Multiprocessor Boards

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Thu May 11, 2000 11:22 pm

Was is the best multipressor board out there and can it o/c?

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Thu May 11, 2000 11:40 pm

I wouldn't mind getting a Abit BP6 if I had some cash.. it works with Celeron processors. I'm not sure if it works with Celeron II or Coppermine PIII's tho.

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Sat May 13, 2000 6:47 pm

Abit is apparently coming out with a BV6 or BP6-2 that will support dual coppermine PIII's and Celeron II's in SMP mode.. *drool*

monty · Post by **monty** » Sat May 13, 2000 7:33 pm

Check out Tyan boards; they're very stable, but also very expensive.

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Sat May 13, 2000 10:14 pm

I have seen Tyan boards at the local computer show/flea markets.... Yeah... They are EXpensive!! I didn't bother to look if they O/C...

Fixxer.... When is the Abit board <uncontrollable salivation> due out?

BTW... Thanx to all for the help

david

Coppermine · Post by **Coppermine** » Sun May 14, 2000 4:22 am

I'd stay away from any SMP Socket 370 motherboads. They suck in terms of versatility. Choose a good Slot 1 motherboard and it'll easily provide you with more options in terms of picking CPUs. As for abit I never use their products coz they have the highest RMA rate among the known manufacturers. They use substandard parts here and there and it shows. In terms of stability you cannot beat Asus or Tyan. Another thing is remember for the Celeron IIs only the 600 and above support SMP. 566 and lower DO NOT HAVE IT. The Coppermine Slot 1 CPUs work with SMP but not all the FCPGAs have it working properly. On the latest core stepping however SMP is supported fully on FCPGA. The newer stepping is 'cB0'.

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Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Sun May 14, 2000 7:22 pm

I have no idea when its gonna be coming out here.. As for Abit I think they are good. I haven't really heard any major complaints, and they seem to be the board manufacturer to have if you overclock. Also the BP6-2 would give you lots of options as to which cpu. If yer looking for a cheap home dual setup you can't go wrong with them. There is one change apparently to the BP6-2, it runs the VIA133 chipset instead of the 440bx.

Battleship · Post by **Battleship** » Sun May 14, 2000 10:46 pm

I second fixxer on his comments about Abit boards. There are no better boards for overclocking. The BP6 is an excellent multiprocessor which gives the user plaenty of front side bus selections to overclock with. Plus it has ATA66 on board. Get a couple of 500 and overclock em big time. The second generation BP6 for celeron 2's will be out in the summer if you can wait.

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Sun May 14, 2000 11:39 pm

Thanks,

I was thinking the dual Celeron route a while ago... It seems to make even more sense now with the C2's coming out.... Hmmm.. two c2's at 900MHz.... droooooool!!

shant,
david

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Mon May 15, 2000 4:28 am

I'm holding out for a Duron or Thunderbird, but if they aren't out by the time I get my GST check then dual celermines it is.

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Tue May 16, 2000 12:52 am

Fixxer do you fly Flanker 2.0 ??

Man Ive seen that name in the forums over at flanker2

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Tue May 16, 2000 1:35 am

nope.. I think u asked that before

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Tue May 16, 2000 10:18 pm

LOL, I might have

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Tue May 16, 2000 10:19 pm

OH yeah dont worry I will ask u again in about 3 months, hehe

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Wed May 17, 2000 3:54 pm

Maybe I should just make a little script so it'll just auto respond when you post that question.. hehe

martialcomp · Post by **martialcomp** » Sun May 21, 2000 3:37 am

Intel is being very ambiguous on the SMP enabled question. On the Celeron II's it appears that they will NOT be SMP enabled.
However, I hear that some or all of the Pentium III's are SMP enabled. If you want more info on this visit sites like http://www.overclockers.com and http://www.bp6.com

Coppermine · Post by **Coppermine** » Sun May 21, 2000 4:02 am

The Celeron IIs at 600Mhz and above have SMP.
Intel recently started putting out CPUs with the new Core stepping. Now with the new stepping all FCPGA processors of the PIII Cumine line have SMP. And the Cel IIs from 600MHz and above will have SMP.

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Athlon500@750 · Post by **Athlon500@750** » Sun May 21, 2000 11:52 pm

Hey Coppermine, Abit has the highest RMA return because the only people who use the product are the overclockers, which in turn they push every component to there limits, I have had 3 Abit mobos so far, no problems with any except a BIOS Battery problem, plus I'm getting ready to get an Abit Athlon board to push my proc even farther(Water Cooled by the way). If your going to Overclock get an Abit, and make sure your RAM supports the speed you want i.e. your overclocking a 100mhz FSB proc, get 133mhz SDRAM, if your going to overclock a 133mhz FSB proc, get the best 133mhz memory out there, none of the cheap crap(I learned the hard way on that)

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Mon May 22, 2000 12:15 am

Did I read that right???
700MHz Celerons.....
Can you clock the board on those babies and get a GHz??

If so..... CAN I GET IT NOW and HOW MUCH?

In hog heaven
david

Athlon500@750 · Post by **Athlon500@750** » Mon May 22, 2000 2:57 am

the celery II's are a cheap O\Cr's fix, get the Athlon 750mhz. get the Abit Athlon board the KA7. visit www.abit.com.tw. get 133mhz ram, set the FSB on the proc to 266mhz,and bam 1GHZ. and a fster proc than the celerys

[This message has been edited by Athlon500@750 (edited 05-22-2000).]

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Wed May 24, 2000 5:12 pm

Athlon,

I agree that the Athlons are faster.... I was looking toward a multiprocessor system.. CII's seem to fit the bill nicely!!

david

Battleship · Post by **Battleship** » Wed May 24, 2000 11:12 pm

Hell_Yes:

Athlons are faster? Depends on what processor you are talking about(p3,athlon,celeron). Ive played with higher end Athlon's and higher end P3's and I can say without a doubt that the new P3's(EB) are faster than the Athlon's at the same clock speed and even better than that. The Athlons have cache speed hindrance that is starting to limit their speeds at very high clock speeds(750 and up. Until the new gen Athlon comes out they are second best right now. Not that they are slow and arent a good buy at lower costs than P3's but if you have the money and want the best performance definetely get the P3 that will do SMP.

Athlon500@750 · Post by **Athlon500@750** » Thu May 25, 2000 11:01 am

hey battleship, I agree that P-III's are faster if he athlon system is running 100mhz ram, but if your running 133mhz ram, the Athlon blows the P-III out of the water in everything except Buisness apps, but who here is doing buisness? From what I can tell, people here want a gaming machine. As you can tell, I don't like Intel, they don't like you to overclock there procs, AMD on the other hand, said, "look what we did, we overclocked a Athlon to 1ghz, and you can do it too"

Hell_Yes · Post by **Hell_Yes** » Thu May 25, 2000 8:56 pm

'ship,

It was comparing Althons to Celerons

'500@750,

I am looking to assemble a dual processor board not entirely for games... I do video and sound editing as well with my machine!!

david

Fixxer · Post by **Fixxer** » Fri May 26, 2000 2:58 am

I got picked for the Diablo II stress test!! yaaaay!! *cough* oh.. excuse me

hehe..

Who the hell wants an old Athlon?? gimme a Duron or Thunderbird