I never understood the difference between a Pentium and a Xeon. Is it simply a marketing stunt or is there a real difference? Same question for the Opteron/Athlon couple. I have bought a SUN WS with an AMD Opteron 1210 while most of my AMD powered wingmen have Athlons.
Tullio
At least as far as the Socket 939 line, the Opteron processors had a little bit better wafer / substrate / SOI technology in use, so the voltage to run the same clock speed was a little bit less. Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
Beyond that, not much is different from what I can tell...
At least as far as the Socket 939 line, the Opteron processors had a little bit better wafer / substrate / SOI technology in use, so the voltage to run the same clock speed was a little bit less. Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
Beyond that, not much is different from what I can tell...
My Opteron is running 24/7 since January 30 and I have no AC, with no problem. Also because the airflow in my SUN WS is good, as I have explained in my previous post.
Tullio
Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
I bought a s939 4400(?) and it had the copper heat pipe cooler, the 3800x2 it replaced only came with an aluminum one. didn't matter to me since I used a waterblock too keep cool but...
Mine Opteron has a copper heat pipe cooler. I just bought a second 160 GB SATA hard disk made in China for Hitachi and I am going to install it. It cost me 47,5 euro.
Tullio
Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
I bought a s939 4400(?) and it had the copper heat pipe cooler, the 3800x2 it replaced only came with an aluminum one. didn't matter to me since I used a waterblock too keep cool but...
That may have have been near the end of the 4400 run... At one time the X2 line only got the standard aluminium heatsink... I remember because I was debating getting a 4400 or a 175, and the better heatsink was something I was considering... That said, I ended up just getting a Thermalright SI-120 heatsink and put off getting a dual-core...which now I can't honestly afford...
Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
I bought a s939 4400(?) and it had the copper heat pipe cooler, the 3800x2 it replaced only came with an aluminum one. didn't matter to me since I used a waterblock too keep cool but...
That may have have been near the end of the 4400 run... At one time the X2 line only got the standard aluminium heatsink... I remember because I was debating getting a 4400 or a 175, and the better heatsink was something I was considering... That said, I ended up just getting a Thermalright SI-120 heatsink and put off getting a dual-core...which now I can't honestly afford...
I bought my X2 4400+ in Jan. 2006 and it was delivered with a copper heat pipe cooler too. Price was more than 500 € and with the fast apps from Akosh, this host was even the fastest host at E@H for a few days.
I don't own it any more, but it's still crunching for E@H. :-)
So I've been processing E@H work for well over 3.5 years...
ATLAS passed me in ~ 3 days. 8-O
When I do something "less than masculine" a friend will threaten to take away my "man card". ATLAS makes me feel like turning in my "geek card" as well! ;)
RE: I never understood the
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At least as far as the Socket 939 line, the Opteron processors had a little bit better wafer / substrate / SOI technology in use, so the voltage to run the same clock speed was a little bit less. Also I know that Opterons (at least then) shipped with a better "stock" cooling solution (heatpipe heatsink vs. standard heatsink).
Beyond that, not much is different from what I can tell...
RE: At least as far as
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My Opteron is running 24/7 since January 30 and I have no AC, with no problem. Also because the airflow in my SUN WS is good, as I have explained in my previous post.
Tullio
RE: Also I know that
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I bought a s939 4400(?) and it had the copper heat pipe cooler, the 3800x2 it replaced only came with an aluminum one. didn't matter to me since I used a waterblock too keep cool but...
Mine Opteron has a copper
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Mine Opteron has a copper heat pipe cooler. I just bought a second 160 GB SATA hard disk made in China for Hitachi and I am going to install it. It cost me 47,5 euro.
Tullio
RE: RE: Also I know that
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That may have have been near the end of the 4400 run... At one time the X2 line only got the standard aluminium heatsink... I remember because I was debating getting a 4400 or a 175, and the better heatsink was something I was considering... That said, I ended up just getting a Thermalright SI-120 heatsink and put off getting a dual-core...which now I can't honestly afford...
RE: RE: RE: Also I know
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I bought my X2 4400+ in Jan. 2006 and it was delivered with a copper heat pipe cooler too. Price was more than 500 € and with the fast apps from Akosh, this host was even the fastest host at E@H for a few days.
I don't own it any more, but it's still crunching for E@H. :-)
So I've been processing E@H
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So I've been processing E@H work for well over 3.5 years...
ATLAS passed me in ~ 3 days. 8-O
When I do something "less than masculine" a friend will threaten to take away my "man card". ATLAS makes me feel like turning in my "geek card" as well! ;)
Looks like Atlas moved up as
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Looks like Atlas moved up as a Top Participant pretty quickly too.
It overtook me today where
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It overtook me today where I'm at 6M barrier :(
I don't want ATLAS to feel
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I don't want ATLAS to feel left out. Since no one wants ATLAS to join their team, you're welcome to join ours. :)