[KLUG Members] Dual proc Mobos

[Adam Williams]

>>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.

But some SPEC numbers are compatible,  check the compatibility grids on 
Intels site.

>>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@$$

What is the ~cheapest AMD capable of dualling?

>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)!

Now that is cool (different speed processors).  I'll finally grant a 
feather for AMD's cap.

Any rumor of consumer-level priced >2 processor boards?