Re: [PATCH] Add p4-clockmod driver in x86-64

From: Marcus Metzler
Date: Wed Oct 27 2004 - 13:57:54 EST


>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Alan> On Mer, 2004-10-27 at 17:14, Paulo Marques wrote:
>> > Why don't you try the VIA EPIA mini-ITX boards? These are
>> designed for > low power applications like yours. I am running
>> the M-6000 which has a > fanless 600Mhz C3 processor, the newer
>> fanless models run at 1Ghz. And, > on top of that they support
>> speed scaling so you can slow it down even > more.
>>
>> Yes, we tried those, but floating point calculations completely
>> kill the performance on those boards.

Alan> You want Geode/NX or Pentium-M ITX boards for that (or the
Alan> low power 'Shelton' board although you may need to import
Alan> that since its only sold in "poor countries")

Alan> Agree with you on pricing though.

You could also try the Efficeon board by ibase
(http://www.ibase.com.tw/mb860.htm). There seem to be some resellers
http://mb860f.4t.com/. And it has some good reviews
http://www.epiacenter.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=52
with the only disadvantage being the price.

Marcus

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