John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > Joshua Penix wrote: >> The original order specs were for a pair of 2.0GHz dual core Xeon >> 5130's, and the cost for those is about $350/ea. Now we have the >> option of choosing the 2.0GHz quad core Xeon E5335 for about $730. >> This would leave one socket free for further expansion, and would >> only cost slightly more. >> >> Anyone have wisdom on this? > > I tend to agree with Neil on the sticking with the original 2 CPU > specification. By the time we outgrow that, the whole system will need > replacing. >
MeToo Future processor expansion: only a minor concern And: Is not the dual CPU a reliability plus compared to one quad Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
