Which dual motherboad?

[gimme5]

Hi, i'm moving to P3 and like to know which dual motherboard should i pick...

i'll working on Windows(9x,2k,NT4) and Linux(Slackware)

[neo_otyugh]

it will operate on one cpu only
the second will sit idle with win9x

[neoidiot]

I'm currently using a Tyan 1832 M/B (440BX)with Dual PII 350, 256 MB RAM, 3 HD(1 SCSI), and 4 OS(WinMe, 2000 Pro and Server, RedHat 6.2). My primary OS, though, is 2000 Pro. My system is extremely stable(since I got rid of my Diamond video card!) and 'feels' considerably faster than my system at work(PIII 600, 128 MB RAM, on NT4.0 sp4).

With the release of faster busses and higher CPU clocks, I'm, of course, ready to upgrade. From my research so far, I've got my eyes on the 694D ProAIR from Microstar. It uses the VIA(R) 694XDP / VT82C686A chipset, supports all the new stuff, 133 bus, UDMA 100, IDE RAID, Dual PIII, Firewire, blablabla...Maybe gimme5 might want to take a look.

I do have a question though...I haven't seen too many MSI boards recommended. Is there a particular reason why?

[This message has been edited by neoidiot (edited 11-09-2000).]

[Peter M]

Windows 9x/ME does not support dual processors.

We're right now building a server from a Gigabyte VIA chipset dual-S370 board. Runs fine and well (using two PIII-733 and half a gigabyte of PC133 SDRAM, and a four-channel U160SCSI raid controller). No complaints so far.

Regards, Peter

[bdunn]

Its not that Win9x work with dual processors, it will it just doesnt support SMP and therefore only operates as if there was a single CPU.

[gimme5]

thanks for so many answers in short time...
i'll take a reserach now and check where it takes me to.... hehehe

[michael-2]

Anyone deciding on a low-budget dual-processor motherboard should compare the ABIT VP6. I do not have one, but the applications I run do not require a dual-processor motherboard.