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Re: creating high performance multiprocessor server



So what motherboard should I use ?
ASUS ? ABIT ? GIGABYTE ?

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Tomasz Pajor
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: "Niall O'Higgins" <niallo_(_at_)_netsoc_(_dot_)_ucd_(_dot_)_ie>
To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Sent: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 14:09:22 +0000
Subject: Re: creating high performance multiprocessor server

> On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 01:07:33PM +0000, Tomasz Pajor wrote:
> > I was thinking about 64 bit mode, but what motherboard to serve that ?
> 
> Stay away from Intel. This should be obvious for a number of reasons.
> Not least because AFAIK their AMD64 clone lacks an NX bit.
> 
> Tyan and RioWorks both make server class multiprocessor AMD64 motherboards.
> Although I haven't used RioWorks, I would advise people to stay away
> from Tyan stuff if possible.
> 
> // Niall.
------- End of Original Message -------



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