From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 3 21:50:06 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id VAA23007 for hackers-outgoing; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:50:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from Tandem.com (suntan.tandem.com [192.216.221.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id VAA22972 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:50:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from papillon.lemis.com ([168.87.69.104]) by Tandem.com (8.8.8/2.0.1) with ESMTP id VAA08113 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:49:47 -0800 (PST) Received: (grog@localhost) by papillon.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.6.12) id NAA06781; Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:47:42 +0800 (CST) Message-ID: <19971204134739.07060@lemis.com> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:47:39 +0800 From: Greg Lehey To: FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Should I buy a Cyrix processor? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e Organisation: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I've just finished reading c't's recent processor comparison, and it would seem that Cyrix's latest MX series processors represent pretty good value for money. On the other hand, I've heard of various problems with Cyrix in the past, and I'm a little wary of running -current on one. I'd appreciate any comments you might have. Also, any ideas on suitable motherboards? Greg