Hi,

Anyone know where I can get hold of a motherboard that takes a slot 1 processor and uses Rambus memory? preferably dual cpu too.

I take it you can't buy things like this new anymore?!!?

I have a Dell Precision workstation which has a knackered motherboard which is proprietary and I'd rather just shove a new one in rather than pay dell lots of money for one.

Cheers
Rob

 

Slot 1 and RAMBUS?

That's a P3 CPU then. Didn't think RAMBUS had ever been paired up with a P3?

Tall order, as the current dual P3 boards are all Socket 370.

Is the Dell case proper ATX as well?

 

It was paired up when Intel released the i820 chipset to my knowledge. Aopen, Asus, Gigabyte, Iwill, Supermicro and Transcend were amongst some of the early adopters mating slot 1 to RIMMS.

Cheers,

Nick

 

Yep its a Slot 1 dual CPU workstation.

Not too sure what to do for the best.
Looks like i'll either have to trash either 1 or both of the cpu's and/or the memory... *sigh*

Cheers
Rob

 

Doh. I forget about that.

Taxi!

 

You may find that a Dell power supply is not suitable for a standard ATX motherboard. The big brands like to keep you from using anyone else's bits and pieces.

 

You could try for an Asus P3c-d Motherboard. This was one of the best of it's class I think.

http://lhd.zdnet.com/db/dispproduct.php3?DISP?803

http://www.asus.com/mb/archives/mbp3cd.zip

http://gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=p3cd&page=1

http://www.epinions.com/S0403023_ASU..._Chipset_P3C-D

That should be enough to get you started.

Cheers,

Nick

 

But can you actually get hold of those motherboards these days.. thats the problem I have..

but by the time I buy a new motherboard, new psu, new case probably, new ram (if I can't get a mobo that takes rambus) then I'd have been as well just buying a new pc.. ho bloody hum