Recent content by resle

*sigh* My worst fear was to start another flamewar. All I wanted was to know if a dual opteron system, compared to a dual xeon system, keeps better up with single processor systems in those tasks which are generally run better on the latter.

Of course, this is clear. I don't expect such a configuration to perform better than a single processor one with games or common office applications. The thing I need to understand, is if a dual configuration will peform worse in such cases.

By the way, what's the most advanced version of the Opteron?

Hi, I am on the verge of putting up a high-end personal workstation, but having been away from the CPU market for ... well, years, I am slightly puzzled by the possibilities. Now, my first goal is to have the most "responsive" system possible, something that will never freeze because of 100%...