Re: Recommendations for cheap Linux-compatible Opteron mobo

[Sven Krahn <sk@svenkrahn.de>]

Peter Cordes wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 09:13:55AM +0800, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote:
>
> > Any recommendations for a relatively cheap Linux-compatible opteron
> > motherboard? I'm looking forward for acquiring a couple of
> > single/dual-opteron boards for server stuff.
>
>
>  Why not use a socket 754 Athlon64?  Unless you need a ton of RAM, it should
> be fine.  You can use registered ECC memory with them.  The 32bit 33MHz PCI
> could be a bottleneck for you, though.  

Do also check ASRock when looking for a Athlon boards w/ socket 754. 
Works well with the amd64 port.

Regards
Sven