Hi
I have a quad core Opteron 8389, C2, 2900 MHz, Shanghai Socket F (Part No. - OS8389WHP4DGI ), actually i have 2 CPUs but im thinking i only need to use one for my new gaming rig.
So ... I am really looking for a motherboard to build a gaming rig around one of the CPU's and wondered if anyone has any good advice on where to start?
I have found some dual CPU slot server mobos, some of which have 2 PCI-E slots, so i can then get myself a couple of cool graphics cards and Crossfire them together, but i am unsure if i really need 8 cores to play Napoleon Total War!
My main concern is that im going to end up with a machine that sounds like a jet aircraft and consumes enough power to light a small village, whilst I'm constantly worrying that the water cooling i had to put in to keep it running is going to leak every where (Im not sure i would have to install water, but if I did ... I have never installed water cooling before! Eeek!).
Ideally I would like some help finding ...
- a Mobo with a single slot for this CPU;
- with 2 PCI-E slots;
- enough space to add a sound card;
- 3 or 4 gigs of memory (im on 32 bit XP so more than 3 gigs is not nec at this point, although i might build the new machine with 8 gigs of ram and windows 7, for a laugh); and
- space to hook up a couple of SATA Hard Drives.
Nothing too fancy! I will need wifi but can always add a card later on and so arent fussed about the mobo having that built in or anything.
So any advice ... or am ia sking for the impossible and so should just get a dual slot mobo and some earplugs?
and ... thanks in advance
I have a quad core Opteron 8389, C2, 2900 MHz, Shanghai Socket F (Part No. - OS8389WHP4DGI ), actually i have 2 CPUs but im thinking i only need to use one for my new gaming rig.
So ... I am really looking for a motherboard to build a gaming rig around one of the CPU's and wondered if anyone has any good advice on where to start?
I have found some dual CPU slot server mobos, some of which have 2 PCI-E slots, so i can then get myself a couple of cool graphics cards and Crossfire them together, but i am unsure if i really need 8 cores to play Napoleon Total War!
My main concern is that im going to end up with a machine that sounds like a jet aircraft and consumes enough power to light a small village, whilst I'm constantly worrying that the water cooling i had to put in to keep it running is going to leak every where (Im not sure i would have to install water, but if I did ... I have never installed water cooling before! Eeek!).
Ideally I would like some help finding ...
- a Mobo with a single slot for this CPU;
- with 2 PCI-E slots;
- enough space to add a sound card;
- 3 or 4 gigs of memory (im on 32 bit XP so more than 3 gigs is not nec at this point, although i might build the new machine with 8 gigs of ram and windows 7, for a laugh); and
- space to hook up a couple of SATA Hard Drives.
Nothing too fancy! I will need wifi but can always add a card later on and so arent fussed about the mobo having that built in or anything.
So any advice ... or am ia sking for the impossible and so should just get a dual slot mobo and some earplugs?
and ... thanks in advance