Blizzard buys 1500 Opteron Server.
check it out. it might be for World of Warcraft only.. though I don't think so.
servers for D3 beta? the unannounced beta from Blizzcon!!
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Umaro's 2 Cents
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Though I hate to say it, I don't think they would buy that many servers for Diablo 3, yet... that seems a bit overkill for a game that won't see open beta for probably a long peroid of time.
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DeMiNe0's 2 Cents
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1,500 opteron servers is overkill for ANYTHING. As a network admin and server admin, I know how well opterons work, and how they are suppost to be deployed. It's really hard knowing what blizzard wants to really use them for... I could only imagine... 100 MAX being used for WoW.. Unless they are replacing all of their servers, in which case I guess 400 could be used... 1,500 is just way too many for any company to buy.
Although, they could also just be getting a very good bulk deal on them... but buying servers then waiting to use them is just plan stupid, as you're better off buying somthing current.
I'm sure diablo and all other battlenet infrastructure will probably be upgraded with WOW's old servers.
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