[KLUG Members] Dual proc Mobos

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Fri, 2002-05-24 at 11:45, Adam Bultman wrote:
> What's a good Dual PII Motherboard? I've got two cpus (Slot one, 400 MHz)
> and a mobo with no VRM, so I'm on the market for one.

First off, have you checked the liquidators (Hitechcafe.COM,
Compgeeks.COM, etc...) for VRM modules?

Secondly, do the Intel SPEC numbers match???  If not, they're NOT
guaranteed to work or be stable with each other.  That's Intel SMP in
action.

> I'm bidding on an ASUS P2B-D, but it's insane.  I bid 90 bucks on one at
> 46, and it immediately went past!
> I'm thinking of sticking with ASUS, although I'd go to another if
> possible.

Tyan Tiger MP (S2460) mainboards have now dropped to $160.  Add in a
few, cheap Duron or Athlon (non-XP) processors and you've got a kick@$$
system.  Or even the 1.2GHz Athlon MPs have now dropped to under $100,
so they're an option too.

Unlike Intel SMP (which Intel does NOT rate all its processors for
either), AMD's EV6 MP bus is _far_more_tolerance_ of CPU differences
because they _run_independently_.  You can even mix different speed
processors (as long as they use the same FSB)!

-- Bryan

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