Twin Core i7 or Core i5 Motherboards.

[00_Quanta_Meister]

Considering how Macs just got Core i7 or Core i5, I was wondering if PC motherboard makers were looking to come out with or have come out motherboard chipsets that supports TWO Core i7 or Two Core i5's. A twin Core i7 would probably blow a Mac clear out of the water. Would be cool if we had that. Maybe a dumb question, but I'd love to know. Thanks in advance for the answers.

 

[kg4icg]

Yeah, they are called server boards, and you will only find dual processors in Mac Pro's which starts at the meager price of 2500 for 1 processor system.

 

[jblack]

Newegg has a couple of motherboards at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200302%201071346469&name=Dual%20LGA%201366

You can't buy standard Core i7 processors though. You'll need the "Xeon" processors. You can find the Core i7 ones at:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010340727%2050001157%201652846898&name=Nehalem

Avoid the 550X series as they don't have HyperThreading. If you are looking to build a gaming PC, these probably aren't a good idea (You are probably better off with a desktop core i7). Also make sure you get the right RAM for these. Be aware if you only buy a single processor that you can only fill half the RAM slots.

Make sure you do your homework (With Motherboard Factors, Power Supplies, Audio), or you will get burned.

 

[00_Quanta_Meister]

Appreciate the advice from all. Thanks so much.