Well - that pretty much answers that question! So, for me - yeah - that pretty much puts the 8 & 12-cores out of my price range. The whole point for me to go the AMD route - is to save $$$.
As such - the Hexacores are MUCH more in my price range. And, they are much cheaper than equivalent Intel 6-cores. Now, I was doing some reading lately - so, I know that the AMD's don't even compare to the power of the Intel chips. But, if I could put a Dual-socket AMD HexaCore system together - I think it could be done relatively cheaply... -K- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leland F. Jackson, CPA Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 5:06 PM The AMD 6100 series G34 x8 and x12 have only started shipping over the last 30 to 60 days, so its not widely available yet. Also, there are only a few dual socket motherboard available for it coming from Tyan $542.35, ASUS $459.99 and Supermicro $445.00. To get a G34 dual socket motherboard assemble today would cost you something like: #---------------------- Motherboard = $500.00 AMD Opteron x12 6174 $1,250.00 x 2 = $2,500.00 4 gigs memory kit at 2gig x 2 = $140.00 Total would run around $3,140.00, before shipping, assembly, and testing. #------------------------ I don't yet know how the product will be priced when the OEM begin releasing their products, so a lot will depend on that. If it's going into a new box, as opposed to an upgrade to a existing box, you would need to add the expense for the computer case, power supply, disk drives, keyboard, mouse, video card, video display, and any other special items you might need. Prices for these items can vary considerable depending on what you're looking for in the way of performance, reliability, brand name, etc. I'll let you do the math. LOL The AMD Opteron x8 6136 runs from $750.00 to $900.00 each. If I were you, I would wait and see if thing come down, after the the dust form the initial release settles. LOL http://www.provantage.com/amd-os6174wktcego~7AAMD2EC.htm Regards, LelandJ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/289ea162f5642645b5cf64d624c66a14071a1...@us-ny-mail-002.waitex.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
