Date: Tue, 12 Nov 1996 09:08:38 -0500 From: gwh@spiders.com (Gene W Homicki) To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, "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: <199611121408.JAA12381@charlotte.spiders.com> In-Reply-To: Andreas Klemm's message as of Nov 12, 12:26
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+--- | 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. +--- Actually, FPM RAM is slightly MORE expensive than EDO at the moment. Parity RAM is defintely more expensive than both. Seems like comapnies are producing a lot more EDO these days so prices have come down. One good source for RAM is ChipMerchant: http://www.thechipmerchant.com/ (Careful, the CPU prices are "cash only", bu the listed RAM prices are Credit Card prices). +--- | 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. +--- All the 430HX (Triton II) boards support parity (and ECC). Most current (Pentium) baords are Triton-II, inclduing the Gigabyte 586DX-512. --Gene -- Gene W. Homicki gwh@spiders.com Objective Consulting, Inc. http://www.spiders.com/ Internet Presence Design voice: +1 914.353.3511
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