Tyan

Tyan already took part in many Tom's Hardware Guide motherboard reviews that showed this company's focus on system stability. Tyan's products are typically targeted to the server and workstation market.

In cooperation with AMD, Tyan developed the first Dual Athlon motherboard based on the AMD762 (760MP chipset). The Thunder K7 (S2462) is AMD's reference design , hence it is on the market a good deal earlier than their competitors. It features five 64 Bit PCI slots, 3COM network adapter on-board, Adaptec 7800W dual-channel U160 SCSI controller and lots of monitoring features.

Another highlight is the Thunder i860. Designed for Dual Xeon systems, it supports one or two Foster CPUs at up to 1.7 GHz clock speed. The motherboard is equipped with the finest components, like comparable products.

Tyan currently offers almost 20 motherboards using different chipsets from AMD, Intel, VIA and ServerWorks.

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Congratulations to DFI! They are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. According to Computer Resellers News, the company is also one of top ten players in the motherboard business.

For Computex, they introduced new motherboards based on the i845 and updated all Pentium III products with the latest chipset steppings in order to support the Tualatin.