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Q: Intel-based Crack-rack components

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GeoffS

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Okay... that post a little while ago in which networkman linked over to THIS has been bugging me since I saw it. Do any of you have recommendations (and sources) as to a suitable mobo for this type of stack for C2 or P3 chips? OC-capability is not really a requirement, but it would be nice 🙂 Onboard video and lan are a requirement to minimize the space required between layers, however I suppose the combination of onboard video and a low-profile nic like those Belkins would work too... just take the bracket off 🙂 You see.. I'm looking at all these little envelopes of ram, and the 6 green Intel chips sitting here on my desk, and am getting *really* agitated! 😀

Geoff
 
Geoff, I know well that "agitated" feeling - I was scheduled to work this whole past weekend, so I haven't had an opportunity to build up the IBM NefFinity boxes I picked up. :disgust:

I still want to build a crack-rack like in that link, but somehow paying bills and re-modeling the kitchen always seems to bite into those funds! 🙁
 
If you've got matched pairs of CPUs you can always keep an eye out HERE for the Tyan S1832DL for $89. 😀
 
I would lean toward a VIA PLE133T-based microATX board for the cost-effectiveness aspect. Have a look here and here, they are in the sub-$75 range and some (not all) have onboard LAN. The PLE133T will support Tualatin-family CPUs too, to give some forward compatibility down the road. 🙂
 
Check out JustDeals.com they have a couple Gainward motherboards that might work for you. I think Gainward got out of the motherboard buisness so these are being liquidated. They also have AMD boards for cheap. Take a look at that Asus NLX board it supports an 83mhz bus just have to figure out how to add a floppy and network support. I know its slow but the price is right. Link [L=null]http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/
 
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