[bf1942] P4 or Athlon for server platform?

[NINjak]

>> Athlon instead of the
>> 
>>>P4/XEON !
>> 
>> 
>> Athlon and p4's can't be compaired to a xeon.
>
>Additionally, I cannot second this opinion. Our 2.6 GHz Xeons perform 
>much, much better than their Athlon MP counterparts and can take more 
>game servers per box.

The experience of a friend of mine is the other way around a dual 2 Ghz
XEON system could not handle the same number of CS servers that where on an
AMD Athlon MP 1900+ system ! After the switch (MP<>XEON) people (clan
servers) where complaining about extreme lag, when the switch was undone
everything was fine (again) !