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I have an old Intel server board s5000vsa pulled the specs off cnet and read this.

Compatible Processors
Dual-Core Xeon 5000 series, Dual-Core Xeon 5100 series, Quad-Core Xeon 5300 series
Processor Socket LGA771 Socket
Max Bus Speed 1333 MHz
Max Processors Qty 2

My questions are: Those 3 series of CPU's are those my only options?
Am I better off with 1 powerful cpu or 2 smaller ones?
Would any Graphics card work that would fit into my slots or will it need to be more specific ?

I would like to do some gaming nothing extreme but this will be more of a work computer .

Any info is much appreciated.
Thanks!
 
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Vogner16
you can get a quad core xeon x5460 (3.16ghz) for $40 on ebay so might as well get 2 of em.
ive got a server with dual quad core xeon e5420's (2.5ghz) and they are worth about $5 each.

I don't recommend you use this thing as a work computer. even having dual x5460's you will have the performance of a modern day i3 with 4 times the power draw and noise. people who use and build these computers are more or less doing it for fun. its not practical at all
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you can get a quad core xeon x5460 (3.16ghz) for $40 on ebay so might as well get 2 of em.
ive got a server with dual quad core xeon e5420's (2.5ghz) and they are worth about $5 each.

I don't recommend you use this thing as a work computer. even having dual x5460's you will have the performance of a modern day i3 with 4 times the power draw and noise. people who use and build these computers are more or less doing it for fun. its not practical at all
 
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Thank you very much for the response I would like to get something else other then this server but it was free so I'm just trying to make the best of it atm . And you're right about the noise it's already bad lol. I'll do some searching around see if I can't find some kind of budget builds on pc's. Those prices on the quad cores sound perfect for my price range and 2 will definently be nice :) Thanks again I appreciate the help always!
 
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ebay is your friend. ive yet to get scammed on it and I buy a lot of parts on it haha.
 
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I have the same server motherboard and was wondering if you have tried using those x5460s yet?
 
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I'll have them this weekend and when I install them I'll be more then happy to relay any info to you.
 
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