dual mobo system possible??

microchipper

microchipper

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has anyone (apart from me of course) ever thought of the possible construction of a dual mobo system? you could have a tower with a motherboard on both sides of the case, one being obviously upside down(they don't get light headed) with a say 600w power supply and all the usual pci,memory,hard drives etc with the only difference really being a "slightly" wider/taller tower case and a internal K.V.M switch mounted in front panel to swap between the two 'seperate' systems. Cooling may be an issue but could no doubt be sorted with a series of good fans. the case could maybe open up like an old style double cassette tape did(like a book but with the middle support still there) . I think it could be usefull in buisiness environments or anyone who wants two seperate OS but with faster access maybe a database system on one and internet on other for example. or am i living in cuckoo land??:rolleyes:
 
lb562high said:
how would it decrease performance...it has the same concept as two GPUs in sli...it works better..
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I wouldnt think so. If you were setting up 2 quad core systems for a server, then i could see it useful. For a normal everyday desktop/gaming rig it wouldnt help anything unless your trying to run 8 cards in SLi for some odd reason:rolleyes:

Its the same concept yes, but thats why they invented dual core and quad core cpus, and even the 360s tri-core. Its alot easier and it wouldnt take up a case or 2.
 
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Let me just get this straight, your talking about basically having two computers built into a large case (which is possible), but having a KVM switch in between?

All that would do is allow you to use the same monitor, keyboard, and mouse with both systems, it wont allow you to have faster processing speeds, or anything like that. It may be easier actually to just have two computers side by side.
 
Well it might be harder to do in the long run but i can see some use for it. Ive wanted to set up a linux box along with my windows one for a while but i have no room under my desk or near it.

So itll be a pain in the ass to do and id never do it but i can see at least one advantage for me. Definently would need some great cooling though
 
Keep in mind that with a KVM switch, you can only use PS/2 mice and keyboards (or the USB to PS/2 adapters), but when you do that, you loose any special features that require USB. I remember trying one with my G15 keyboard, and the only thing that still worked right was the keyboard, none of the macros, usb ports, or LCD worked.
 
whoa guys didn't expect to start world war three here...... just thought it would be a possibility and maybe a application for it in the buissiness sector.
 
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