[Systems] Server proposals

[Bernie Innocenti]

On Sun, 2010-02-28 at 12:50 -0500, Chris Ball wrote:
> I should add that the i7-920 in this machine is much faster than the
> Xeon E5504 -- Passmark score of 5590 for the i7-920 vs. 3026 for the
> E5504, so that's 85% higher for the i7.
> 
> http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

The i7 is really fast, but it looks like a desktop-class processor.

I'm afraid of extreme processors targeted at the gamer market,
they're generally much less reliable and come with crappy fans instead
of passive heat sinks.

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