Recommendation for fast Pentium motherboard?

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2 total messages Started by Wayne Huang Mon, 13 Mar 1995 16:01

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Author: Wayne Huang
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 16:01

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I would like to buy a P90 motherboard. Since not all the motherboards
are created equal, I would appreciate if someone would offer
relavent information on a fast P90 motherboard.  I am most concerning
the CPU benchmark since it tells you how good the motherboard (maybe
the DRAM controller of the chip sets) is designed.

I've check some recent issues of computer magazines that have bench
marks on some P90 machines. It seems to me that almost all of them
were using Intel motherboards. Boards that used Intel Neptune 2 chip sets
definitely outperformed those using Opti chip sets (eq. TMC boards) by
10% to 15% on CPUmarks. When I called some computer shops for information,
I was told that TMC boards with SIS chip sets are the most popular one now.
But I could not find any information regarding its performance. Anyone has
any idea? Thanks in advance.

Wayne

Re: Recommendation for fast Pentium motherboard?

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Author: Pat Duffy
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 17:42

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In article <3k1q83$soa@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>,
Wayne Huang <huang@doty.ro.med.umich.edu> wrote:
>I would like to buy a P90 motherboard. Since not all the motherboards
>are created equal, I would appreciate if someone would offer
>relavent information on a fast P90 motherboard. 

Many boards are working well, but if you want a board which has been OS/2-
certified, get the Intel Premier II/PCI (Plato).  Fast and rock-solid.

>the CPU benchmark since it tells you how good the motherboard (maybe 
>the DRAM controller of the chip sets) is designed.

I don't know spec's, but I do know that mine is working very well (or at
least would be if my cache weren't intermittent, but that's hardly the 
fault of the motherboard).
-- 
Patrick Duffy, duffy@theory.chem.ubc.ca

           I am Fudd of Borg. Wesistance is usewess!

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