weEvil Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) Just saw an opteron on Newegg for $214.00AMD Opteron 2344HE Barcelona1.7GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MBshared L3 Cache Socket F Quad Core ProcessorWhat would be an equivalent Intel processor at the same performance? (real-life, not synthetic)And would it be worth it to invest in this? Or should I look at an E6850?I'm worried about:1. Future potential.2. using 4 cores in Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit (which works best?)3. Power consumption4. What in the hell is socket F!? And can I actually buy a board for it without selling a leg?Also, I just came across this when looking up Barcelona:http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/compon...39289773,00.htmWhat is up with the pricing? Edited October 18, 2007 by brucevangeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 2. using 4 cores in Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit (which works best?)Server 2003 will work just fine on four cores. For that matter, Windows XP will work just fine on four cores.I have two Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition boxes (at work) using 4 x Dual-Core XeonMPs with Hyper-Threading...8 cores with Hyper-Threading = 16 threads!Whether or not you choose 32- or 64-bit really depends on what you're planning on running on the machine. My next server upgrade at home is certainly going to see me move from 32-bit to 64-bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weEvil Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 32- or 64-bit really depends on what you're planning on running on the machineMostly 32-bit software. Since the move to 64-bit is very slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yeah, but what type of software (image/video editing, programming, games, etc)? Since you inquired about Server 2003 I assumed this was for a server setup. Most good server software has either already been ported to 64-bit or the 32-bit versions run just fine. There are a few weird things with some applications though (don't get me started on SQL2005 x64). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weEvil Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Since you inquired about Server 2003 I assumed this was for a server setup.No its just what I'm running now. I feel comfortable with it.Maybe I'll switch to XP SP3 if it looks more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCobra Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 4. What in the hell is socket F!? And can I actually buy a board for it without selling a leg?Socket F is for dual sockets. More specifically the AMD 4x4 setups. I have the ASUS L1N64-SLI board running 2 Barcelona chips and I love it. While it's true that most software/games doesn't support dual core very well, let alone 4 or more, Windows can and does take advantage of 8 cores. Recent titles and those that are coming out will provide better support.The price of the dual socket boards aren't any more expensive than other top of line boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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