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Re: Opinion question (Core2 Duo)



On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 10:07 -0400, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 02:35:30PM +0100, Jo Shields wrote:
> > And in case anyone's not keeping up at the back: Pentium 4 and Core 2
> > have nothing whatsoever in common, other than the ability to run x86
> > code. Core 2 is a screamingly fast chip, Pentium 4 wasn't
> 
> Absolutely.  My current cpu of choice is the Core 2.  It is just better
> than the AMD at this time (somewhat unfortunate as I like AMD beating
> intel).  Well unless you want a 4 or more socket server, in which case
> the opteron is still much better.

Or more? Buy an Altix! ;)

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