Josh: ... > I'm just curious - would there be any performance issues with the VIA > processors? I'm not knowledgeable on the differences between > different processors...is it x86 compatible? are there any other > differences? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_VIA_microprocessors There have been some problems with vias re. cmov, e.g.: http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2003/02/msg00005.html You can check by doing $ cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2200+ stepping : 0 cpu MHz : 1792.552 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow ts bogomips : 3586.65 clflush size : 32 and check the flags line. About cmov: http://www.x86.org/secrets/opcodes/cmov.htm http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/linux/kernel/720064 Regards, /Karl ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Hammar Aspö Data karl@xxxxxxxxxxx Lilla Aspö 2340 Networks S-742 94 Östhammar +46 173 140 57 Computers Sweden +46 70 511 97 84 Consulting -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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