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esmier   04-02-2009 at 10:21:06 PM

i want to build a dual quad core machine but i am having the worst trouble trying to find motherbords that will support it or finding information on what itll take to build one. all i know also is that i have to do a bios jump.

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mi1ez   04-02-2009 at 10:29:28 PM
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huh? Bios jump?

dual quad core machines are either servers, or skulltrail (I believe).

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mindless728   04-02-2009 at 11:39:35 PM
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or workstation boards, there are some good ones from tyan, if you look hard enough, you can find one in the ATX form factor

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yomamafor1   04-02-2009 at 11:53:44 PM
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Get a Core i7 rig, and it will crap all over the Skulltrail.

------------------------------ Intel will not take the top spot, or probably the top 3 spot back for the forseeable future. Not even with 32nm and more cores will intel be able to beat Jaguar. - JennyH the AMDiot, Nov 2009
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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   04-03-2009 at 01:10:51 AM
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Is this for a gaming setup? That Intel board only has 1 PCI-E x16 slot, running @ x8.

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KBits   04-03-2009 at 02:47:36 AM
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Yes it is on the Newegg LGA1366 list. What about it?

 

Just curious, what do you need a dual socket system for?


Message edited by KBits on 04-03-2009 at 03:40:42 AM
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esmier   04-03-2009 at 04:31:00 AM
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im going to use it as 1. a test server, 2. for my own personal gaming use, and 3 ill have a separate partition for high end calculations that i need done

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i know your gunna be doubtful but just humor me, dual socket 1366 if possible can you find one with 2 pci-e 16's

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   04-03-2009 at 04:49:38 AM
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ASUS Z8PE-D12 has PCI-E x16 @ full x16.

A 2nd PCI-e x16 isn't as important as having a least one thats fully x16 for your gaming GPU.

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mamw93   04-03-2009 at 05:34:09 AM
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http://www.compusa.com/application [...] CatId=3692

You'll have to buy Xeon Processors to do it. It's going to be expensive... only worth it if your doing it for a business. If it's for home use core Core i7. You could get a 940 with 12gb RAM and a good Crossfire or SLI system for what you would be dishing out for the dual Quad Core proc boards with all the components.

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MRFS   04-03-2009 at 04:49:10 PM
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Google "Nehalem EP"


this technology supports dual-socket Core i7 logic,
i.e. 2 x quad-cores each w/ hyperthreading = 16 threads

do you really need that much multi-tasking power?



MRFS

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yomamafor1   04-03-2009 at 05:06:42 PM
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esmier wrote :

im going to use it as 1. a test server, 2. for my own personal gaming use, and 3 ill have a separate partition for high end calculations that i need done

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i know your gunna be doubtful but just humor me, dual socket 1366 if possible can you find one with 2 pci-e 16's



If that's the case, get a Core i7 or Nehalem EP single socket, and save thousands of dollars while you're at it.

------------------------------ Intel will not take the top spot, or probably the top 3 spot back for the forseeable future. Not even with 32nm and more cores will intel be able to beat Jaguar. - JennyH the AMDiot, Nov 2009
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