[Solved] Dual Socket LGA1366 Motherboard?

Hello all

Ok, I was just wondering, is there any disadvantages to having a dual cpu computer? I know that they are mainly for servers and all, and I know it wouldn't make a big difference for gaming, but wouldn't one have a big advantage over a single CPU for things like rendering and stuff?

I don't hear about many people using dual socket mobos so was just wondering

Thanks!

Oh ok, that sorta stinks, was thinking it would be cool to run dual i7 920s

But yea, how do Xeon processors compare to the i7s for different uses? (ex. Rendering, Gaming, etc.)

Ok, thx

Seeing as how I use my computers for gaming as well as 3D rendering I think that, unless the prices come way down for the xeon processors that have clock speeds of around 2.66ghz, I'll just stick with a single core setup with an i7 920

Now I am just curious, why exactly do the dual socket 1366 mobos not support the 1366 i7s?

Not really sure that answers my question completely.... what I was meaning was, what does the Xeon processor have that the i7 doesn't?

Oops, you type funny things when you are in a hurry, lol

1. There aren't any Dual Socket Motherboards that will support overclocking that's worth the investment.
2. If you want to use a XEON CPU, the Intel Xeon W3550 is $600. You can overclock this to over 5.0GHz with water cooling. Thus, against the i7 975 that's $1000, you save $400.
3. One of the main reasons to have a Dual Socket Motherboard is for Database servers or anything that doesn't have hyperthreading optimization (i.e. SQL Server). A Quad Core hyperthreading with 8 threads is not as efficient as two Quad Cores without hyperthreading and 8 threads. However, once optimized, an Intel Dual Socket Quad Core system can opt to have 16 threads.
4. While the Intel Xeon W3550 can get to 5.0GHz when overclocked, it will need to have hypthreading disabled. Though at around 4.5GHz, with hyperthreading, I'm not sure which generally performs better... that, or 2 Quad Core X5520's at 2.26GHz with hyperthreading.