My next motherboard

theplumber · Mar 27, 2004

couldn't find the link before but here it is on IBM's system
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14993

nitro · Mar 27, 2004

Quote from stevebec:

For interrupt sharing, it doesn't matter what busses the slots are on, only how many slots the board has and how many inputs the I/O APIC has. The AMD 8111 south bridge has 4 inputs, so with 4 slots, you shouldn't be sharing any (assuming no multi-function cards, which is unlikely). Depending on how the motherboard is laid out, you may share interrupts between the slots and embedded devices, but I believe the 8111 has additional inputs for embedded interrupts.

stevebec,

Cool, thanks for the info.

nitro

LongShot · Mar 27, 2004

nitro · Mar 28, 2004

Quote from theplumber:

couldn't find the link before but here it is on IBM's system
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14993

My guess is that this system will be 30% more than the Tyan system, and offer no advantages.

But we will have to wait and see...

Thanks for the informative post.

nitro

nitro · Jun 4, 2004

Finally, Tyan announces the Quad barebones system based on this MB:

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tx46b4882.html

This thing will go like hotcakes in the server market. I am a little hesitant to get it since often these things have bios or lack of driver support, but it will be hard to resist.

This is the most powerful system for the "poor man" on the planet.

nitro

theplumber · Jun 4, 2004

Or wait a month more
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16369

ShoeshineBoy · Jun 4, 2004

Quote from nitro:

I am a little hesitant to get it since often these things have bios or lack of driver support, but it will be hard to resist.

Aw, cmon, go ahead and get it.

I'm curious: did you call and get prices for the barebones system anywhere?

nitro · Jun 4, 2004

Quote from theplumber:

Or wait a month more
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=16369

:eek:

:eek: nitro :eek:

nitro · Jun 4, 2004

Quote from ShoeshineBoy:

Aw, cmon, go ahead and get it.

I'm curious: did you call and get prices for the barebones system anywhere?

I found late today, and people were gone already.

I will find out Monday what the cost of this barebones is, but I am pretty sure the barebones is in the mid $2k. Add four 8xx Opterons for about $800 a piece, and say 4GB of DDR400 ECC RAM and HDs, and you are at about $7000.

If I get it, I will start out with two opterons and 1GB of RAM, for an out the door cost of about $5000.

Quad Xeon systems prices should collapse soon.

nitro

ShoeshineBoy · Jun 4, 2004

Quote from nitro:

I found late today, and people were gone already.

I will find out Monday what the cost of this barebones is, but I am pretty sure the barebones is in the mid $2k. Add four 8xx Opterons for about $800 a piece, and say 4GB of DDR400 megabytes, and you are at about $7000.

nitro

Wow! Never thought I'd live to see the day that you could get that kind of horsepower available to Everyman...