From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 25 05:08:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8104316A4D2 for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:08:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [65.173.111.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F37BD43D5F for ; Tue, 25 May 2004 05:08:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i4PC8Afr043804; Tue, 25 May 2004 06:08:10 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) with ESMTP id i4PC89PB043801; Tue, 25 May 2004 06:08:10 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 06:08:09 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Gary Kline In-Reply-To: <20040525044508.GA13463@tao.thought.org> Message-ID: <20040525055847.J43741@wonkity.com> References: <20040525044508.GA13463@tao.thought.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: which kinds of AMD work withh FBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 12:08:22 -0000 On Mon, 24 May 2004, Gary Kline wrote: > What kinds of the newer AMD processors worth with FreeBSD? It might be > better long-run to buy a barebones system than mess with upgrading > 5-yr-old boxen. I'm thinking of something in the >= 2GHz rangewith > 512MB and a 60 or 80G drive. So far I've stuck with Intel since my > first 8085/8088. No problems with Unix. If AMD is a good enough > clone, it may be time to give it a shot. The fastest AMD processor I've used with FreeBSD is a "Barton 3000" Athlon. Actual clock speed is 2100. Works fine with FreeBSD 4.9, has the same difficulties with 5.2.1 as every other computer I've tried. For upgrading older ATX systems, consider using the MSI KM2M motherboard. It sells for about $55, will support Athlons up to 2400 (but only Palomino or Thoroughbred, be careful about that), and will take either DDR or PC100/PC133 SDRAM (but not both). It also has Ethernet, sound, and video built in, all of which work with FreeBSD. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA