Re: Does that work? Intel C204 PCH Chipset on /AMD

[Jean-Yves Migeon <jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost>]

Le 20/02/2013 08:49, Markus Illenseer a écrit :
> Hello dear NetBSD/AMD-supporters,
>
> I am currently evaluating whether I can switch to a server with a
> chipset "Intel C204 PCH Chipset" running NetBSD/AMD with 64Bit
> support.
> Mainboard would be a "Supermicro X9SCM-F" with "Intel Xeon E3-1200" 
> CPU.
>
> Are there any contras on running such a system (apart speed, the
> server is for personal use)?

When compared to what? 32 bits?

> Please answer with Cc to me, I am currently not subscribed.

IMHO the fastest way to check would be an CD/DVD boot or USB.

The rest depends heavily on the application you run (I am not sure that 
32 bits applications will benefit much from running on amd64, except 
that you may run more of them...)

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Jean-Yves Migeon