Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:19:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Linh Pham <lplist@closedsrc.org> To: "Pelletier, Michael" <Michael.Pelletier@sycamorenet.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Thinking about buying two CPU Tyan Thunder K7... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0107170915140.85385-100000@q.closedsrc.org> In-Reply-To: <4993EB20A01FD411B22700D0B77CF68801D394FF@ash.sycamorenet.com>
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On 2001-07-17, Pelletier, Michael scribbled: # Has anyone heard anything negative about the new Thunder K7 (S2462) with two # ADM Athlon CPUs? I would really appreciate any responses as I am thinking # about buying one. Please help as this server with be place at a location far # from me... The motherboard requires a case that can house an extended ATX motherboard (since the form factor of the Thunder K7 is quite larger than your typical Athlon motherboard) and requires a proprietary power supply. The motherboard also requires Registered ECC PC2100 DDR SDRAM modules (which are a little bit more expensive than your standard DDR SDRAM modules). Of the reviews that I have read, make sure that if you do choose to get the motherboard that you upgrade the BIOS to at least version 2.0 and that you need to keep IDE cables to about 18" (some people have run into issues with 24" IDE cables). The northbridge gets very hot (it comes with an integrated heat spreader, but no heatsink or fan) and you might be able to stick on a small heatsink with strong thermal tape to help cool it a little. -- Linh Pham [lplist@closedsrc.org] // 404b - Brain not found To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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