Brian Frank 0 Posted July 8, 2001 Well, AMD has an SMP setup now, but they still have Intel to deal with, on Intel's turf. Share this post Link to post
FadedTimes 0 Posted July 8, 2001 Every AMD system seems to run hot for me, the main reason I don't seem them as much in any servers I've ordered/built. Now with SMP they better cope with the heat. Now performance should be good cpu/chipset/memory bus. Just as long as there are no conflicts with hardware amd will have a good low end server. Share this post Link to post
Brian Frank 0 Posted July 8, 2001 Yeah, hopefully AMD will continue to work on the heat issue with their chips, especially for 1U rackmount servers. Share this post Link to post
HELLBRINGER 0 Posted July 9, 2001 Yeah I'd love to get/make one as well. The issue is heat! When AMD resolves the heat issue I will consider getting one. Right now it's Intel for servers cause the processors dont produce as much heat as the dual Athlon servers. Especially if you dont want fans or cant have fans for the Rackmount servers, then AMD is screwed. Wait until there is more options with AMD before making a dual Athlon server. I am... Share this post Link to post
FakeMcCoy 0 Posted July 14, 2001 Only if the price is right. But I think I'll wait at least a few months for the technology to mature a bit. Share this post Link to post
