On 16/03/11 14:36, Gordon Henderson wrote:
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> Anyone have any preferences/experiences?
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> I've a client on a tight budget (as usual )-: Trying to get the best general purpose performance for their money - looking for a quad core processor to run mostly LAMP type
stuff (although it's a specific application rather than some off the shelf thing)
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> (And power and cooling is a concern too as it'll be in an office with minimal AC)
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> I used AMD processors for a long time, but have been using Intel recently - just wondering if the Phenoms are any better in terms of power (watts) per bang ...
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> Cheers,
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> Gordon
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>
The question I ask myself is: Has either producer used illegal anticompetitive tactics in its business and as such should be shunned at all costs:
AMD not that I'm aware of
Intel Yes
so even for a large price differential ( and I think AMD tends to work out as a slightly better bang for buck) I'd buy AMD. I'd prefer to by ARM for power reasons but until I can find one of these
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/14/calxeda_arm_server/I'm on beg borrow and stealing old machines
Tom te tom te tom
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