Multiple processors on a single Motherboard

[dave_c]

im not expert at building PCs so forgive me for the possibly stupid question

i heard some time ago, before AMD released a quad core processor they got around this by releasing a motherboard which could hold 2 processors at once. ie 2 X dual core processors in essance making it a quad core.

now what i would like to know is are there any motherboards out there that could hold 2 (or more) AMD quad cores.

and before someone says it YES i do need that much power it would save me a fortune in render times for my work (CGI Artist )


thanks all

 

[rand_79]

I'm not sure about AMD offerings but you have to purchase server chips

you would be looking at a server/workstation motherboard
and 2 xeon chips for an intel offering.
normally they support upto 24gig or so of ECC memory also.

if you dont have a budget go intel.

I'm sure someone will chime in with AMD's offering(s) soon

 

[jitpublisher]

Dual processors were not uncommon a few years ago, not much need for them anymore, in the desktop arena anyway. Servers can and do run multiple processors.
Here for instance is a board that supports 4 six core Opterons, for a total of 24 processor cores.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151205

 

[EXT64]

For normal consumer/gaming PCs they are not common (if any, since most games/programs don't have use for them) though once you jump into the server area tons do. Though prices jump quite a bit as well.

 

[sminlal]

now what i would like to know is are there any motherboards out there that could hold 2 (or more) AMD quad cores.

Keep in mind that it's not just the motherboard - the CPU itself also has to support multiple chips in the system. For example, AMD's Opteron CPUs include multiprocessor support. In the Intel world only certain Xeon models support multiprocessing.

 

[angry_ducky]

Dual processors were not uncommon a few years ago, not much need for them anymore, in the desktop arena anyway. Servers can and do run multiple processors.
Here for instance is a board that supports 4 six core Opterons, for a total of 24 processor cores.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151205

$850 for a motherboard, and it has only two USB 2.0 ports!? This board has four USB ports, which is twice as many as that other piece of crap, and it only costs $42. Am I missing something here?







I kid, I kid...

 

[digiex]

Xeon for intel, Opteron for AMD

Motherboards for AMD...
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/1,,30_2252_869_8819%5E8821,00.html?1229954912

 

[EXT64]

You had me confused there for a second angry_ducky, when I first read your post I missed the 'I kid' part :lol:

 

[angry_ducky]

You had me confused there for a second angry_ducky, when I first read your post I missed the 'I kid' part :lol:

Everybody plays the fool... ♫♫♫♫ It's no exception to the rule... ♫♫♫♫

-Bob Marley

I just wanted to play the naïve card for a second there...

 

[ccrafael]

for amd opteron

1xxx series 1 opteron
2xxx series 2 opteron (you can get a opteron-quad barcelona for 150 $)
8xxx series 8 opteron (but this is not cheeper)

I have a Asus kfn5-d (atx format) with two opteron 2212 with a SLI.

 

[jitpublisher]

$850 for a motherboard, and it has only two USB 2.0 ports!? This board has four USB ports, which is twice as many as that other piece of crap, and it only costs $42. Am I missing something here?







I kid, I kid...

That's only $10.50 per port! What a deal!

 

[Pointertovoid]

Such multisocket boards used to be servers few years ago, meaning that they didn't even have a slot for a graphics card - only the graphics processor integrated in the Northbridge could be used.

Has this improved?

Also, check that your OS licence allows multiple sockets. This may become an expensive game.