[svlug] >64MB caching performance of Linux on a motherboard

[Marc MERLIN]

On 30 Aug 1998 18:03:53 -0700, Michael Higashi <mhigashi at hooked.net> wrote:
>
>On 30 Aug 1998, Marc MERLIN wrote:
>
>> I'm am planning to buy a new socket 7 board very soon now and of course, I'm
>> going  to go  for a  non TX  chipset (a  VIA-3 I  suppose, I  have to  do my
>> homework on tomshardware first).
>
>VIA's VP3 doesn't support a 100MHz memory bus speed, but their MVP3 does.
>If you want a Socket 7 motherboard with a VIA chipset, the MVP3 is what to
>look for.

You are correct, that's also what I found out. ALI has a chip also, but it
doesn't look as good to me.

>If you're also looking for inidvidual motherboard reviews, I've found
>Anand Tech to much more useful than Tom's Hardware in providing reviews of

And you are right again, Anand Tech is indeed the page that I used last
time, but I just couldn't remember the site's name.

>recent Socket 7 motherboards. Anand puts up a very detailed review of each
>board shortly after he gets one to test, rather than waiting a long time
>to have enough boards for a comparitive review, as Tom does. 

I agree, I've found Anand's reviews very professional and informative.

Marc
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