dual amd sytem, please help :-)

[kunstraum.tv]

i´m no hardware crack and i hope you guys can help me. i want to setup a new renderslave for my home. i already have a dualsystem that works great (asus a7m266-d with two XP (!!) 1800). for the second one i wanted to buy a msi or tyan board with new XP cpu´s, no MP´s. now i have heard, that the new XP cpu´s (higher than xp1900) are not able to run together in a dual board. is that right ? i have searched in the net, but there a many diffrent suggestions. and what about the frontside bus ? higher cpu´s than xp2400 run with 300 o 333. as i now it´s not possible to run them in a board with a 266 bus. is that right ? so confusing for a hardware amateur like me

 

 

i know that a lot of people here work with a dual amd system, so i hope that someone can tell me somethings at first hand.

[Greg Hess]

Use MP chips.

 

The original Dual AMD boards could use Dual XP's...then Dual XP's with a little hacking...but it eventually got to the point where it actually takes some work getting them to work in a SMP config.

 

Easiest solution. Just buy some MP's. You'll get support up to 2800+, and they'll work on your board without having to worry about bridge gaping, bios hacking, or soldering.

[bigcahunak]

yeah, go for the MPs. Just go with an amount you are willing to spend and fill it with MPs.

You will lose a few minutes a month in rendering time, but gain a lot more for constantly taking your XPs out and redoing the bridges... or just other risks and games.

I just bought 2 XPs (2100+ TB b core) to replace my 1.2 MPs and by the time I got them I decided to upgrade one of the older 1600+ and build another new one instead of the risking frying them both and losing my money.

[kunstraum.tv]

thank you for the suggestions. now i have my mp´s 2400+ and i´m very happe with