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 -- Greg Madden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]