[plug] recommendations for new high end system (dual cpu)

[Kim Covil]

> i dont know if AMD has a dual processor motherboard avaliable for its
> processors but certainly an Intel based system would be sufficient, for
> video card a S3 Trio3D AGP 4Mb video card would be perfect....it is
> cheap and good for a no frills video card.  I have had no problems with
> SCSI on the motherboard but if you can look for an Adaptec chip as they
> are the best avaliable in my opinion, or a Buslogic SCSI chip if adaptec
> is unavaliable

Watch the Trio3D... support is pretty recent in Xfree from what I
know... and there are still a few glitches on mine... the Virges have
been supported longer and may be a better way to go for a cheap card...
but then other people may not have had my problems with the Trio3Ds...

Kim

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