Rikard Johnels wrote:
Sure i can get a Quad Xeon board, but that would be $$$'s My caveats against AMD is the heat, and power Have had a few friends burn out due to failing fans. Thats not my idea of a stable system
How is that the system's fault? I have had cpu fans fail on an Athlon based board, and it caused the capacitors on the motherboard to fail, the CPU wasn't damaged at all. I actually repaired the motherboard and it is still in use. Still, motherboard failure should not be blamed on the CPU maker IMHO. Sounds like MS philosophy, i.e "your OS crashed so YOU should be more careful next time".
Intel is after all Intel.. No matter what we say. Sure Xeon is costlier, but if it means a system the is 100% Linux proofed, and stable without risking hardware damage if a fan fails, I'll dish out the money.
Hardware is never perfect, and even Intel (both CPUs and Mainboards) are subject to failure if abused.
The question is; what motherboard manufacturer shall i look at?
Sorry, I can't answer that one, I've never run a dual CPU system (nor built one).
So where do i go from here?
I would rather buy a more expensive mainboard (since I can't ever remember a CPU failing) than an expensive CPU and therefore cut costs on the mainboard. -- Joe Morris New Tribes Mission Email Address: Joe_Morris@ntm.org Registered Linux user 231871