[linux-audio-user] regarding mobos and CPUs

[Mark Knecht]

Dave Phillips wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
>  A client has asked me to get some opinions regarding AMD CPUs and 
> recommended motherboards. He's planning to replace an SMP system that 
> has apparently never worked quite right. He doesn't want another SMP 
> mobo, and a friend is advising him to go with a uniprocessor system 
> built around a recent AMD CPU. The recent JACK problem with AMD CPUs was 
> a revelation for me: I'd never had any problems with AMD chips, but now 
> I'm feeling reluctant to recommend them. Am I just being paranoid, or 
> are there  particular reasons to go with Intel instead of AMD ? My 
> client is considering a P4 instead of the AMD, hence this infoquest...
> 
>  Also, what's a recommended motherboard ? Are there any mobos that 
> should definitely be avoided ?
> 
>  TIA for any help you guys can proffer, it's much appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> dp
> 
> 
> 

What Jack problems? First I've heard of it. I run Jack on 4 AMD 
machines, all getting a bit long in the tooth though.

Is this with the 64-bit processor, or the Athlon/Athlon XP?

thanks,
Mark