VT-d or IOMMU -- any motherboard?

[Jamon Camisso]

On 04/ 6/11 02:59 PM, William Park wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm interested in trying out VT-d (in Intel) or IOMMU (in AMD).  From reading, 
> AMD 890FX chipset has support for IOMMU.  But, most 890FX motherboards are 
> "consumer" grade, and they have tendency to lie or are flaky.  And, there is no 
> "consumer" chipset (ie. P55, P67, X58, etc) from Intel that supports VT-d.  X58 
> was to support it, but Intel said that was misprint.  This means going with 
> Intel "server" chipset.
> 
> Has anyone used VT-d on Intel platform?  If so, which brand/model?

I don't think you'd have an issue with a Gigabyte 890FX series board.
That would get you IOMMU support. I find their boards are extremely
reliable, even when overclocking components.

My $0.02.
Jamon
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