[mythtv-users] Opterons, and gotten way too OT, sorry.

[Phil Bridges]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Brian Wood<beww at beww.org> wrote:
> On Wednesday 01 July 2009 19:12:25 Jarod Wilson wrote:
>> On Wednesday 01 July 2009 12:59:05 John Drescher wrote:
>> > > You can pick up Opteron 275s for around $60, if you want to upgrade
>> > > that dual 252 machine relatively cheaply. I'm trying to find a pair of
>> > > 285s or 290s, but they are just too pricey, when you can find them.
>> >
>> > What is too much? Would you consider used processors? I have a pair of
>> > 285s. Although I am still undecided if I want to part with them.
>>
>> Well, geeks.com has the 275 for $52 (refurb) right now. If you want to
>> get the 285 anywhere online, I think the best I've seen is $175, so
>> more than a 200% premium for less than a 20% performance increase.
>
> I agree the 275s at $52 are the sweet spot, but that price may be an anomaly,
> I certainly can't find it anywhere else. The Geeks sometimes get what I can
> only call "deals".
>

Hmm - that's tempting as an upgrade from my 265s.