Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:41:37 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Chris Shenton <cshenton@it.hq.nasa.gov> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Motherboard & ChipSet pointers? Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970114113603.15601A-100000@downlink.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199701141555.PAA18844@wirehead.it.hq.nasa.gov>
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On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Chris Shenton wrote: > I'm looking to build out another FreeBSD box, with an emphasis on bang > per buck. So I'm planning on going Cyrix-P166+, rather than Intel... > The Cyrix-P200+ seems like more bang for a *lot* more bucks at this time. > If I'm outta line on this, feel free to clue me in. > > In the past, folks here have spoken highly of Asus and Tyan > motherboards; I've been surfing their webs trying to determine which > product from each has what features. Any recommendations on either? > Dual CPU support might be of interest if the incremental cost is > small, but I understand Cyrix doesn't yet operate in a dual mode. Any > other motherboard brands I should consider? Reliability and > performance are key. If you're thinking about dual CPUs, I think that any of the Cyrix processors will be permanently out of the running. See, they decided to go a different route with the interrupt handling, which is central to running multiple CPUs. The hardware to make the Cyrix CPUs multiprocess isn't there. > > I'm ignorant of which chipset does what, and what is desirable for > FreeBSD. E.g., What's the Intel HX and VX do, and which should I > prefer? What's flavor of the month? > > If you've got resource pointers so I can come up to speed on this, I'd > appreciate it. There's a Ham-fest this weekend and I'd like to go into > it more knowledgeable than I am now :-) > > Thanks. > > > > > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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