CPU's and motherboards?

[ron.peterson at yellowbank.com (Ron Peterson)]

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 11:17:55PM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> 
> As I said in a separate email, I'm looking to build a new, fairly high-end 
> x86 box.  Has anyone heard of any problems with Linux and recent 
> motherboards or CPUs?
> 
> Likewise, it's been a while since I've researched these things.  Any 
> recommendations on chip and motherboard review sites, or anecdotal info?

Start w/ a Tyan S2720UGN Dual Xeon Motherboard w/ the optional AIC7902
Ultra320 SCSI controller.  Use DDR200 (not DDR266 - two DDR200 channels @ 3.2
GB/s will match the 3.2 GB/s FSB).  Put an ATI XPERT XL in one of the two
available PCI-X slots and I think you should be all set... ;)

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