace the motherboard and the CPU, I'd go with AMD, but that's without any experience with AMD on FreeBSD - others here may be able to enlighten you(us) on this. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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