price:$660 bulk - $859.83
Designed for the Intel Xeon processor with Netburst microarchitecture, Tyan's Thunder i860 provides groundbreaking performance for advanced workstation applications. This high-performance system board supports two Intel Xeon processors and is based on their i860 chipset, which supports a 400MHz system bus and up to 4GB of Rambus memory. These features, combined with integrated 10/100 LAN connectivity and optional SCSI support, make our Thunder i860 the ideal platform for digital video editing, CAD, 3D modeling, financial analysis and more.
Processor:
Dual PGA603 ZIF sockets
Supports two Intel Xeon processors
One onboard VRMs
Front-Side Bus support for 400MHz
Boxed Processor Test Specification Information
Chipset: Intel 860 chipset
82860 North Bridge, 82801BA I/O Controller Hub
82802AB Firmware Hub and 82806AA PCI 64 Hub
System Memory:
Memory Expansion Card (MEC) design
Eight 184-pin RIMM sockets
Supports up to 4GB of PC800 Rambus memory
MEC (M2603) 256 x 8 or 512 x 4 = 2,048 mb, memory vendor
Expansion Slots:
One AGP Pro 50 slot; also supports 4x mode
Two 64-bit 66MHz (3.3-volt) PCI slots
Three 32-bit 33MHz (5-volt) PCI slots
Total of six usable slots
Integrated I/O:
One floppy connector supports up to two drives
Two 9-pin 16550-based serial ports
One 25-pin SPP/ECP/EPP parallel port
Two USB ports
PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
IBM 120GB Deskstar 120GXP Hard Disk Drive 7,200 rpm $318 x 2 = $636
wd caviar is just better (32% less noise, 8mb buffer, price) $299 x 2 = $598
With RAID
