I have a bp6 with dual 366's at 550 and I've very happy as well (oh yes, JC above said six but actually there are 8 slots for devices, 2 ata66 ide ports and 2 regular ide ports). But, in regards to your questions, first check out: bp6.hypermart.net b4 making a decision...lots of useful nfo there. And second, the bp6 has enough settings to work with any card...and if the system is having trouble, then it is most likely the card. You shouldn't be worried about not running at a common FSB (ie, something other than 66 or 100) unless you are running at 75 or 83 MHz FSB, in which case you are running your agp and pci buses out of spec. The bp6 allows you to select from 92 up to whatever in increments of 1 MHz so it is great for tweaking the last bit of speed out of your system. And definitely go with 366's...about 75% or more go to 550 without a voltage bump cause the multiplier is 5.5. And they're only ~$50! So get a bp6...I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
Hey, for anyone still reading this thread, I have 2 questions: Will Crusoe by SMP capable? and How does the chip react to software cooling programs like RAIN or CpuIDLE?
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I have a bp6 with dual 366's at 550 and I've very happy as well (oh yes, JC above said six but actually there are 8 slots for devices, 2 ata66 ide ports and 2 regular ide ports). But, in regards to your questions, first check out: bp6.hypermart.net b4 making a decision...lots of useful nfo there. And second, the bp6 has enough settings to work with any card...and if the system is having trouble, then it is most likely the card. You shouldn't be worried about not running at a common FSB (ie, something other than 66 or 100) unless you are running at 75 or 83 MHz FSB, in which case you are running your agp and pci buses out of spec. The bp6 allows you to select from 92 up to whatever in increments of 1 MHz so it is great for tweaking the last bit of speed out of your system. And definitely go with 366's...about 75% or more go to 550 without a voltage bump cause the multiplier is 5.5. And they're only ~$50! So get a bp6...I guarantee you won't be disappointed!
Hey, for anyone still reading this thread, I have 2 questions: Will Crusoe by SMP capable? and How does the chip react to software cooling programs like RAIN or CpuIDLE?