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From: chad@pengar.com (Chad Leigh)
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: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 20:54:36 -0700
Organization: Pengar Enterprises, Inc.
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In article <55cgv8$njh@bs33n.staffs.ac.uk>, cm3bcsr@bs47c.staffs.ac.uk
(Steven Rogers) wrote:

> Larry Snyder (larry@fpmbh.com) wrote:
> : 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
> 
> 
> : OS would be Linux/BSD/NT 4.0
> 
> There's no such thing as Triton III. The  faster of the Triton II is the
> HX chipset (other is VX). It's is probably 10% faster than VX.
> 
> Cheers
> Steve


Original Triton is the FX. Then Came the HX.  Then the VX to support the
SDRAM and stuff.  People say that HX is highest performing.

MB seller I talked to today claimed that the Triton III is the VX.

Chad