Re: DualCore Dual-Opteron Board - suggestion?
On Sunday 11 December 2005 03:38, Paul Brook wrote:
> > > > well i think that there is some information:
> > > > http://www.supermicro.com/Aplus/motherboard/
> > > >
> > > > the truth is, that tyan is our favorite :) it's classics after all...
> > > > and has sata...
> > > > http://www.tyan.com/products/html/thunderk8sdpro.html
> > > > however, the question is when it will be available - not possible to
> > > > get it in czech republic, nor in germany...
> > >
> > > maybe there is a shortage because dell is buying them all up. word on
> > > the street is that dell is going to starting selling amd64 systems
> > > early next year. i guess customer pressure can affect change.
> > >
> > > anyway, it sounds like what you need is a good contact in the US. ~:^)
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > a
> >
> > Dell is to cheap to buy Tyan boards, Tyan has only one or two AMD64
> > boards all the rest are Opteron based, whic cost more. If Dell is going
> > after the server market then Opteron would be the choice, but AMD64 is
> > another story.
>
> You're not making and sense. The Opteron IS an AMD64 chip.
>
> Paul
Very well could be, maybe I should have said Athlon Amd64 vs Opteron. Tyan
seems to make a distinction on their matrix for main boards.
http://tyan.com/products/html/systemboards.html
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Greg Madden
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