Date: Mon, 3 Apr 1995 12:51:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Jeff <jeffh@Cybernetics.NET> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Advice on new motherboard... Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950403124713.22671A-100000@server0>
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Ok, I bought a computer from Maximus Computers, and boy let me tell you
was that a MISTAKE. I have to run Windows NT 3.5 on this machine as
well, and my video drivers for NT crap out due to my BIOS. Well, I think
Maximus has either gone out of business or is just ignoring me totally,
so I have to buy a new motherboard.
The two boards I am considering are:
ASUS Dual-Pentium PCI/ISA with Neptune Chipset -- $351
ASUS Single-Pentium PCI with Trident Chipset -- $250 (near there)
Which one of the above should I go with? I know that the new Trident
chipset supports the 120mhz Pentium chip, and it is supposedly a LOT
better chipset in regards to speed, but at the same time I'd like to be
able to upgrade to 2 CPU's when FreeBSD gets SMP support.
I currently have a 90mhz Pentium P54C that I can plug into either of the
above boards, and 32mb of RAM, so do you guys have any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jeff
-- Jeff Hoffman -- jeffh@cybernetics.net -------------------------------------
"A man facing the light looks not into sorrow, but to to the future...always."
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