Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 11:10:41 -0600 (CST) From: faulkner@mpd.tandem.com (Boyd Faulkner) To: rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Cc: dcasba@rain.org, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Pentium motherboards Message-ID: <9503221710.AA21824@olympus> In-Reply-To: <199503220821.AAA08038@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Mar 22, 95 00:21:20 am
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> > > > > I would like to splurge on an upgrade to a Pentium motherboard for > > my FreeBSD system. What would anyone recommend? What should I steer > > clear of? > > I can sell you the hottest thing on the market right now, an ASUS > PCI/I-P54TP4, you can't get the Burst SRAM version any place, but I can > get these with standard async cache (that is what everything else > is using). You *cannot* upgrade to Burst or Pipelined Burst SRAM, > the boards with those on them have these chips soldered on. > > Micron can not currently deliever the chips in high enough volume and > ASUS is haveing a very tough time getting any of them at all. Last > word was these version of the motherboard would not be avaliable for > 30 to 60 days. [A few people where actually lucky enough to get > one of the few of these made, I was not one of them :-(]. > > This chip set is faster than the Intel Neptune chip set. I can get > the full ASUS line if you want something fancier (dual P54 EISA or ISA, > etc). > > $299.00 with 256k async cache, includes shipping via ups COD ground to > anyplace in the US. > > P54C-90 CPU to go with it for $605.00. > > Ball Bearing CPU fan (5 year warranty) for $20.00. > > You can read all about ASUS's products from: > - WWW: http://www.asus.com.tw/ > - Gopher: gopher.asus.com.tw > - FTP: ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS > > What are prices on 486 ASUS motherboards? Boyd -- _______________________________________________________________________ Boyd Faulkner faulkner@isd.tandem.com _______________________________________________________________________
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