From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 13 22:24:30 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA75916A41C for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:24:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9ECD543D48 for ; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:24:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j5DMOUbi003992; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:24:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.NUXI.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id j5DMOTvu003991; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:24:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:24:28 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: Oleg Rusanov Message-ID: <20050613222428.GA3835@dragon.NUXI.org> References: <99389684.20050610003512@molecon.ru> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <99389684.20050610003512@molecon.ru> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Cc: freebsd-amd64 Subject: Re: What kind of MotherBoard is better for FreeBsd and linux? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:24:31 -0000 On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 12:35:12AM +0400, Oleg Rusanov wrote: > What kind of MotherBoard for Amd64 OPteron 252 or 264 processors is > better for FreeBsd and linux? > > ----------------Amd64 OPteron 264 MBs------------- > MSI > K8D Master3 (MS-9161) > 2.0 eATX AMD-8131 Supports up to processor stepping: E6 This board is nice in that it has 12 DIMM slots - so you can easily get 12gb or 24gb in a 2P machine. Uses the AMD8100 chipset. > Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro (S2882-D) Also is a fine motherboard. Uses the AMD 8100 chipset. > MSI > K8D Master3 (MS-9161) > 1.0 eATX AMD-8131 Supports up to processor stepping: E4 I would get a rev 2.0 board (as it appears above you can) than get a rev 1.0 board. > Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro (S2882-D) > 04UOT eATX AMD-8131 Supports up to processor stepping: E6 Already talked about this one above. > Thunder K8SR (S2881) > 04MOA eATX AMD-8131 Supports up to processor stepping: E4 This is the 1U rack mount version of the Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro (S2882-D). It also is a fine board using the AMD 8100 chipset. You should be happy with any of these three boards. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)