Dual Tbirds !

[HomeLAN]

I'm actually going to build a rig around Tyan's dual T-bird board this weekend. Should be interesting.

 

[Neo]

In a rack mount? For work or pleasure?
NEO

 

[HomeLAN]

I'm not seeing that this has to be a rack mount. Could be wrong, but we'll see. This is actually for home use by a friend.

 

[sin2]

Some links on where to get them plz.

 

[fury]

I heard they're rack mount which will make them impossible to use in current ATX cases... I might be wrong though

 

[Neo]

homelan check out the thtred below one more for tbirds.
tyan says its rackmount ready. mem slots are angles and board is bigger than usual.

 

[Neo]

ASUS Announces A7M266-Dual Socket A Motherboard with AMD® Multiprocessing Technology

Taipei, Taiwan, Jun 05, 2001 - World leading technology solution manufacturer, ASUS (TSE:2357), today announced the A7M266-D Dual Socket A motherboard with support for the new AMD AthlonTM MP processor. By incorporating the AMD-760TM MP multiprocessing chipset, the A7M266-D leverages advanced 64-bit architecture to deliver a reliable multiprocessing platform for servers and workstations. "ASUS is proud to offer support for AMD's new line of Athlon® MP processors with Smart MP technology," comments Jonathan Tsang, Vice-President, ASUS.

 

[Outlaw69]

How much would one of these dualies go for anyways?

I am going to be upgrading soon, hoping to be able to afford one of these badboys.

 

[HomeLAN]

Yer right, Neo, that baby's rack mount. She arrived last night, and I confirmed it. She also takes registered 184 pin DDR. Don't you just love small complications.

If ya'll are interested, essencom.com has 'em in stock for about $575 plus shipping. Nice board, though. On-board U160 SCSI, dual NIC, ATA100, ATA66, 4 registered DIMM slots, on-board 4 meg video, etc. Hell of a server board, but bloody expensive.

 

[Hani]

You could try here for 550$:
http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=654321&Product_Code=110528

 

[fury]

well it IS a server board...

I suppose dual boards marketed for the high end home user should be loads cheaper, after all, integrated U160 scsi and all 5 PCI slots having 64-bit PCI66 capability would jack the price on any board to well above $300.

For people who would use a dual board for high end gaming, the integrated Rage Pro is laughable to say the least... an expense I'd rather save for choosing an addon card of my preference. i.e. a faster one.

Without the expensive crap, a dual processor setup is not too out of reach.

 

[Justintime]

agreed,without that stuff it should be decent in price, but a Rage? lol my word!