Motherboard Questions

[emk@figment.Eng.Sun.COM (Edward McKnight)]

Hi,

I'm running Debian 1.1 (kernel 2.0.6) and am getting ready to drop
buck$ into a faster motherboard. (I've read the hardware howto on
sunsite and haven't found my questions addressed there.) Pointers to
other docs or lists welcome.

I'm considering single vs. dual cpu Pentium or PPro boards so:

1) do I get more bang with 2 Pentium 200's or 1 Pentium Pro 200?

2) if single PP200 is still faster then what about 2 PP150's vs 1
PP200? (This might seem like an odd question until you add up the
prices!)

3) If dual PP is notably faster than single then: any experience out
there with the Intel "Providence" dual PP200 motherboard? It has scsi,
enet, and sound built-on, and I don't find references to these chips in
the supported hardware how-to.

	scsi: Adaptec 7880
	enet: EtherExpress PRO/100B
	sound: Crystal CS4236

Any wisdom deeply appreciated.

thx,  --emk


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