Re: 2 single dual core Athlon or 1 Dual dual Core Opteron

[digimata <digimata(at)digimata.com>]

Just incase someone is interested I came across this.

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=a64x2&page=7&MSCSProfile=95385A1F52DEA1A229D5B3754205446469A9660B0657543D6291E8AC89831F643531AE3481763812CF6658D8B4DF5C424B99BB40E71F65CB454793C3AE37AE860F8F0127A58C63191D15DAF8193E518376033E41EA0A167B3C71E4919A00E266E30B5D0745D682F69AEAD359004501E20E8460358E97F324D7FE53D6FA88DD7C3D4633430130BF5C

digimata wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> Leoung
>
> Rainer Schmidt wrote:
>
> > digimata wrote:
> >
> > > We looking to invest on a rendering system or systems.
> > > Any thought would be appreciated
> > >
> > > 2 single dual core Athlon or 1 Dual dual Core Opteron?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Leoung
> > >
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> > Someone posted a cool link and according to that a AMD X2 4800 is 
> > about as fast as far as a workstation goes as a dual dual-core 
> > opteron system for twice the price.
> >
> > http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/cpu/amd-cmp-vs-smp.html
> >
> > Of course, once you have the process using the '4' opterons..... the 
> > X2 is no match. But none of the tested apps used more than two 
> > processors under any circumstance. So they had nothing to test 
> > regarding a quad processor setup.
> >
> > But the test also revealed compatibility problems with two top 
> > contender mainboards and a few apps like photoshop. They didn't find 
> > a reason for that and closed with the advice that you shall try 
> > before you buy!
> >
> > Two X2 4800 each in it's own box will beat the single dual core 
> > Opteron. The Opteron is the big brother of the X2 but the X2 
> > mainboards use (according to the article) more of an agressive memory 
> > and chipset timing than the server oriented opteron mainboards. 
> > However, you have to manage two boxes and the rendring among them.
> >
> > I changed my mind from a dual dual-core opteron box due to that 
> > article and invest in two boxes with an X2 each.....
> >
> > Rainer
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