X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CB98538E7 for ; Sun, 8 May 2005 18:59:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 54068-08 for ; Sun, 8 May 2005 21:59:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.utsl.gen.nz (210-54-92-184.ipnets.xtra.co.nz [210.54.92.184]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E3A3537E0 for ; Sun, 8 May 2005 18:59:27 -0300 (ADT) Received: by mail.utsl.gen.nz (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 9501014021; Mon, 9 May 2005 09:59:15 +1200 (NZST) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (longdrop.clunker.utsl.gen.nz [192.168.255.49]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.utsl.gen.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF6931401D; Mon, 9 May 2005 09:59:11 +1200 (NZST) Message-ID: <427E8BAB.7000607@vilain.net> Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 09:59:07 +1200 From: Sam Vilain User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041103) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mischa Sandberg Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Whence the Opterons? References: <14695.1115393034@sss.pgh.pa.us> <6CD32D5F-B466-4E6D-9E73-CFB8957B396F@torgo.978.org> <15121.1115395067@sss.pgh.pa.us> <1115415551.427be3ffe44c8@webmail.telus.net> In-Reply-To: <1115415551.427be3ffe44c8@webmail.telus.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.835 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200505/85 X-Sequence-Number: 12249 Mischa Sandberg wrote: > After reading the comparisons between Opteron and Xeon processors for Linux, > I'd like to add an Opteron box to our stable of Dells and Sparcs, for comparison. > IBM, Sun and HP have their fairly pricey Opteron systems. > The IT people are not swell about unsupported purchases off ebay. > Anyone care to suggest any other vendors/distributors? Check out the Tyan Transport systems. Tyan are an ex Sparc clone manufacturer, and released the second available Opteron board - widely considered the first serious Opteron board to hit the market. Sam.