[KLUG Members] Dual Pentium Pros

[Adam Bultman]

Okay then: here's a neat-o thing:  I was just offered a Dual PII-333
motherboard with procs for 40 bucks "paid only if it works". This is a
definate step up; this will outperform (most likely) my one workstation
now (which is a single 500).

Howver, it lacks a VRM. Does it *need* it? I have *no* info regarding
setting up dual machines.  Where can I get them, assuming I can at all?
Are they standard along manufacturers, speeds, etc?  I'm lost.  I'm hoping
I can get a VRM for like, 30 bucks.  That would kick me from single
ppro 200 (which just sits around) to a dual 333 PII box, which is useful
for other things.



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Adam Bultman
adam@glaven.org
[ http://www.glaven.org ]

On 3 Apr 2002, Bruce Smith wrote:

> > Okay: Does anyone here have dual pentium pro linux boxes?
>
> Yes, I have a couple at work, and have run Linux on them.
>
> > ... and I want to know how they perform.
>
> I'm quite happy with the performance.  Of course it depends on what
> you're doing.  If this is a desktop, typically running one process at a
> time, SMP may not be give you much of a boost.  If it's a server running
> a lot of things, you should notice a fair improvement.
>
> > If they don't perform that well, I'll save my money.
>
> I wouldn't spend much money for anything that old, especially with
> today's hardware prices.  But if you can pickup a board cheap, why not!
>
> > P.S.  Should I guy a special power supply for it?  Right now it's probably
> > got a 250 in it.
>
> No idea.
>
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