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Game PC Dual Opteron Deathmatch : MSI K8T Master2 vs. Tyan Thunder K8W

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edited October 2003 in Science & Tech
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One of the biggest differences in the design of these two boards is the raw size of them. In order to accommodate its full length PCI-X slots and large array of memory banks, the Thunder K8W has to use an Extended ATX form factor design, whereas the MSI K8T Master2 motherboard can fit comfortably in a standard ATX case. One quick glance between the boards will show what a massive size difference there is between these two similarly configured platforms.
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  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    God that K8W is sexy. :sad2:
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    the extended ATX is like a woman with a big nice butt, hahaha
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    No, that would just be annoying.

    As far as motherboards are concerned, the K8W is a Laetitia Casta.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    I like E-ATX boards. More room to space everything out on... if the MSI board had a single, solitary 66MHz (preferably 64 bit as well) PCI slot that was not right next to the AGP slot, it would be near perfect.
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited October 2003
    Yeah, the K8T needs 1 or 2 64bit PCI-X slots. If you read the article, (pg 4) it showed that a SATA Raid-0 setup almost doubled it's read speed when transfered from a 33mhz PCI slot to a 66mhz slot on the K8W
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    Yeah, that's why it needs the 64 bit slots. And they can't be pci-x either. I need one 64-bit, 66MHz PCI slot for my HighPoint 1540. I don't think PCI-X is backwards compatible with 64-bit PCI...
  • Omega65Omega65 Philadelphia, Pa
    edited October 2003
    I think it autodetects the speed. If you put a 33mhz card into a 66mhz slot, it downshifts to 33mhz speed. I don't why a PCI-X 100/133mhz slot wouldn't do the same to 66mhz speed.
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