tyan tiger i7501
bvds at bvds.geneva.edu
bvds at bvds.geneva.edu
Fri Feb 21 09:32:46 PST 2003
>we are considering to get an 8node dual cluster.
>obvious option is AthlonMP/760MPX.
>alternative is Xeon/7500 or now 7501.
I am considering the exact same systems. (8 nodes).
A third possibility is to wait for 2-3 months and go
with the AMD Opteron. In any case, I believe the Xeon's are
over-priced and I expect a fairer price in another
month or two, as they will have to compete with the
Opteron.
The biggest difference between the 760MPX and the
S2723GNN is the memory bandwidth: It is roughly twice
as large for the Xeon system (see http://qcdhome.fnal.gov/qcdstream/).
IMHO, SSE2 vs. Athlon is a lesser issue.
I am also going to try channel bonding (with two channels)
for the Gbit Ethernet. The second channel will be done
with a D-Link DGE 550-T card.
Brett van de Sande
Geneva College
3200 College Ave.
Beaver Falls, PA 15010
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