What's your budget and time frame? -Kevin Graeme
> -----Original Message----- > From: FlashGuy [mailto:flashmx@;rogers.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:10 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > What would you guys suggest for a wicked PC for graphics and games? > > > On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 09:03:20 -0600, Kevin Graeme wrote: > > > Sorry about the E. Don't feel bad though, I forgot the U in > Phoeun's name > > yesterday. And people in the U.S. never seem to know how to > spell Graeme. > > > > I just put together a nForce system for a friend. I share your > dislike of > > VIA and was hoping that this would go smoother, but the nForce "unified > > drivers" are basically the same thing as the VIA 4in1s except that it's > > harder to install just one piece. Great board once I got it all > worked out, > > but a lot more work than I expected. > > > > -Kevin Graeme > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:bill@;ediets.com] > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:44 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > Bah its wheatley ;) > > > hehe ok though if i had a nickel for every person that forgot that E > > > > > > naw my current athy doesnt have an AC. Just replaced all the > > > stock fans with > > > smart fans that run at the rpm needed so alot of the time it > is hardly a > > > whisper but i do have 8 fans in it counting the 2 CPU fans. > > > > > > Nice thing about that Tiger board is its not VIA chipset i > really hate AMD > > > boards with via chipset cause you have to get that stupid Via > 4in1 driver > > > and its really a pain in the ass but that board from Tyan is not > > > via so you > > > are good to go. That board has given me no problems but i > would update the > > > bios as soon as you get it and you should be set. It is by > far the most > > > stable amd board i've seen i used to use this asus k7 board that > > > was pretty > > > good but this one is by far better in my opnion. > > > > > > The computer i had with the AC was this old cryotech box i had K7 666 > > > w/3dnow ;). Was an awesome little box ran its heart out for me and the > > > temperature was always -45C becuase of the silicon seal > around the cpu it > > > was very cool. I really should have overclocked it since that > is why i got > > > the AC box but it ran pretty good so i didnt want to screw it up > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:35 AM > > > Subject: RE: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > > What will you be doing with the new box? > > > > > > > > I ask because modern processors run really, really hot and > > > multiprocessor > > > > boxes require particular attention to cooling. More cooling > typically > > > means > > > > more fans which means more noise. The reason I've avoided going > > > MP for my > > > > personal computer is that I don't really want a noisy space > heater right > > > by > > > > my legs. Which probably explains why Wheatly has an > > > air-conditioner in his > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > As for Athlon vs Intel, they're both wonderful. I find that > the Athlon > > > > systems I've built have all required a little more attention to bios > > > > updates, drivers, etc than the Intel systems. That means > that an Intel > > > > system can go together in a day and by two days later I > know its stable. > > > > With the Athlon system, it goes together just as fast, but I > > > usually spend > > > a > > > > week with a new motherboard to make sure it's all good. > > > > > > > > -Kevin Graeme > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Duane Boudreau [mailto:duane@;cfexperts.com] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:04 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: RE: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I must admit I am prejudiced towards Intel, but maybe its time to > > > consider > > > > > Athlon. OMG, first I start thinking about installing a > Linux server, > > > then > > > > > an Athlon desktop. WTH is next? *LOL* > > > > > > > > > > Duane > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:bill@;ediets.com] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:52 AM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes my Dual MP 2000's are my babies ;) > > > > > > > > > > Dude screw going with Intel unless you get Dual p3's you > gotta spring > > > for > > > > > xeons and they things are way too overpriced imho. > > > > > They have come down alot but in the years i've had dual > athys the only > > > > > problem i've had is Jedi Knight II wouldnt run multiplayer > > > for the first > > > > > week until they put a patch out because it wouldnt work with DUAL > > > athlons. > > > > > > > > > > And that board is the same one i have awesome board it rocks and > > > > > well worth > > > > > the money. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Timothy Heald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:42 AM > > > > > Subject: RE: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Depends on the OS. With Win 2K MS has multithreading > > > balanced across > > > > > browsers. I have a dual 1.2 gig Dell server that I use > to game and > > > > > everything. I can track both processors getting equal load across > > > almost > > > > > all applications, games, server apps, just about everything. > > > > > > > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: FlashGuy [mailto:flashmx@;rogers.com] > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 8:39 AM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Re: Main/Mother - board Questions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can someone explain the benefits of a dual-processor? What > > > would take > > > > > advantage of dualies? > > > > > > > > > > > > What applications would run faster (Photoshop etc.). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:25:08 -0500, Duane Boudreau wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm thinking its finally time to pass my Dell PIII down > > > the line to > > > my > > > > > > > daughter. This time I'm going completely custom. Does > > > anyone know of > > > a > > > > > > > main/mother-board that supports 2 Intel PIV processors? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I found this dual athlon MB, but would like to compare to > > > > > something that > > > > > > > supports Intel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.a > > > > sp?sku=W45 > > > > > > 0-2000 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Duane > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.
