meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote:
Jarry<mr.ja...@gmail.com> [10-12-15 19:08]:
Hi,
a friend of mine asked me to prepare a small server for him.
Unfortunatelly he can not afford to buy brand-name server so
he asked me to build one for him, from "consumer" components
(yes, I already warned him about "zero-support" consequences).
It should be some kind of "multi-purpose" server (web, ftp,
mail, dns, virtualisation, etc). His budget is ~600-700€ (for
cpu, mobo, ram), and he wants the best value for the money...
Now, the crucial decision is what cpu (&mobo) I should use:
A: Intel Core i7-950, 4x 3.06GHz (4 cores, + hyper-threading)
B: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition, 6x 3.30GHz (6 cores)
Is it better to use phenom with 6 true cores, or i7 with
4 real and 4 "fake" cores (hyper-threading)? Concerning price,
there is no difference, both of the above mentioned cpus cost
~250€ here in Europe.
btw, mobos for phenom have up to 4x dimm, while mobos for
core-i7 can have up to 6x dimm (that might be a valid point,
he is going to need a lot of memory).
So what should I pick for him? i7-950, or phenom-1100t?
Or yet some cheap 4/6-core opteron 4xxx/6xxx?
Jarry
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I think the formula "performance/money" is fitted better by AMD
than by Intel.
If you take "performance" and "forget the money" Intel will be your
friend.
I myself choose an AMD Phenom X6 1090T (which can easily by pushed
to be a 1100T by the way) on a ASUS Crosshair IV Formula. But a few
days agao I heard Gigabyte would be more AMD friendly...
I uses this mainly for rendering -- all cores can be used by Blender
in parallel.
Only my two cent ... you currency may vary.
I DONT WANT to start a flamewar here!
Its only my opinion I wanted to express :)
Best regards,
mcc
I'll give my $0.02 worth as well. I just built a new rig. It has a
Gigabyte GA-770T-USB3 mobo and a AMD Phenom II X4 and it is really fast
and efficient. Price was very good too. From what I have read,
Gigabyte is highly rated.
This may be something you want to use as a starting point if available
in you area. I'd be glad to send you links to the core parts so that
you know what works well together.
Dale
:-) :-)
