We found out that some Japanese hardware retailers started accepting orders for a new dual-processor Socket A mainboard – Tyan Thunder K7 S2462 (AMD-760MP chipset). The mainboard will be selling for about $959.
Well, this is quite a lot, but this new product is selling in Japan, which can hardly be called a country of low prices. Besides, if you take a closer look at this mainboard you will see a highly integrated high-quality server product.
Here are some specs of Thunder K7 S2462:

• AMD-760MP chipset;
• Dual-Socket A, supports two AMD Athlon CPUs with 200/266MHz FSB;
• Integrated 2D/3D ATI Rage XL graphics core with 4MB SDRAM (frame buffer);
• Integrated dual-channel Ultra160 SCSI controller from Adaptec (AIC-7899W);
• Two integrated 10/100Mbit LAN controllers: 3Com 3C920;
• 4 DIMM slots for up to 4GB PC1600/PC2100 DDR SDRAM;
• 5 PCI slots (32/64bit);
• 1 AGP Pro slot;
• UltraATA-100 controller (up to 4 devices);
• 4 USB ports;
• Winbond W83782D monitoring;
• Enhanced Server Management functions.

As you may see, Tyan Thunder K7 S2462 is a ready solution for a dual-processor server (the only thing it lacks is an onboard RAID controller). With this mainboard there is no need in any external components that’s why its high price is quite justified.