On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 07:19:59PM -0800, Christopher Swingley wrote: > * Derek Gladding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-Jun-19 15:46 > * AKDT]: > > > I am seriously considering the Tyan S2460 Dual AMD board. Any > > > comments are appreciated. If you feel this is off topic please reply > > > anyway off the list. Thanks! > > > > I'm running mixed Woody/Sid, home-cooked 2.4.18 kernel on a Tyan dual > > Athlon MP setup (S2460 mobo or very similar), Not had a single problem > > so far, box runs very sweet, very fast, and very stable. For the work > > I'm doing, this particular mobo/CPU setup is at the sweet spot for > > performance/dollar. (YMMV of course, but I'd recommend it as a good > > setup for a high-end dev/simulation/crunching box). > > Make sure you've got very clean power, excellent cooling, and a good > high-wattage power supply. I've had trouble with most of the dual > Tyan boards shutting themselves down or worse, frying themselves. > Putting the machines in a climate controlled room (65 degrees) on > conditioned power has been the only solution. > > I've found the dual Pentium boards to be more stable and less finicky, > and I'll probably buy those from now on after the trouble I've had > with Tyan dual Athlon chipsets. >
I've been using an Abit VP6 for about a year and a half now with no problems. It's limited to Coppermine chips, so there are definitely better bargains out there, but it seems to be stable as a rock. I've read several opinions that the RAID chip should only be used as a second IDE controller and not as a RAID controller. I plan to set up a software RAID 5 sometime in the next year and see how fast it is. Actually, I've never had a problem with an Abit board. -- Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
