It seems the consensus on this list is that when running postgres, Opterons outperform Xeons by a significant margin not to mention the CS storms postgres seems to cause on Xeons. We are looking for a hosting service for a postgresql based application. Unfortunately, it seems most services standardize on Dell and by extension Xeon hardware. Do anyone have recommendations for hosting services that would be able to provide Opteron based hardware and have decent service? Or are we stuck with Xeons? -- Chris Kratz ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match