Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 11:21:43 +0200 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: freebsd_deamon@gmx.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PIII SMP Message-ID: <3F263CA7.4040605@401.cx> In-Reply-To: <27727.1059465900@www22.gmx.net> References: <27727.1059465900@www22.gmx.net>
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freebsd_deamon@gmx.net wrote: >dear list, > >buying two PIII for a dual system ... what do i have to pay attention to >(besides the requirements of the M/B)? >aka ... are all PIII SMP capable? > >thanks > Make sure the stepping is identical. Some motherboards require Tualatin's to be able to run dual, others will happily run even Celeron CPU's in smp. I personally run a Dell Poweredge 1500SC motherboard with two Tualatin 1.13GHz PIII's, and Ive had no problems at all with it. I also run a MSI 649D-Pro motherboard with two PIII 1Ghz (not Tualatin) which also works great, but performance wise it's no match for the dual Tualatin. I would say Tualatin's are youre best bet, they are a little expensive but they work great in dual systems, thats what they are designed for. Just make sure your motherboard can handle Tualatins. -- R
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