On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 15:19 +0800, Feizhou wrote:
> er...I have this on a PIII box? hardly socket 7.
I said the "mVP3" is Socket-7, _not_ the "694x."
Please re-read ...
"In all fairness to ViA, the mVP3 is:"
^^^^
"1) A really _old_ Socket-7 chipset, and
2) _Never_ designed for servers"
> Please tell that to Tyan. It really affects their image as a
> server/workstation/highend motherboard manufacturer.
Actually, their 694x was used in a Socket-370 mainboard that was sold
by several tier-1 OEMs, including Micron, but _only_ for _desktops_.
I know, we had several, and they were _clearly_ desktop boards, costing
under $100.
But still, even in the case of the 694x we're talking a chipset that is
_over_ 5 years old now. ;->
> How I wish my colleagues will drop the Intel is stable, AMD is burning
> hot rubbish and for once get an/some AMD box(es) without VIA motherboards.
Agreed.
And truth be known, _all_ Intel 7200/7500 series products are
ServerWorks licenses, not Intel designs. Intel ran into a lot of
issues with their early ICH designs, including the ATA just like ViA.
I avoid SiS and ViA for servers.
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