i'll second the HP/AMD recommendation. I just got 40 BL465 C class blades with dual AMD Opterons (four total cores) and they are sweet. 16gb of RAM seems to be the sweet spot with price/performance. We saw huge gains up to 16gb and then it tapered off some. Greg On 4/16/07, Jez <jezosaurus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 4/16/07, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi > > Im looking at adding 64 bit servers to our existing PS4 farm. Which is the > better way to go in regards to hardware. Stick to the same vendor / model as your 32 bit stock. HP Proliant servers are my personal preference. > Is it better to get the fastest > dual core CPU's or the slowest Quad core CPU's?. Ask the vendor nicely. If you're lucky, you should be able to get a couple of loan machines from them for testing. > The fastest Quad cores are out of my budget.. And may well not be an option either. Consider an AMD based machine as well - you might find them more cost effective. > Also are there any guides / best practices in relation to integrating 64 bit > into a 32 bit farm - ie should AD group policies be replicated / updated to > factor the different registry / file paths, server customisations etc etc As far as Windows is concerned, Windows 64bit is still Windows. So a new 64bit server should be no different from a 32 bit server. If you do have issues, I'd expect them to be device driver related. SBC SITES ONLY GOOGLE SEARCH: http://www.F1U.com ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************