ALR or not to ALR

[MechCD]

I still want to build some form of dual, quad, or hex puter

[Makatiel]

Well so do I.. Hehe.. Though I dont know much about the topic myself.. Hopefully some of the crazy people on here can help us both.. ;)

[MechCD]

I wonder if there is such a thing as dual or quad regular pentiums.....

I really want a quad or hex something or other. Dual Ppros are pretty cheap compared to the ALR system...... 2x 333mhz overdrives :/ Doesn't have the same ring as 6x 233s :D:D

Dual Celerons?

Dual 486dx2-66 :D:D:D:D:D

[pelligrini]

The only other Intel chips that will work in quads or more are the Xeon chips. The're still pricey, for what you get. Building a 6x6 isn't cheap either. I'll expand on this when I'm feeling better...
Here's some good links:
http://www.kajenmonique.com/index.php
http://www.vanvleet.net/alrbase.html

[Makatiel]

Ooooooo... That almost looks like it would be more fun to build than a Dual XP system.. Hmm.. And it would be really cool to say that I had one.. I am guessing that those 6x6 systems can crunch some serious numbers too..

(The wife is looking over my shoulder and is about to send me to the asylum)

[MechCD]

Originally posted by pelligrini
The only other Intel chips that will work in quads or more are the Xeon chips. The're still pricey, for what you get. Building a 6x6 isn't cheap either. I'll expand on this when I'm feeling better...
Here's some good links:
http://www.kajenmonique.com/index.php
http://www.vanvleet.net/alrbase.html

that makes me want one more :D

especially the first link

[MechCD]

geez ic an't make up my mind again.......

pell, can you run some benchmarks?

i will get the money somehow

[zhotfire]

Dual celerons are cheap... more so if you're not going to overclock them. There are some cheap boards out there like this (http://www.ecsusa.com/ecsusa/www.ecs.com.tw/products/d6vaa.htm). Finding matching(same stepping) ppga celerons shouldn't be too hard. Although that ECS board says it doesn't support dual ppga celerons... not sure why they'd say that. :confused: You might be able to pickup a used Abit BP6... even if it's one of the "bad" boards, the caps and such are easily replaced(if you're handy with that sort of thing). Had mine for over 3 years now with 2x400@552 default voltage. Happily crunching away.... :cool: :D