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Verrona · 10-19-2004, 01:41 PM

I'm looking to get my hands on a dual processing motherboard (two processor slots). I have seen one b4 on a website but i cant remember the site. N e one got any ideas on where i could get one???

smitherz · 10-19-2004, 03:26 PM

why do you want a dual processor board? they are used primarily for server use with xeon processors or summit. you dont need the for single workstations, and besides the second processor doesn't kick in until the first one reaches a high processor level.

smitherz

**Praetor** · 10-21-2004, 04:27 PM

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why do you want a dual processor board?

Seems like everytime someone wants to do something, you gotta ask them why they want to.

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and besides the second processor doesn't kick in until the first one reaches a high processor level.

Wanna bet?

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N e one got any ideas on where I could get one???

They're not that hard to come by (if you can afford it) really. Look around at smaller computer stores... they can do special orders on that kinda stuff

imjacktoo · 10-23-2004, 03:52 AM

Check out Pricewatch.com

http://www.pricewatch.com/

Hit Motherboards then
Hit xeon, or dual opteron, or athlon mp,

Happy hunting

nmk · 10-30-2004, 09:39 PM

i suppose the link below will answer your question
http://www20.tomshardware.com

Blue · 10-30-2004, 11:57 PM

Ya but the second processer does not give the computer anymore speed, it's so more processes can be run at any given time.

**Praetor** · 11-09-2004, 04:16 PM

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Ya but the second processer does not give the computer anymore speed, it's so more processes can be run at any given time.

For all intents and purposes it does. Thats why they're used

(and if you think about it, "more processes at any given time" = more end speed)

Sophocles · 11-11-2004, 04:29 AM

Verrona

Are you interested in Video editing, encoding, or transcoding compression? Hyper Threading won't do it! Serious video compression uses virtually 100% CPU Cycles and hyper threads are one chip, so a dual processor 2 chip system is almost twice as fast. Example 2.4 hours to 1.2 hours encoding with CCE for example.

**SFR** · 11-11-2004, 05:22 AM

My HP has the Intel E7520 chipset and I think the SE7520AF2 server board...

**Praetor** · 11-11-2004, 12:49 PM

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Hyper Threading won't do it!

Bingo!

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so a dual processor 2 chip system is almost twice as fast

Its important to note that as you scale, the ratio of net performance to num of chips comes closer and closer to identity

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HP has the Intel E7520 chipset and I think the SE7520AF2 server board...

It is a server board

10-19-2004, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Verrona Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 358	Motherboards I'm looking to get my hands on a dual processing motherboard (two processor slots). I have seen one b4 on a website but i cant remember the site. N e one got any ideas on where i could get one??? __________________ Regards, Verrona -- How to ask a question.

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10-23-2004, 03:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
imjacktoo Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 55	Check out Pricewatch.com http://www.pricewatch.com/ Hit Motherboards then Hit xeon, or dual opteron, or athlon mp, Happy hunting

10-30-2004, 09:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
nmk New Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	i suppose the link below will answer your question http://www20.tomshardware.com

11-11-2004, 04:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sophocles VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 165	Verrona Are you interested in Video editing, encoding, or transcoding compression? Hyper Threading won't do it! Serious video compression uses virtually 100% CPU Cycles and hyper threads are one chip, so a dual processor 2 chip system is almost twice as fast. Example 2.4 hours to 1.2 hours encoding with CCE for example.