8x Xeon Motherboard
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:58 pm
Where can I find a motherboard that supports 8x P3 Xeons?
) config. To my knowlege, there are no motherboards that support eight processors.Page 1 of 1
Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:55 pm
Largest I ever heard of such a system is in a quad (Thats four processors, in-case you're reading this post Mobius. Wouldn't want you to get confused with strange words after all. ) config. To my knowlege, there are no motherboards that support eight processors.
) config. To my knowlege, there are no motherboards that support eight processors.Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:56 pm
IBM and Compaq both offer systems using the profusion chipset that allow for 8 xeons, I dont want an entire system, just a board
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:09 am
what on earth are you going to do with a system like that, and how much money do you have? Send me some money while you are wasting it on xeons. lol!
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 12:56 am
Xeons are pretty cheap when they are only 667MHz
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:43 am
What the hell are you going to do on an 8x Xeon machine? The only thing I can see would be rendering/folding/number crunching.
If it's for realtime rendering (gaming, etc) then it's not worth it cause you don't have SSE2 instructions or fast enough memory access.
If it's for a server, you're better off getting two machines and load-balancing them.
If it's for realtime rendering (gaming, etc) then it's not worth it cause you don't have SSE2 instructions or fast enough memory access.
If it's for a server, you're better off getting two machines and load-balancing them.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:46 am
Im hoping to use it as a space warmer right now
(seriously)
(seriously)
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:33 am
electric floor heaters are much cheaper than an 8-way Xeon rig.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 2:47 pm
I just want the motherboard
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:26 pm
Not to mention FAR more efficient.fliptw wrote:electric floor heaters are much cheaper than an 8-way Xeon rig.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:57 pm
If you want a heater, Prescotts are your best bet.
Why do you want more CPUs? You already have 2 2800s.
If you want them for SETI, don't waste your money on a MP board. They cost $1000 and up. And MP chips cost even more. Plus, if they are not AMD, they will be very slow when it comes to memory bandwidth. Get a DP board with dual core 1.8GHz Opteron CPUs for only $1655 in all.
Oh, and AMD has the only 8-way consumer solution right now. They are moving to 32-way for 2006.
I see you have already ordered 2 Xeon Slot2 667MHz from eBay. If that is all you ordered, may I recommend this motherboard.
If you have ordered 4, get this one.
If you have ordered 8, get those 2 and this one.
Buying old or used parts lowers the probability that those products will still work or will work much longer.
Why do you want more CPUs? You already have 2 2800s.
If you want them for SETI, don't waste your money on a MP board. They cost $1000 and up. And MP chips cost even more. Plus, if they are not AMD, they will be very slow when it comes to memory bandwidth. Get a DP board with dual core 1.8GHz Opteron CPUs for only $1655 in all.
Oh, and AMD has the only 8-way consumer solution right now. They are moving to 32-way for 2006.
I see you have already ordered 2 Xeon Slot2 667MHz from eBay. If that is all you ordered, may I recommend this motherboard.
If you have ordered 4, get this one.
If you have ordered 8, get those 2 and this one.
Buying old or used parts lowers the probability that those products will still work or will work much longer.