This is very helpful and the detail is appreciated. I was not planning on using any VIA-based boards for this system. Thank you for the feedback. Jack A. ================================ On Friday 05 September 2003 14:05, David Krider wrote:
On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 11:00, Jack Alderson wrote:
Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
I prefer NOT to have any integrated components, so my choices reflect this. I have both a Tyan 2466 and an MSI K7D Master, and I'd easily buy either again. To my surprise, SuSE 8.2 even set up lm_sensors automatically on both machines (something Red Hat 8 wasn't able to do). (I'm sure this has to do with the distro "leapfrogging" effect, but it was nice, since NOT getting auto configuration is a pain.) I have an Adaptec 39160 in the former, and a 2940 U2W in the latter. Again, both give me no problems. I also have a GeForce 4Ti 4600 in both, but I get X lockups on the former with the latest drivers. I don't know why. It's probably AGP related, but I don't care enough to fool with it. I've just checked into this, and the MSI board will take up to 2800's. (I only have 1200's in it now.) I plan on doing that (and doubling the RAM to 1 GB) sometime in the near future. I have 1800's in the Tyan.
I've not kept up in this market. I only do so when I'm ready to buy. From what I understand, just stay away from VIA chipsets when going "dual."
Regards, dk