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Date:      Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:34:09 +0930
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Brian Tao <taob@nbc.netcom.ca>
Cc:        FREEBSD-CHAT-L <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: SMP motherboard advice... 
Message-ID:  <199709170004.JAA00595@word.smith.net.au>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Sep 1997 14:14:58 -0400." <Pine.GSO.3.95.970916140608.21795M-100000@tor-adm1.nbc.netcom.ca> 

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>     I'm not sure if this motherboard even exists, so I'm tossing out
> the question here before moving it to freebsd-smp or other list.  Is
> there a product out there that has the following features:
> 
>    * dual Pentium MMX CPU support

Most of the SMP guys will tell you that a dual P5 is a waste of time.

>     Is there such a beast out there, or should I forego the SDRAM
> requirement (I doubt it would make a difference for what will
> basically be my personal gaming machine).

If you're planning on playing games on the box, SMP is a waste of time. 
You want the fastest uniprocessor machine your budget will support, the 
most evil video card you can get, and a BIG MONITOR!

mike





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