Re: Need advice on best SMP mainboard for Debian
* Derek Gladding <derek_gladding@altavista.net> [2002-Jun-19 15:46
* AKDT]:
> > I am seriously considering the Tyan S2460 Dual AMD board. Any
> > comments are appreciated. If you feel this is off topic please reply
> > anyway off the list. Thanks!
>
> I'm running mixed Woody/Sid, home-cooked 2.4.18 kernel on a Tyan dual
> Athlon MP setup (S2460 mobo or very similar), Not had a single problem
> so far, box runs very sweet, very fast, and very stable. For the work
> I'm doing, this particular mobo/CPU setup is at the sweet spot for
> performance/dollar. (YMMV of course, but I'd recommend it as a good
> setup for a high-end dev/simulation/crunching box).
Make sure you've got very clean power, excellent cooling, and a good
high-wattage power supply. I've had trouble with most of the dual
Tyan boards shutting themselves down or worse, frying themselves.
Putting the machines in a climate controlled room (65 degrees) on
conditioned power has been the only solution.
I've found the dual Pentium boards to be more stable and less finicky,
and I'll probably buy those from now on after the trouble I've had
with Tyan dual Athlon chipsets.
YMMV,
Chris
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