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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!howland.erols.net!EU.net!Norway.EU.net!usenet From: Kai Harrekilde-Petersen <khp@dolphinics.no> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux..misc,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup Subject: Re: Triton II/III Motherboards Date: 30 Oct 1996 16:25:50 +0100 Organization: Dolphin Interconnect Solutions Lines: 22 Sender: khp@scimitar.dolphinics.no Message-ID: <kk3ybgo4gox.fsf@scimitar.dolphinics.no> References: <32775018.555F@fpmbh.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: scimitar.dolphinics.no In-reply-to: Larry Snyder's message of Wed, 30 Oct 1996 07:54:48 -0500 X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.1 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:30407 comp.os.linux.hardware:55144 comp.os.linux.setup:80699 Larry Snyder <larry@fpmbh.com> writes: > I'm curious as to what motherboard would be faster -- > > Triton II with onboard 512 pipeline cache > > or > > Triton III with a add-on 512 pipeline cache Depends heavily on the memory configuration: The HX is capable of caching more than 64Meg (up to 512Meg, to be precise), while the VX can only cache 64Meg. OTOH, the VX can use SDRAMs, which should be faster than EDO DRAM. Kai -- Kai Harrekilde-Petersen <khp@dolphinics.no> #include <std/disclaimer.h> http://www.dolphinics.no/~khp/ Linux: the choice of a GNU generation Route 287 - Where Men are Men and sheep are nervous ...