dual AMD cpu motherboard

[scorpio5780]

Hi

I would like to buy DUAL AMD cpu motherboard. Any suggestions.
I m planning to build a new machine. So starting with motherboard.

thanks

 

[minendo]

I've used both the Tyan S2460 and the Asus A7M266-D. I was not a big fan of the Tyan board, but the Asus has its own problems also. The pin layout for case speaker, leds, power, reset is mislabeled on the motherboard which results in the keyboard always being locked out unless you remove the HDD LED (I think those are the mismarked pins). The Asus is still running strong in my dual XP1800+ setup, but I just sold the Tyan.

 

[woolmilk]

No need for Opteron?
... is coming ... *shallalalala*

 

[sharkeeper]

Iwill MPX2.

Tyan's is good now that they have a decent BIOS.

Asus...heh. That's all I have to say.

-DAK-

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

I don't have any problems with my tiger mp.

 

[propellerhead]

By posting that question, I assume you want a short and quick answer. I don't have a short and quick answer, but you could try here.

 

[SUOrangeman]

Apparently, the Iwill is no longer made ... and is very hard to find as a result. My Tyan Tiger MPX-4N recently died and I've replaced it with an Epox M762A. Now, I just have to get my second CPU properly recognized.

-SUO

 

[Pariah]

Dual AMD Athlons are rapidly heading towards end of life status. The platform itself is already dead and has been for quite some time and lacks a lot of the amenities that the newer single CPU boards have. Unless you have a specific application in mind, you'll get better performance/dollar going with a single CPU system. Even ignoring price/performance, higher clock speeds of CPU's, memory, and buses on single CPU systems mean they will beat a dual AMD systems by large margins in most applications.

 

[Double Trouble]

My Tyan S2460 has been the best and most stable mobo I've ever had -- and that's saying something. It has served me well for about 2 years now, I've upgraded my two CPU's in it several times, I now have 2x 2000XP's in there.

Yes, it's true that the dual boards don't have some of the nifty new features such as SATA and such, but my experience with the dual AMD boards has been that they are extremely stable and reliable, and for certain applications having a dual processor setup is a must. For example, if you run a server, you're better off having 2 x 2100xp processors than with 1 very fast one. Also, if a process goes awry and pegs cpu usage at 100%, you still have the other CPU running normally, so you can diagnose (and if needed shut down) other processes.

I'm a big fan of the dual AMD setup. I wish there was an equally affordable new dual board with all the new features...

 

[sharkeeper]

Dual AMD Athlons are rapidly heading towards end of life status. The platform itself is already dead and has been for quite some time and lacks a lot of the amenities that the newer single CPU boards have.

Hardly dead. Matter of fact, AMD just announced the release of a new revision of the AMD 762 northbridge to fix a well known issue. Perhaps we may see a Barton based 3000+ MP. Not everyone is going to jump to Opteron for a while.

Most of the "features" on newer boards such as inferior onboard audio, USB2, SATA, RAID, etc. are of no use to the high end (server and/or workstation) users. Only IEEE 1394 has appeal.

Even ignoring price/performance, higher clock speeds of CPU's, memory, and buses on single CPU systems mean they will beat a dual AMD systems by large margins in most applications.

Perhaps for the gamer/surfer. I use a dual AMD system and it runs circles around a 3.06HT system I have at home. Absolutely no comparison at all. The 3.06 is like WRX and the SMP system is like a Callaway Twin Turbo Vette.

-DAK-