OT Hardware reccomendtions (need MB for Dual Opterons)

[Astrodog]

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:13:52 -0500, Nathan Vidican <nvidican at wmptl.com> wrote:
> Hey all
> 
> We've got several dual opteron boxes now running FreeBSD, (they've been
> great thus far btw), and we're looking to add a few more... Problem seems to
> be that the motherboard we've been using is quite difficult to obtain, so
> does anyone have any good suggestions towards another? Here's the
> configuration as we're using now:
> 
> Dual AMD Opteron 246 CPU
> MSI K8D Master3-FA4R (
> http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8D_Master3-FA4R&class=s
> pd )
> 2 GB ECC Registered PC2700 (DDR333) Memory
> 3Ware Escalade 9500s-4LP RAID Controller
> 250GB WDC RAID Edition Hardrives
> 
> Ideally, we need to find a new motherboard to source for similar if not
> identical systems. We tend to find one board we like and stick with it, but
> having little experience with Opterons in general outside of the ones we
> already have using this MSI board, I'm hoping you all might have a
> suggestion or two. I've been told the Tyan boards are usually pretty good,
> but have not used any before and figured I might as well ask around first.
> 
> Please reply via email if you will, and cc the list if need be; this address
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> 
> --
> Nathan Vidican
> nvidican at wmptl.com
> Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd.
> http://www.wmplt.com/
> 
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Tyan S2850s and S2882s have run great for me. For some reason, the BGE
nic does much better on -STABLE though. *shrug*