> -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mike Rylander > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 4:02 AM > To: Max; PgSql General > Subject: Re: Splitting queries across servers > > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:17:29 -0800, Max <maxdl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > > > With a Quad Opteron (4 memory slots per CPU), you could put > 64GB of RAM > > > onto a single machine using 4GB DIMMs in every slot. > > > > We were talking about a similar solution today, but not quite as good as > > this. You really got me thinking now. 64Gb.. hm that would solve many > > issues. what do you think the cost would be for such a beast ? > Any idea ? > > Depending on the vendor and the storage subsystem, between $20k and > $50k, and if you start with less memory it will be much less. I can > attest to the fact that 4 x Opterons work VERY nicely. ;) > Thanks. That would be quite an investment. Interesting. I wonder if we should put windows or linux on it, since postgresql 8.0 works on windows. What OS are you running on your quad opteron ? Anyone's run some postgres performance tests between two machines same config different OS ? Max ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
