[dba-Tech] I have a quad core

I am hoping to get Windows 2003 x64 installed on this machine to open up the
other 4 gb of available ram space.  After that I want to install SQL Server
x64.  Given that this  server is all about SQL Server those two things
should help immensely as well.  I am dealing with huge data sets and having
even another 4 gig should do something for me.


John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] I have a quad core

Got to love the name of it anyway....Phenom!

Looking forward to seeing your improved performance observations.

GK

On 11/28/07, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:
> I just updated my 2 year old Asus M2NA32 Deluxe AMD motherboard from a 
> 2.0 GHz dual core to a 2.2 GHz quad core.  I now have two virtually 
> identical servers, one with a dual core and one with a quad core.  It 
> is interesting to note that the dual core says the 2.0 GHz is a 
> "3800+", i.e. a 3.8 GHz machine.  The quad core does not make any such 
> approximation.  It simply says that it has a Phenom processor running at
2.21 GHz.
>
> The upgrade was pretty easy.  I had to find and update the motherboard 
> bios to the latest rev, the description for which simply said "upgrade 
> for new processor" or something similar without specifically saying Phenom
ready.
> Anyway, I then removed and replaced the dual core with a quad core and 
> I was done.  It is common knowledge that the Phenom is not equivalent 
> to the Intel quad but it is an available update for those of us who 
> try to support the competition and it at least is a drop in upgrade to 
> an existing system.  I will be doing some a/b comparisons running SQL 
> Server which should be able to take advantage of the extra cores.  I'll
post results as I get them.
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
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Gary Kjos
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