On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:28:01 +0000 (UTC)
"Kris Kersey (Augustus)" <augustus@linuxhardware.org> wrote:
> Conway,
> 
> While it doesn't include Barcelona, you probably would find my review
> on LinuxHardware.org very useful in your decision making process.  It 
> included the latest Xeon and Opteron processors using Tyan boards.
> Here's the link: 
> http://www.linuxhardware.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/05/1414204&mode=thread
> 
> If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to help.
> 
> Thanks,
> Kris Kersey (Augustus)
> LinuxHardware.org Site Manager
> augustus@linuxhardware.org
> Gentoo Linux AMD64 Developer
> augustus@gentoo.org
> AIM: Augustus22
> 

Nice article, thanks Kris!  I'm about to hit the sack (I work nights),
so I've mostly just skimmed the performance section, and I'm rather
pleasantly surprised.

The Opterons are looking a lot better there than some of the other
reviews I've been reading.  The impression I've had was that in terms
of performance, Intel's had a significant lead since the Conroe came
out; although AMD's Barcelona is starting to close the gap (although I
had the impression Intel's Clovertown still leads).


Thanks,
Conway S. Smith