Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 12:26:01 +0100 (MET) From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net> Cc: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>, smp@FreeBSD.org, current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: GigaByte GA-586DX-512 Motherboard Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961112121734.1744C-100000@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.961112030357.10178A-100000@quagmire.ki.net>
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On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > Okay...sound arguments :) > How does this sound: > > GigaByte GA-586DX-512 > Intel Pentium 133 (is 133 that much better then 120 to warrant extra > cost?) > 64Meg of RAM (EDO?) > How about Hard Drive? atipa doesn't list Seagates, that I can find, > and recent experiencees with Quantum are steering me clear of them. > > Essentially, I'm looking at setting up a server that I can play with > SMP on, but if I get a crash/core, I can confidently send in a bug report on > without being worried its a hardware problem :) The performance difference between PS/2 and EDO Ram's isn't so large, that it's worth the higher price. This was the case with single processor boards, and I think it's also true with mp boards. I'd buy PS/2 RAMS with 60ns and Parity (since most mp boards support parity checking - or am I wrong -) and would choose a 133 MHZ CPU, because then memory and bus bandwidth are higher ! 66MHz instead of 60 MHz. Many people say, that it's better to choose a - 200 MHz CPU instead of a 180 MHz CPU - 166 MHz CPU instead of a 150 MHz CPU - 133 MHz CPU instead of a 150 MHz CPU - 100 MHz CPU instead of a 120 MHz CPU because bus and memory speed have a more impact on overall performance on a multiuser/multitasking system, than the 20MHz clock frequency... Andreas /// -- andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<<
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