Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 03:11:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> To: Joachim Strombergson <Joachim.Strombergson@Ericsson.com> Cc: freebsd-smp <freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FCPGA and the new Celerons in BP6 MB for SMP? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006090311100.96469-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> In-Reply-To: <394092B9.19DB13C3@Ericsson.com>
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www.bp6.com and www.hardocp.com are your friends :) On Fri, 9 Jun 2000, Joachim Strombergson wrote: >Hi! > >I'm since a year back a happy owner of a FreeBSD SMP system currently >based on the ABIt BP6 MB equipped with two Celeron 366 PPGA processors. >Then system running FreeBSD 4.0 is stable and able to take a great load, >like EMACS and StarOffice at the same time... But the speed (SETI hours >actually) isn't enough for my needs/wishes/geek-wants. > >After overcooking/overclocking them (yes, yes - I know it's a no, no) >I've had a few hiccups in the system. I'm therefore resorting to more >certified ways of getting better performance (can we ever have enough? >;-) > >I've tried to figure out if the BP6 or any other MB with PPGA sockets >can use the new Celerons with FCPGA packaging. There are converters to >connect a FCPGA to a Slot1 MB, but haven't seen anything related to >PPGA. Is the PPGA a dead end? > >Also, are the new Celerons (566/600) SMP-able? I've asked around, but >gotten highly different answers. Should I instead opt for the older 500 >or 533 MHz non-coppermine based Celerons? > >So, anyone with real world experience on this? Is the truth out there? > >--=20 >Med v=E4nlig h=E4lsning, Yours > >Joachim Str=F6mbergson - Alltid i harmonisk sv=E4ngning >---------------- Ericsson Microwave Systems AB ----------------- >Joachim Str=F6mbergson http://www.ericsson.se/microwave > ASIC System on Silicon engineer, nice to CUTE animals. =20 >* Opinions above, expressed or implicit, are strictly personal * >------------- Spamfodder: regeringen@regeringen.se ------------- > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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