Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:01:21 +0200 From: Francois Tigeot <ftigeot@wolfpond.org> To: Communications Machine <ITStaff@wmptl.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Upgrade feasibility, to AMD64/5.x.x or to stay i386/4.9 on AMD64 hardware? Message-ID: <20041018220121.GA15058@aoi.wolfpond.org> In-Reply-To: <000501c4b547$6a577b00$0300000a@transcon> References: <000501c4b547$6a577b00$0300000a@transcon>
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On Mon, Oct 18, 2004 at 03:19:40PM -0400, Communications Machine wrote: > > Here's what we're proposing for the new hardware: > > AMD Athlon64 - 3200+ (Socket 754 - I know, but it's cheap) > MSI K8T-FSR (VIA Chipset) > 2048MB DDR400 Non-ECC RAM In my experience trying to put more than 1GB RAM in a socket-754 mainboard is asking for trouble. This type of board is incredibly picky about its memory, especially when using more than two DIMMs. An Opteron platform may be a better choice here. -- Francois Tigeot
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