[H-GEN] A problem...

[Ross Camm]

The Vx boards are the same as the Tx, max cache of 64 Mb of main memory.

I like the Hx, although the lack of sram and ultra dma may be a problem.

If it is not, then I would go for the HX, as Intel has not produced a
socket 7 chipset with the quality like  the Hx since. With 2 to 3 times the
size of the buffers beteen the memory and the pci bus, its a much better
board than any they have released since ( socket 7).
It is also the only chipset in the tx, vx, hx choice that runs dual
processors.

Rossco



At 08:22 PM 5/14/98 +1000, you wrote:
>Robert Brockway wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all.  I've made a little boo boo and wanted sage advice...couldn't find
>> any so I can here instead ;)
>> 
>> Seriously though, here is my problem.
>> 
>> I have ordered a FIC pa2012 board which has an ATX form factor.
>> 
>> I just purchased a nice new AT case.
>> 
>> Apparently the 2 don't fit together too well.
>
>No, I don't see craig Eldershaw's hacking as a realistic solution.
> 
>> I want a m/b with sdram as I own 1x64 DIMM of it (and it is superior,etc)
>> 
>> I don't want to sell the current case, or buy an ATX case as they are
>> expensive apparently (yell if u know a src of ATX cases <$100).
>
>I would look at Altech at South Brisbane - ph 3846-5355 I think -
>(opposite the Convention Centre in Merivale Street). They often have
>reasonably priced gear. It would surprise me if you need to shell out
>$100 for a mini-tower case - would have thought $50-60 might be closer
>to the mark. I know DMS - ph 3341-0899 - have had cases for as low as
>$40 but I don't know if they are AT or ATX.
>
>> So do I,
>> 
>> a)  Return the pa2012 and go for an inferior TX based m/b (TX can only
>>     cache 64Mb afaiK). [HX based boards don't support sdram].
>
>Altech have an interesting board made by Aristo (Hong Kong but I have
>found them OK). I think their model number is 596 or 597 (AT or ATX form
>factor). This board supports the high speed chips from Intel, AMD and
>Cyrix. It has the Via chipset for over 64 Mb support and also an AGP
>slot. I bought mine for about $135 so it is not arm and a leg type
>stuff.
>
>As others have said using more than 64 Mb of memory with a TX board is
>counter productive. May as well use a VX board and lesser processor and
>save some money.
>
>Oh BTW this is a cut off the Intel support page re memory support
>
>
>                            What is the cacheability of the 440LX
>chispet? 
>
>                            As the L2 cache and tag RAM are internal to
>the Pentium(R)
>                            II processor, the system cacheability is
>dependent on the
>                            cacheability of the Pentium II processor.
>The Pentium II
>                            processor can cache a maximum of 512MB of
>main memory.
>
> 
>> b) Fork out for a new ATX case (maybe costing _big_ bucks).
>> 
>> c) Wait for the va-503+ (God knows when it will arrive in Aus).
>> 
>> d) Something I haven't considered.
>> 
>> Any (clean) suggestions gratefully accepted. :)
>> Cheers,
>
>I would have thought the easiest solution is to buy a new case and sell
>the old (new) one and cop the loss on the chin.
>
>-- 
>Frank Brand
>E-mail: fbrand at uq.net.au
>Homepage: http://www.uq.net.au/~zzfbrand
>
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