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On 8/1/07, P.V.Anthony <pvantony@×××××××××××.sg> wrote: |
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> Hi, |
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> Need some more advice. |
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> Now the question is, is it better to go with 2 core or 4 core? |
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> The reason for this question is, that I heard there is a diminishing |
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> return with more cores. Not sure if this is true with kernel 2.6.21 and |
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> running at 64bit. |
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> The server needed to built is for the following apps. |
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> Hardware. |
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> 1. Tyan Tank GT20 (B5191) |
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> 2. 2 x Sata drives |
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> 3. Software raid 1 |
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> 4. 4Gb ram ecc |
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> 5. Intel Core2Duo E6420 or Intel Core2Quad E6600 |
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> Apps. |
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> 1. Gentoo linux 64bit |
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> 2. Apache 2 |
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> 3. MySql |
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> 4. Postgres |
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> 5. Qmail |
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> 6. Pure-ftpd |
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> 7. Mod_perl |
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> 8. php |
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> 9. ruby |
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> Will all the instances of the apps be shared among the cores? |
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> Please share the comments. |
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> I would really like to save some money. If the 2 core can do the job |
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> there is quite a bit of savings buying just the 2 core. |
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> The other option is just to go with Pentium D with 2 core. That one is a |
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> real saver. |
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> Please advice. |
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Whether a dual core will work well for your situation completely |
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depends on the load and usage patterns. Is this for a server or |
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development machine? Whatever you do, DO NOT buy a pentium 4 dual |
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core. |
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Wil |
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