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> Did some research and here's what I'd get for myself :)
> My fellow hardware freaks have given www.newegg.com a good reputation
> and they're pretty cheap. No affiliation, etc..
Hi Tai,
I'm in the market for a dual-CPU system. I'm tired of fighting with
TS for the CPU, so I want to give it its own CPU to eat while the
other one pays attention to me. (Bob Scott, can you also comment?
You recently said you're running dual CPUs so maybe you can help.)
I had a line on a dual-Xeon HP system from a reseller but the bozos
have been unable to deliver on the system they promised me over a
month ago, so I'm looking for another solution.
What would you & your HW freak friends recommend for this situation?
I just visited a Fry's in Phoenix (visiting in-laws for Christmas)
and they recommended a Tyan Tiger MP mobo (about $200) with a pair of
1.6 Athlons (about $200 ea). One supposed expert told me that AMD
CPUs are like Jaguars -- fast and sleek when they run, but very
trouble-prone. The Fry's guy said they'd had no problems with
Athlons, and since Intel had discontinued the P3, and since the only
mobo that supports dual-CPU doesn't have an AGP slot, he thought the
Athlon was a better answer. What's your read on that?
He also recommended a $150 case (can't remember the brand offhand)
because the dual-CPU "server-class" boards supposedly demand more &
don't work as well in the standard cases.
So about $600 for mobo & CPUs, maybe $150 for 512MB of ECC RAM, $80-
100 for a video board, $120 for a 40-60GB HD, $50-150 for a CD-RW
depending on how fancy you want to get, and $150 for a case, I'm
looking at about $1200 for this system. Reasonable?
Gary
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