Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 22:53:56 +0200 From: Juergen Lock <nox@jelal.kn-bremen.de> To: Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: workstation mobo Message-ID: <20050812205356.GA15463@saturn.kn-bremen.de> In-Reply-To: <20050812085823.645f5b39.kgunders@teamcool.net> References: <20050812085823.645f5b39.kgunders@teamcool.net>
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On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 08:58:23AM -0600, Ken Gunderson wrote: > Greets All: > > I'm liking these amd opteron servers so much that I am considering > building an amd based workstationn. Assumed it would be Athalon based > but in searching archives I note that some folks seem to prefer the > opterons for workstation use. Perhaps to some degree in reaction > to the "chipset mess". I'm not averse to spending a bit more for the > opteron system but it seems to me the Opteron's CPU heatsink/fan might > be a bit noisy for workstation use. And I have buddies shouting in my > ear to "stick w/ Intel" for workstation. But then I also know others > who run AMD for their desktop machines. Any recommends based on current > state of affairs in the ADM hardware world? I just got a new box with an Asus A8V Deluxe board (VIA K8T800 Pro, Socket 939), and so far everything seems to be working. The only unusual thing i had to do for FreeBSD (5.4-R) was adding a patch to the sk nic driver (see other thread.) Juergen
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