On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 6:31 PM, Chandrashekar Babu <[email protected]> wrote: > Most large-scale enterprise server hardware today > prefer Intel Itanium (IA64)
This is a pure 64 bit environment. To the best of my knowledge, they need an IA64 distro and all the apps have to be IA64 compliant (not AMD64). I believe Intel does not make them anymore. > or Intel Xeon > processors which make large applications perform > better overall than others x86 variants - but at > a steep price. AMD Opteron? > But for a budget-conscious user AMD might be a > better option than Intel processor. The performance > drop in comparison might not be too drastic > considering the price factor. Recently, a slew of problems that I have had with branded Intel mobos [1] has made me revise my view. I have had failures with server, desktop and Atom boards. YMMV. > And yes, AMD still seems to have heating problems > in some of their processor models. My AMD Neo based > netbook (ASUS 1210T) gets extremely hot when I push > it to the edge (like compiling the Linux kernel, > or running any intensive FPS game). Have you done the same on an Intel based netbook? My HP mini (Atom 230) spews warm air when I open up multiple FF tabs with Flash content and a couple of other apps like OO word and spreadsheet. [1] A mid priced mobo has crapped out on me 4 times within the last 10 months. Luckily it is under a 3 year warranty but .... Intel's RMA process is frustrating - you have to prove your innocence. I have been asked to reflash the BIOS when I have told them that the board has a display problem or does not POST! The average time interval wasted is about 2-3 weeks. Again YMMV -- Arun Khan _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
