Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 11:29:48 -0700 From: David Burton <odyseus2000@earthlink.net> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: asus recommendation Message-ID: <20000925112948.F269@slick.earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <E13dQMp-000Bm4-00@rip.psg.com>; from randy@psg.com on Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 09:59:51PM -0700 References: <E13dGQ4-0008Ii-00@rip.psg.com> <20000924205722.B269@slick.earthlink.net> <E13dQMp-000Bm4-00@rip.psg.com>
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You forgot to mention that the AMD 760 will support DDR SDRAM memory. On Sun, Sep 24, 2000 at 09:59:51PM -0700, Randy Bush wrote: > > why dont you surf on over to the www.asus.com website, poke around a > > little while, see what looks like it would meet your needs. > > did that. and they use all sorts of terms which folk who have not kept up > with mbs and chip sets don't understand, FSB, ServerWorks, AGPset, i820, > RDRAM, ... which it is not clear freebsd (4.1-stable) supports. > > e.g. the p3c-ls (or -s) look close to my needs if i don't want anything > faster than 733mhz, but does freebsd support the i820, the aic7892 (the > handbook says 789x, but i am cautious), ...? > > > smd ? > > sorry. smp. with 700+ cpu, i can live without smp. i have a dual-300 on > my desk now, and it it getting soggy and hard to light. > > >> i have used asus for a long time, so am a bit partial. this is for a > >> desktop, not the rack. > >> > >> so what is a good high-perf asus that's compatible this season > >> o atx > >> o takes decent speed processor(a) > >> o screaming scsi on board (like the aic7890/91 on the p2b-ds) > >> o agp > >> > >> optional > >> o smd optional but kinda like it > >> o 10/100 onboard optional > >> o video that XFree likes optional > > basically, i am a semi-competent net.geek and sysadmin of a decade or two, > etc., but have never had the time to keep up with all the latest hardwhere > gadgets. so when it's time to upgrade a limping box, i whine for help. > > randy > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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