[CentOS] Re: Opteron Mobo Suggestions
Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
thebs413 at earthlink.net
Wed Jun 22 19:58:33 UTC 2005
From: Peter Arremann <loony at loonybin.org>
> Bryan,
> there are sometimes more important things than max performance...
> Upgradability i.e. ... If you buy a complete server its one thing, but if
> you're offering parts and people build there own they often do consider
> upgradability. If you buy a server that right now should run fine with 1 CPU
> but you want to upgrade later to a second one, then the Tyan design is for
> you. This way you can run all your I/O still and still not have to pay extra
> for the second CPU up front. The Tyan website even mentions this somewhere as
> the reason for the design decision.
And I understand this.
And I understand why Tyan might offer it on _some_ models.
But not _all_ models. ;->
That's what I can't believe.
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Bryan J. Smith mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org
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