Best performer - Win2k - Pro or Advanced Server?

[Mikendi]

Acedemic question I know, but which will give the best performance - this is a SMP A/V editing station -

dual PIII 933's
768mb ECC
2x 36.4 U160 10k hdd stripe A/V array
1x 9gb U2W 10k boot drive
40x UltraPlex
12x Plexwriter
G450
DV500
SBLive Platimun
etc.

Any advice will be appreciated.

 

[Wik]

Well unless you want to use it as some sort of server you do not need to run AS. Pro is going to run better for you for the fact that it will have services running that you will not use.

Win2k Prp supports 4 way SMP and 4 gigs memory
Win2k AS supports 8 way SMP and 8 gigs memory, Network load balancing, and enhanced clustering

 

[Mikendi]

Thanks - I bought a Hot kit from MS last year and now I have the time to play with it. It came with a copy of 2k pro & a copy of 2k AS w/10cal - not bad deal for $129 Anyway I'm using the 2k pro now, but the AS is giving me the old siren's song. - LOL

Maybe I'll put it on one of these dual P-Pros I'm selling and give it a twirl.

 

[BadThad]

Yep Wik is on it. AS has a BUNCH of overhead. It even takes 4 ever to boot!

 

[HansHurt]

Actually forget everyone else....you send me that stuff and I'll test it out both ways OK....deal....good PM me for my addy

 

[ukDave]

<< Thanks - I bought a Hot kit from MS last year and now I have the time to play with it. It came with a copy of 2k pro &amp; a copy of 2k AS w/10cal - not bad deal for $129 Anyway I'm using the 2k pro now, but the AS is giving me the old siren's song. - LOL

Maybe I'll put it on one of these dual P-Pros I'm selling and give it a twirl. >>



sweet! how!

 

[damien6]

<< Win2k Prp supports 4 way SMP and 4 gigs memory >>



Not quite:

Win2K Pro -supports up to 2 processors/4GB Ram
Win2K Server -supports up to 4 processors/4GB Ram
Win2k AD -supports up to 8 processors/8GB Ram
Win2K Datacenter-supports up to 32 processors/64GB Ram