Re: 1 CPU or 2 ?
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 14, 2006 at 05:33:29PM -0700, michael wrote:
>> Hello,
>> Looking for suggestions on going with 1 dual core CPU
>> or 2 dual core CPU. Main server would be an NFS file server.
>> Probably using SW raid as well.
>> Money is a conern.
>> Is it better to go with a single, yet faster CPU?,
>> or go with a slower CPU, yet have 2 of them?
>>
> Go with whatever you can get cheeper. If it is primarily an NFS server,
> any CPU over 1 GHz will do.
I'm not sure that's the best answer. If it's primarily an NFS server, any
system capable of supporting a large enough, fast enough disk and network
card to support your needs can cut it. I had a dual P120 running as a NAS
server for years, and even that was overkill for what it was doing.
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