:: Depends on the revision of the Tiger 133. Tyan is like the
:: Microsoft of the mainboard world. You gotta wait for revision C or
:: D before it's good. Late revisions of the Tiger 133 are quite
:: stable. But early revisions? Watch out!
Yeah, I managed to avoid that trap... got a revision F motherboard here.
:: I personally cannot stand people who say "this company sucks, or
:: that company sucks." It all comes down to specific parts and
:: models. E.g., the ViA 686A (Ultra66) southbridge has compatibility
:: and performance problems galore, but the newer ViA 686B (Ultra100)
:: bests the ICH2 (Ultra100) southbridge in most people's eyes (and has
:: a higher handwidth channel to the northbridge too).
I've got the Apollo Pro 133A set with the VT82c596B South Bridge. I can
honestly say that it doesn't work as well as an Intel 440BX solution.
-- Juha
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