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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.uoregon.edu!news.bc.net!news.mindlink.net!van-bc!news1.io.org!rrwood From: Roy Wood <rrwood@io.org> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: "Chips" no-name brand Pentium motherboard? Date: Tue, 19 Mar 96 15:35:47 -0500 Organization: Silicon Angst Software Lines: 15 Distribution: world Message-ID: <960319153113-rrwood@io.org> Reply-To: rrwood@io.org NNTP-Posting-Host: bpci.net3.io.org X-Newsreader: rnMac v2.0d0 I've opted to go for a P75 rather than the AMD 5x86-133 for now, though it still sounds like a tie as far as performance goes (AMD wins price/performance), since I'll have room to upgrade to a faster Pentium later. Anyway, I'm deciding between a Gigabyte motherboard (solid reputation) or a no-name brand motherboard, and I was wondering if anyone had any warnings or advice in this area. The no-name motherboard also has pipeline-burst cache, Triton chipset, and supports up to 200MHz CPU's, and is about $50 cheaper. Anyone used a "Chips" brand motherboard with FreeBSD? The only other thing I know about it is that it's manufactured in China.... -Roy