[BlueOnyx:04528] Re: Aventurin{e} Servers

[Colin Jack]

Hi Chris,

> 
> Michael Stauber wrote:
> > Hi Colin,
> >
> >> 2. AMD or Intel? Which processors give the most 'bang per buck'?
> >
> > I'd go Intel for that one.
> 
> Well this is bound to open a whole new can of worms, but in many cases I
> actually prefer the AMDs.   Especially with regard to some of the newer
> configs, I've found that dollar-for-dollar the AMDs will tend to outperform the
> Intel gear at a lower operating cost.  I've not done any actual bench testing
> with scientific reporting, but based on "feel", I've found the AMD gear
> generally creates somewhat less waste heat.  The less heat that is created,
> the less your cooling fans have to extract that from the chassis, and the less air
> conditioning you have to apply to the server room.

I like AMD but was interested in other opinions.

> > However: If you can, look into a dedicated RAID hardware controller
> > for best performance and use it to configure the RAID as you see fit.
> > Onboard controllers usually have a worse performance than a good
> > dedicated hardware controller and disk IO is the #1 bottleneck these days.
> 
> Completely agreed.  STAY AWAY from the onboard RAID controllers.   The
> temptation is there because it looks so good on paper.  And the price is usually
> right.  Every time I've given in to the temptation, I've been sorry.  I'm
> embarrassed to say I tried it again recently with what should have been a very
> nice setup from Supermicro.  BZZZZZZ!  Wrong.
> 
> --
> Chris Gebhardt

This is why I thought it may be an interesting topic to post :)

Colin