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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!newsjunkie.ans.net!swiss.ans.net!newsgate.watson.ibm.com!watnews.watson.ibm.com!bocanews.bocaraton.ibm.com!ausnews.austin.ibm.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!dziuxsolim.rutgers.edu!er7.rutgers.edu!not-for-mail From: lemmie@eden.rutgers.edu (Marcus Hammond) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: putting a server together...question Date: 8 Nov 1995 22:53:52 -0500 Organization: Rutgers University Lines: 12 Message-ID: <47ru0g$h3j@er7.rutgers.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: er7.rutgers.edu hello, i'm going to be purchasing a machine to load bsdi on soon and i just wanted to find out if there's any particular motherboard or configuration i should stay away from. i'm picking components, etc. from the list on the bsdi page, but it doesn't really say anything about the choice of a MB. also, how much will the new pipeline/synchburst cache and triton chipsets improve performance? is it substantial enough to warrant the extra cash (no pun intended) ? please reply to: lemmie@eden.rutgers.edu