Dual i815?

[Shade]

Are there any dual i815 motherboards on the market yet? If not, what are the chances of me finding a BX motherboard that will support dual coppermines running at a 143 mHz bus with a 64mb GF2? Via 133A? This thing needs to be quick, can anybody recommend some good motherboards?

-Shade

 

[Ausm]

I don't think Dual i815 boards will ever be a reality ..Intel does not want the i815 chipset to be a "server" type of board


Ausm

 

[Shade]

What is my best option then? I'll be using SDRAM, not willing to shell out the cash for a slower RDRAM, so should I go with a Via version or BX? I need to be able to reach about 143-150 with the thing...

-Shade

 

[ogn]

i815 is not a SMP chipset by design. You'll have to look for a VIA133A board. The MSI has gotten good reviews lately and I wouldn't recommend the Tyan. Abit's should be on the way soon. As for BX dual boards, they were designed without OC in mind and haven't been updated to do so. You'll have to get a Asus P2BD with dual slockets and hope AGP will run at 143.
Don't forget about the i820 dual...although there are very few boards out there. And then there's also the pricey 840 with dual channel RDRAM.

After your post:
MSI 6321 (694D)
HardOCP review

 

[Vegito]

This is intel's way of saying you're screwed. Best is get a BX with 100FSB Enhanced P3s...

Even though it's 100FSB BX, it's more STABLE than the VIAs..

 

[Gort]

Go to2CPU.

Tyan and MSI are usually recommended there. Tyan makes both a BX and a VIA chip set mobo. MSI has a new VIA mobo that is supposed to be good. i815 is not an SMP enabled chip set. Abit is supposed to be coming out with a new dual processor mobo in October and it is supposed to be able to run "certain" Celerons.

The Tyan Tiger 100 is a good BX board but it has limited FSB selections. People have been able to get it to run dual P3s, 700@933. It doesn't go beyond 133 FSB. It also doesn't have a 1/4 PCI divder so pick your cards carefully for "out of spec" PCI freqs. This board seems to be the most stable if done right. VIA boards seem to have instability problems. The main thing to look at with these boards is PCI card compatibility and board stabilty when overclocking. They were really not made for overclocking but it can be done. Good luck.

 

[Strafe]

I have seen 'Asus CUV4X-D' on an Asus roadmap somewhere. Hopefully, it'll be out soon.

 

[nexus9]

I thought the 840 was the "official" intel dual cpu chipset..?

-Nexus9