Re: Dual Athlon XP 1800+ on Tyan Thunder K7 or Tiger MP anyone?

Jeffrey W. Baker
2001-10-11T19:29:49Z

On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, bill davidsen wrote:

> In article <1002667385.1673.129.camel@phantasy> rml@tech9.net wrote:
>
> >Completely Agreed. I am thinking of getting a dual AMD system for doing
> >more kernel work (tackle AMD and SMP). My main machine is a P3 now.
>
> The issue right now may be RAM cost. I just bought 512MB PC133 for
> $140/GB, while "registered PC2100" memory is about $900 from the same
> source. I think that's what the Tiger wants, isn't it?

Registered ECC PC2100 DIMMs are $40 for 256MB at crucial.com. The local
computer shop has $129 for random taiwanese 512MB DIMM and $193 for
Corsair brand of same.

I dunno where your $900/GB figure comes from.

-jwb