On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Jason Pierce wrote:
> Hello all, I'm thinking about building a new system. Does anyone know of
> a(n inexpensive?) mobo that can house 2 Athlon Thunderbirds that works with
> linux? I have heard that Tyan(www.tyan.com) is supposed to be shipping one
> sometime this month, but could find no refference to it on the Tyan site.
Nope, sorry.
> There are no dual boards listed in the AMD recommended list.
> I'm thinking about using the system as a high traffic LAN server,
> and/or high-end gaming system.
A LAN server hardly needs to be a dual athlon....
> For the gaming part, what would be a good sund card and speaker
> system? Are there any sound cards compatable with linux that have
> multiple sound in ports? I would like to beable to attach a cd
> changer, record player, tape deck, etc.
How about an SB Live! I have one, and it's great. I use the Cambridge
SoundWorks FourPointSurround sound speakers, and they're great.
> Some of the Dolby speaker systems are pretty nice, anyone have any
> experience with them?
Nope, sorry.
> I plan on using a Voodoo 5(or latest Voodoo at time of building) for
> video.
What about the latest NVidia chip? Reviews I've read
(www.tomshardware.com) say they're faster.
> I would also like to use multiple PCI UDMA/100 controller cards. Is
> it possible to use more than one PCI hard drive controller card?
Yep!
> Thanks, Jason Pierce
Sure thing.
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