Ultimate AMD setup.....

[fkloster]

Can AthlonXP's work on MP boards? If so....

1) Tyan Tiger MP
2) Dual 1800 XP's
3) 1 GB Mushkin PC-2100 case 2

Would this work? Does this board have both bridges made by AMD? No Via? Would this kick ass?

 

[Snoop]

I think that will work, only problem is that I have heard the Tyan tiger uses ECC memory. Look here
Also it does use the AMD south bridge.

PS- Flokster thinking of an AMD rig?? Is hell freezing over?

 

[Pariah]

Tiger does not require ECC, but does require registered DIMMS. Using PC2400 memory would be pointless anyway as there are no memory settings to be tweaked on the board.

 

[fkloster]

This board does not overclock?

 

[Pariah]

None what so ever. This board has the fewest adjustable BIOS settings of any kind I have seen on any MB.

 

[Windogg]

I've got the following system parts next to me. It's for a friend:

2 x AMD Athlon XP1800 OEM
2 x Thermalright SK6 w/ w Sunon Fan
Tyan Tiger MP
2GB (4 DIMM) Infineon PC2100 ECC Registered DDR SDRAM
2 x 36GB Seagate X15 (8MB Cache)
16x Pioneer 106S DVD-ROM
24x/10x/40x Lite-On CD-RW
A floppy
64MB Leadtek Geforce3 w/ DVI
Soundblaster Audigy Platinum
10/100 Intel Ethernet
Lian-Li PC60 Case (Silver)
Enermax 465 Power Supply
Adaptec 19160 for his old PC

He is going to recycle the RAID card from his current PC and dump the Adaptec SCSI controller in that one. It'll look kickass on his 24" Sony monitor. The GF3 is only there as a "placeholder" until the GF3 TI500 is available.

Next he has decided to get a 32MB Geforce2 PCI and attach another monitor to that just for kicks.

I guess I have a project tonight.

Windogg

 

[Hender]

Well, it's meant to be a server board, not an enthusiast board, so it's not surprising since they want maximum reliability for a system based on it.

 

[Bovinicus]

I've read that the XP processors will not work in a dual setup... In fact, that is supposed to be the only difference between the MP and XP versions of the Athlon.

 

[Windogg]

The difference between MP and XP is that the SMP portion of the CPU has been tested in the MP. The chips are the same but there are no guarantees the XP will work in SMP. It's basically luck of the draw but several members here are running dual XP systems.

Windogg

 

[Adul]

beat me to answering windogg.

FLOKSTER, Are you considering trying this out??

 

[Poontos]

Windogg,

PLEASE posts some pics, so we can all drool.

 

[VBboy]

Is Crucial custom-building you the PC2400 DDR memory? Cuz they don't stinkin' make it.

 

[fkloster]

Thanks for the correction. Its Mushkin premium, not Crucial. Its right here. Not 2400 but cas 2 non the less...

 

[Snoop]

Does anyone know when the MSI and Asus dual mobo' are supposed to be released?

 

[Adul]

pics

 

[bozo1]

Here's a link to my Sandra CPU score:

Dual 1800+'s
Tyan Tiger
1 GB Crucial Registered

Sandra

 

[fkloster]

Holy crap can that thing do math!!!!

 

[bacillus]

that sandra result is awesome bozo1!

 

[Jason Clark]

Tyan, did not make the Tiger for people to tweak . It's a rock solid server board. Mine runs 24/7 without a single hitch, except for theSB Live and its ridiculous crackling and driver issues. Dual Athlons rock .

 

[Charles]

<< I've got the following system parts next to me. It's for a friend: 2 x AMD Athlon XP1800 OEM 2 x Thermalright SK6 w/ w Sunon Fan Tyan Tiger MP 2GB (4 DIMM) Infineon PC2100 ECC Registered DDR SDRAM 2 x 36GB Seagate X15 (8MB Cache) 16x Pioneer 106S DVD-ROM 24x/10x/40x Lite-On CD-RW A floppy 64MB Leadtek Geforce3 w/ DVI Soundblaster Audigy Platinum 10/100 Intel Ethernet Lian-Li PC60 Case (Silver) Enermax 465 Power Supply Adaptec 19160 for his old PC He is going to recycle the RAID card from his current PC and dump the Adaptec SCSI controller in that one. It'll look kickass on his 24" Sony monitor. The GF3 is only there as a "placeholder" until the GF3 TI500 is available. Next he has decided to get a 32MB Geforce2 PCI and attach another monitor to that just for kicks. I guess I have a project tonight. Windogg >>

Jees, Windogg. That's like the best desktop system I've heard in this forums. Post a thread and tell us the benchmark result please...

 

[Sir Fredrick]

fkloster, that won't be the ultimate setup unless you've got a high performance disk subsystem.

 

[fkloster]

<< fkloster, that won't be the ultimate setup unless you've got a high performance disk subsystem... >>



...hehe, like dual X-15's?

 

[spikegifted]

i guess if you're looking for ways to boost i/o performance, the easiest way is to run a strip array

 

[Sir Fredrick]

<< ...hehe, like dual X-15's? >>



Just what I had in mind! Way to go. I've been wanting to build a system like that for a while now, to replace my Dual PIII450 w/Atlas 10K and various other SCSI devices. Just don't have the money though.

 

[bozo1]

It's nice to finally have a 64-bit slot to plug my 29160 into.