Intel Xeon

jds21 · 01-18-2008, 09:04 AM

Hi, I was just looking on my suppliers website and I see all of these Intel Xeon processors which (as far as I can remember) weren't there a few weeks ago... are these the new processors everyone is on about... here is the list

http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/...c9&cPath=27_28

(In Australian dollars)

I was going to get a Q6600 but I fell short of my budget so I can afford to spend at most... another $200.. would I be better off getting one of these... which one would be good....

And if someone can explain to me what the whole active and passive thing is... I would appreciate it...

Thanks,

**mep916** · 01-18-2008, 09:19 AM

The Xeon procs are designed for servers - Socket 771. If you have the money, and you think it's worth it, you can buy the Skulltrail mobo for $600 in February. You can run two Quad Xeons', giving you a total of 8 cores.

jds21 · 01-18-2008, 09:21 AM

nah.. i dont have that much money at my disposal lol

so ur saying id be better off with the Q6600? It's not a server... I just want the best performance possible (for a reasonable price of course)

**mep916** · 01-18-2008, 09:22 AM

The Q6600 would be good.

jds21 · 01-18-2008, 09:38 AM

cool... i suppose i can always upgrade later on to get the new processors

they'll fit on the X38 chipset won't they?

01-18-2008, 09:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
jds21 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 110	Intel Xeon Hi, I was just looking on my suppliers website and I see all of these Intel Xeon processors which (as far as I can remember) weren't there a few weeks ago... are these the new processors everyone is on about... here is the list http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/...c9&cPath=27_28 (In Australian dollars) I was going to get a Q6600 but I fell short of my budget so I can afford to spend at most... another $200.. would I be better off getting one of these... which one would be good.... And if someone can explain to me what the whole active and passive thing is... I would appreciate it... Thanks,

01-18-2008, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 4,060	The Xeon procs are designed for servers - Socket 771. If you have the money, and you think it's worth it, you can buy the Skulltrail mobo for $600 in February. You can run two Quad Xeons', giving you a total of 8 cores. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula XFX GTX 280 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: GTX 280/Q9450/PS3/P4

01-18-2008, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
mep916 Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Northern Cali Age: 28 Posts: 4,060	The Q6600 would be good. __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 GHz \|\| Zalman CNPS9700 ASUS Rampage Formula XFX GTX 280 4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 900 MHz 150GB WD Raptor 1TB Hitachi Deskstar Antec Nine Hundred Case 750W Quad Silencer FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 \|\| Team Stats \|\| My Stats \|\| Hardware Contributions: GTX 280/Q9450/PS3/P4

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01-18-2008, 09:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
jds21 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 110	nah.. i dont have that much money at my disposal lol so ur saying id be better off with the Q6600? It's not a server... I just want the best performance possible (for a reasonable price of course)

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jds21 Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 110	cool... i suppose i can always upgrade later on to get the new processors they'll fit on the X38 chipset won't they?