Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 15:57:02 GMT From: "J.Goodleaf" <john@goodleaf.net> To: nathan <beemern@telecom.ksu.edu> Cc: Ernst de Haan <ernst@jollem.com>, FreeBSD Questions mailing list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SMP motherboard... which one? Message-ID: <20010103155702.0E4B55BA5@clyde.goodleaf.net> In-Reply-To: <3A5340FF.497C55B3@telecom.ksu.edu> References: <20010102133456.A1607@c187104187.telekabel.chello.nl> <3A5340FF.497C55B3@telecom.ksu.edu>
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I've been looking into new SMP hardware also. I really like the look of the Serverworks chipsets, such as one might find on the Supermicro 370DL3 motherboard. So far I haven't purchased one because the chipset is relatively new; want to wait for someone else to put it through its paces. I'll free ride on that person's experience... Luckily, an aquaintance of mine recently purchased this board and has expressed interest in putting FBSD on it. I'll let you know how it pans out. I agree that the 440BX set is excellent, but I don't believe boards in this class can handle the socket 370 processors. In other words, it wouldn't adequately handle my clock speed lust. Doubt you could find a board that would take dual 800s... -J nathan writes: > my workstation is a dual PIII-550 on an Asus P2B-D with 256 MB ram. > i've had ZERO problems with this hardware setup. its an older chipset (440BX) but > rock-damned-solid. > makes one HELLUVA workstation (: > > i guess, in general, i've always had GREAT luck with ASUS mobos. they just work, > they're solid, and have a very configurable bios. > so, i can't speak for any of the newer chipsets in regards to SMP, but, its hard > to go wrong with Asus, IMHO. > > good luck! > > Ernst de Haan wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > At the moment I'm considering buying a dual processor motherboard with 2 > > Pentium III's on it. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good motherboard > > (or SMP chipset) that will work very well with FreeBSD (4.2-S) ? > > > > I intend to have this system configured as follows: > > > > * SMP motherboard with 2x Pentium III-800 > > * 256 MB internal memory > > * On-board SCSI (SCSI-2 U2W LVD or U160) or PCI card (like Adaptec 2940) > > * 2x Atlas V 9.1 GB (striping and softupdates) > > * Matrox G400 MAX 32 MB dual-headed with one 19" and one 17" on XFree86 4.0.2 > > > > Any suggestions, comments? > > > > -- > > Ernst > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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