:) I've had the fun of getting to see a Hammer in access. Friend works for AMD so i have a few perks lol.
Even on benchmarks it looks like the AMD chips are at parity with the new INTEL 64 bit line. And in time i'm sure AMD 64bit chips will improve and provide a much better solution then the intel chips. Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jochem van Dieten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Re: Tyan Motherboards? > Bill Wheatley wrote: > > New 64bit AMD processors that are coming out. > > They are X86 compatiable but they will run best with 64bit apps. > > We hope so at least, because there is very little experience with them. > And while I am very confident about the single processor systems that > have been showcased so far, I would love to see some SMP system with > NUMA optimized drivers in action to see how it performs in the hevay > lifting. > > > > Where as Intel 64bit chips WONT be x86 compatible they are on a new > > architecture so > > you have to do an upgrade all at once. > > For the average user the upgrading isn't the problem. The problem is the > new Intel 64 bit processors cost $1300 a piece (if you buy a thousand). > Add something similar for the mainboard, some ridiculous amount for the > RIMM's and you will get the picture. > > While the AMD 64 bit solution is an extension of current 32 bit > solutions, the Intel 64 bit solution is a frontal assault on HP, SUN, > IBM and the like. > > Jochem > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
