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 AEAFF5371C for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 12:18:39 -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 34764-05 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 15:18:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from server07.icaen.uiowa.edu (server07.icaen.uiowa.edu [128.255.17.47]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6693152A62 for ; Mon, 9 May 2005 12:18:29 -0300 (ADT) Received: from server11.icaen.uiowa.edu (server11.icaen.uiowa.edu [128.255.17.51]) by server07.icaen.uiowa.edu (8.13.3/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j49FINUM007330; (envelope-from ) Mon, 9 May 2005 10:18:25 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (12-215-118-172.client.mchsi.com [12.215.118.172]) (authenticated user=jfmeinel) by server11.icaen.uiowa.edu (8.13.2/smtp-serv-1.7) with ESMTP id j49FILmb005834 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256); (envelope-from ) Mon, 9 May 2005 10:18:22 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <427F7F37.8020001@arbash-meinel.com> Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 10:18:15 -0500 From: John A Meinel User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-1.3.2 (X11/20050324) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Geoffrey Cc: Mischa Sandberg , 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> <427EC845.8080608@3times25.net> In-Reply-To: <427EC845.8080608@3times25.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.89.6.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigD1F833880983C7FF4C6F29CA" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.83, clamav-milter version 0.83 on clamav.icaen.uiowa.edu X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.83, clamav-milter version 0.83 on clamav.icaen.uiowa.edu X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests= X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200505/104 X-Sequence-Number: 12268 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigD1F833880983C7FF4C6F29CA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Geoffrey wrote: > 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? >> Looking for names with national support, so that we can recommend as >> much to our >> customers. > > > Monarch Computer http://www.monarchcomputer.com/ > > They have prebuilt and custom built systems. > I believe we have had some issues with their workstation class systems. Just a high rate of part failure, and DOA systems. I believe they RMA'd without too great of difficulties, but it was something like 50%. John =:-> --------------enigD1F833880983C7FF4C6F29CA Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFCf383JdeBCYSNAAMRAkLaAKDUyzeUyyNhsSiB6PJoyzkyjlsTggCbBrbY pufN9A9QO0o5409Y3VlvCNk= =a3kJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigD1F833880983C7FF4C6F29CA--