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09-09-2004, 03:34 PM
With the introduction of the dual-core AMD chip range next year (hopefully), IBM have decided to upgrade their e325 server to use this new chip (http://news.com.com/IBM+to+use+dual-core+Opteron/2100-1010_3-5357328.html). All of this should happen somewhere around the middle of next year, when the new e326 will be available with current Opteron chips and with the dual-core versions.
"The e326 has a starting price of $2,189, but most customers will buy more powerful configurations costing more than $4,000. The systems can accommodate as much as 16GB of memory, have two 100MHz PCI slots and use faster memory than the e325. They're rack-mounted computers 1.75 inches thick. "
All the hardware world seems under the spell of dual-core right now, and rightly so. It presents a wonderful step forward in PC workstation and server hardware. And, of course, all of that tense competition between AMD and Intel to see who will be the multi-core king is great for the consumer, if it means better technology and lower prices.
"The e326 has a starting price of $2,189, but most customers will buy more powerful configurations costing more than $4,000. The systems can accommodate as much as 16GB of memory, have two 100MHz PCI slots and use faster memory than the e325. They're rack-mounted computers 1.75 inches thick. "
All the hardware world seems under the spell of dual-core right now, and rightly so. It presents a wonderful step forward in PC workstation and server hardware. And, of course, all of that tense competition between AMD and Intel to see who will be the multi-core king is great for the consumer, if it means better technology and lower prices.
