weaponsguy007
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I'm building a custom computer, and i'm wondering if i should stick in a server motherboard. The advantages are increased capacity for ram, and support for dual processors.
Any advice?
Any advice?
Custom PC
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PunterCam
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It's only going to be worthwhile if you plan on using power hungry programs, I guess video editing and alike. Your average motherboard takes enough ram (is it up 16gb? or it is with my computer, then again I am dual a processor board), and even if it's 'only' 4, you won't need more than that for a few years.
Games and general use won't see any improvements in speed, and it probably won't have the latest graphics card slots (PCIe x2 is it?).
Games and general use won't see any improvements in speed, and it probably won't have the latest graphics card slots (PCIe x2 is it?).
Calibretto
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Even if you are going to use power hungry programs, it still wouldn't benefit.
PunterCam
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So dual processors are just a gimmic? Perhaps while running 2 resourse hungry programs you'd see a benefit. I've certainly noticed that when I use other 'fast' computers they struggle to do what I think is normal on mine. I can be running crysis or whatever, put it in a window using whatever it is, open up protools and do a live 40 track mix with loads of plugins, let it bounce it all, and have mac osx running in paralells (although that didn't work until I got the 2nd gig of ram). There's a definate benefit, but you won't ever see it if you just run one big program at a time
