Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:46:50 +0200 From: Andreas Braukmann <braukmann@tse-online.de> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: overclocking PPro166-512kB Message-ID: <19980817064650.B321@paert.tse-online.de> In-Reply-To: <19980707201402.A8592@cynix.ecn.purdue.edu>; from Steven Plite on Tue, Jul 07, 1998 at 08:14:02PM -0500 References: <199807022111.OAA10035@hub.freebsd.org> <Pine.OSF.3.96.980707201518.30120A-100000@sara.cpb.org> <19980707201402.A8592@cynix.ecn.purdue.edu>
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Hi, > > > it is a nice deal. take a look at > > > http://developer.intel.com/design/motherbd/pr/pr_confg.htm#2 > > > seems that one just sets the jumpers for 200MHz cpu > > I was wondering if anyone persued this and what the outcome was, > > especially on where to obtain the Pentium Pro CPUs. Can the > > CPUs offered by the various retailers listed on pricewatch in > > the price range of $135 - $150 be trusted (properly handled, etc). > > I talked to two of the retailers, but didn't leave the conversation > > with a good feeling (or with any purchase). Still deciding. > Clifford Technology (http://www.computer123.com/) currently has the PR440FX > on special for $88. The board with two 166MHz/512 P6s, VRM, fans/heatsinks > is available for $322. I just ordered two of the board/CPU combos today; > I can let you know how it turns out. They also have pretty good prices on > individual P6s. The boards from Clifford Tech. are definitely 'pulls' from former Toshiba systems as far as one can tell from the AMI-bioses 'Toshiba'-bootmessage. I ordered one of these (even from the other side of the atlantic ocean ...), since PPro-hardware seems to be simply unavailable in Germany. The board was delivered with the CPUs and cpu-fans already mounted to the board. Packaging? - a really big parcle filled up with transport-chips and a antistatic-bag. Documentation? - a few badly copied sheets of paper with non-complete Jumper-options. O yeah, ... the memory. I didn't order the memory from Clifford Tech., since I found only the 64MB Dimms at their site, and I really wanted to 128 MB Dimms for our new dev 'n scratch server. Our standard hardware store barfed totally on the needed '3.3V buffered ECC-DIMM'. Finally they found a source, but the 128MB-Dimms were $375 (675,00 DM) each, so I decided for the 'just parity' ones for ca. $280 (Transcend memory). Board and CPUs are running fine at 200MHz so far. Naturally the system had to survive a series of 'make -j8 buildworlds' before I took it on the real duty. Sincerly, Andreas B. P.S. ... still a very nice 'most bang for the buck'-system ... -- /// TSE TeleService GmbH | Gsf: Arne Reuter | /// Hovestrasse 14 | Andreas Braukmann | We do it with /// D-48351 Everswinkel | HRB: 1430, AG WAF | FreeBSD/SMP /// ------------------------------------------------------------------- /// PGP-Key: http://www.tse-online.de/~ab/public-key /// Key fingerprint: 12 13 EF BC 22 DD F4 B6 3C 25 C9 06 DC D3 45 9B To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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