<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Eugen Leitl wrote: <blockquote cite="mid20050305104148.GM13336@leitl.org" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">For example 32GB? No problems. Used FC, Tyan S4882 board (AMD chipset) </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Careful with Tyan: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2004-October/010956.html">http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2004-October/010956.html</a> and other threads. </pre> </blockquote> Absolutely. Highlights why it is a perilous path to go the DIY approach. The facts stated are quite correct. DOA rates on Tyan motherboards are indeed 10% to 15% As a result we routinely bring in an overage, and all boards get tested within 48 hours of receipt. 24 hour burnin HAS to be done before ANY board can be considered a candidate to build a system. Before we think that makes Tyan POS, we see similar DOA rates on Intel, Supermicro, etc.. And regarding the earlier comment about sourcing RAM via "Pricewatch" the same comments apply in spades. If you buy RAM by that route I can nearly guarantee you will have grief. With our best regards, Maurice W. Hilarius Telephone: 01-780-456-9771 Hard Data Ltd. FAX: 01-780-456-9772 11060 - 166 Avenue <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:email:maurice@harddata.com">email:maurice@harddata.com</a> Edmonton, AB, Canada <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.harddata.com/">http://www.harddata.com/</a> T5X 1Y3 This email, message, and content, should be considered confidential, and is the copyrighted property of Hard Data Ltd., unless stated otherwise. </body> </html>