From owner-freebsd-smp Sun Oct 13 22:04:38 1996 Return-Path: owner-smp Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA26008 for smp-outgoing; Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:04:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA26003 for ; Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:04:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA12579; Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:02:38 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199610140502.WAA12579@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: dual-cpu PPRO motherboards... In-Reply-To: <199610132129.OAA12954@MindBender.serv.net> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at "Oct 13, 96 02:28:31 pm" To: michaelv@MindBender.serv.net (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 22:02:38 -0700 (PDT) Cc: mo@UU.NET, smp@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-smp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > >any consensus on the hot setup for dual-cpu PPRO Motherboards? > >the guys at the MIT Advanced Network Architecture group like the > >Tyan 1662 and 1668 ATX, but other have had contrary opinions. > >any advice much appreciated. > > I've never tried a Tyan, but have heard good things about them. > > I have heard of people successfully using SuperMicro P6DNF boards. > But, I've also heard of quality-control problems with SuperMicro. > And, I personally have had a bad experience with them. > > I currently have an Asus single-processor P6NP5, that works quite > excellently. FYI... I have just aquired an ASUS P65UP5 w/C-P6ND Dual Pentium Pro daughter card, but due to the recent (last 3 weeks) price surge in Pentium Pro chips I have not had any of them around to do testing with :-(. Anyone out there tried this board? Or anyone interested in purchasing one of these? (A bit pricey at $696.00) Or anyone have a pair of PPro's in the pdx area who wants to borrow it and give it a test drive? -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD