Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:58:27 -0800 From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> To: Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT Hardware reccomendtions (need MB for Dual Opterons) Message-ID: <2fd864e0502241958501f8f6a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <000201c51a83$73157070$6800000a@r3140ca> References: <000201c51a83$73157070$6800000a@r3140ca>
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:13:52 -0500, Nathan Vidican <nvidican@wmptl.com> wrote: > Hey all > > We've got several dual opteron boxes now running FreeBSD, (they've been > great thus far btw), and we're looking to add a few more... Problem seems to > be that the motherboard we've been using is quite difficult to obtain, so > does anyone have any good suggestions towards another? Here's the > configuration as we're using now: > > Dual AMD Opteron 246 CPU > MSI K8D Master3-FA4R ( > http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8D_Master3-FA4R&class=s > pd ) > 2 GB ECC Registered PC2700 (DDR333) Memory > 3Ware Escalade 9500s-4LP RAID Controller > 250GB WDC RAID Edition Hardrives > > Ideally, we need to find a new motherboard to source for similar if not > identical systems. We tend to find one board we like and stick with it, but > having little experience with Opterons in general outside of the ones we > already have using this MSI board, I'm hoping you all might have a > suggestion or two. I've been told the Tyan boards are usually pretty good, > but have not used any before and figured I might as well ask around first. > > Please reply via email if you will, and cc the list if need be; this address > is not subscribed to the list - thanks. > > -- > Nathan Vidican > nvidican@wmptl.com > Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. > http://www.wmplt.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Tyan S2850s and S2882s have run great for me. For some reason, the BGE nic does much better on -STABLE though. *shrug*
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