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There are a couple of Tyan boards out and some more to come. 2CPU has some
info on the latest announcement from Tyan at http://www.2cpu.com/ . The
Tyan Tiger MP doesn't requite the 460 watt power supply like the others and
without the built in NIC's and SCSI, it will be a bit cheaper.
Ben Moore
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Dual AMD Boards
> Larry Fisk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Denis;
> >
> > I don't think all of us are aware that dual AMD boards are available.
> > Could you add a couple of links to such boards so we can check them out?
> > I just told a client two days ago that there are no dual processor AMD
> > mobos......oops.
>
> There is a lot of discussion over at http://www.2cpu.com.
>
> Right now, there is only one board, the Tyan. A number of people have been
> having problems though. The power requirements are enormous, it seems that
the
> only people that have been successful are using only the most expensive,
hard to
> get hardware, including power supplies and memory. AMD and Tyan will tell
you
> that the only way to get a stable working system is to use components that
are
> AMD approved, there are like maybe 2 power supply manufacturers that are
> approved.
>
> Expect to pay WELL over $1k for a BASIC system.
>
>
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