Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:33:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Linh Pham <lplist@closedsrc.org> To: jgnovak <jgnovak@micron.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: need some suggestions for my FreeBSD UberBoxen Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0107131227520.74194-100000@q.closedsrc.org> In-Reply-To: <3607D767B8E1D311A24F0008C7590A960916CD34@ntexchange07.micron.com>
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On 2001-07-13, jgnovak scribbled: # 1) best dual CPU capable ATX motherboard (would prefer it supported 1GB + # RAM) If cost is no concern, the best dual processor motherboard would be the Tyan Thunder K7. It supports dual AthlonMP processors at 1.0Ghz and 1.2Ghz. It does require an extended ATX case and a non-ATX power supply :( I personally don't like Via and their chipsets, so many of the dual Pentium III motherboards are disqualified (in my opinion). So that leaves either the dual Pentium III motherboards using the i840 chipset (requires dual channel Rambus memory... ie: install memory in pairs) or the dual [Pentium 4] Xeon motherboard (which also requires dual Rambus). The cost of these motherboards start at $300 for decent ones... $500+ for the Athlon and $900+ for the SuperMicro P4 Xeon motherboard (the latter two include on-board dual channel SCSI, dual on-board Ethernet, and 64-bit PCI). # 2) best CPU's in a dual CPU environment (eg: AMD thunderbird?) If shear horsepower is needed... definitely dual 1.2Ghz AthlonMP processors :) # 3) best supported video card (want to run 'E' at 1600x1200, QuakeIII etc =D # ) GeForce 2 (Pro or Ultra). # 4) best supported sound card (not as important, but still important SoundBlaster Live maybe? # 5) best 10/100 NIC (lots of choices out there, what do you think is the best # one?) Many high-end workstation/server motherboard have on-board Intel or 3Com 10/100 Ethernet already. I'm biased towards Intel Ethernet cards, but older 3Com cards (ie: 3C905B) are okay. -- 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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