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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!uclink.berkeley.edu!patko From: patko@uclink.berkeley.edu (Patrick Chung-Pui Ko) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Need advice for building bsd machine Date: 5 Dec 1994 01:15:13 GMT Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 26 Message-ID: <3btpj1$pnv@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: uclink.berkeley.edu Hi I'm up to building a new system with the idea to be dedicated BSD machine. Since I have only the case I can shoose any configuration but can't decide which is better...... I will appreciate if you give me some guide lines.... 1. What BIOS should I choose. Is AMI the best or I can go with AWARD. 2. Does the CHIPSET matter? Should I choose/avoid specific chipset or a combination chipset/BIOS. What about CONTAQ chipset. Is it any good..?? 3. I know that more cache is better. But is the difference so big when compare 245K system with one which has 1M of cache. 4. Does it matter if I use 36pin SIMMs or 72pin on the motherboard. 5. When choosing video card, is it that critical to have VLB card? If I have a choice of getting ATI UltraPro ISA or the same but VESA and twice the price of ISA, which one should I get..? 6. What else should I look out for when building a BSD machine ..?