Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 15:14:41 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: smp <smp@neutron.neutron.org> Cc: FreeBSD-SMP@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: motherboard choice Message-ID: <199708312114.PAA21499@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 31 Aug 1997 13:09:02 PDT." <199708312009.NAA00837@neutron.neutron.org>
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Hi, > i am interested in getting into SMP. i need to pick a good motherboard. > the intel PR440FX (100 M/s ethernet, adaptec UW scsi) with 2 200 MHZ PPros > can be had for abt $1.5K. > the tyan tomcat IV can handle 2 233 MHZ parts, but no scsi or etthernet. > or any other suggestions? comments, or advice before i buy? > thanks The PR440 can also do 233mHz, the jumpers are there, just undocumented. The big negative of the intel is that it only has 1 ISA slot. I personally suggest the gigabyte ga686dx over the tyan. Iwill makes a dual P6 with the adaptec UW on it, but I'm not sure if anyone has reported success with it yet. Consider the P6-166x512 chips. I am overclocking mine to 200 (obviously no guarantees about this), and the extra cache is *probably* more beneficial than 33mHz. They can be had for around $320 each. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | Symmetric MultiProcessor FreeBSD
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