Motherboards

[Verrona]

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]

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]

why do you want a dual processor board?

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

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

Wanna bet?

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]

Check out Pricewatch.com

http://www.pricewatch.com/

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

Happy hunting

 

[nmk]

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

 

[Blue]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Praetor]

Hyper Threading won't do it!

Bingo!

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

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

It is a server board

 

[Blue]

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

LOL.. well you got me there .. although most people have the idea that twice the speed in mzh is realized and that's what I meant.

 

[ChrisHarris]

HUGE BUMP. Hey--at least I used the search engine first--right? Rather than just starting a new thread.

Do the processors BOTH have to be the same speed?

I have 2 Celeron D Socket 478 CPU here. The first is a 2.0ghz and the second is a 1.8ghz.

Will they work together on the same board?

To me--the inexperienced user--it would seam that they would work fine together. They are both independant CPU and they woudl each work as fast as they could. No reason for them to be the same speed.

But, I could be wrong.

Now--can I EVEN get a board with dual 478 sockets? Where?

 

[Praetor]

HUGE BUMP. Hey--at least I used the search engine first--right? Rather han just starting a new thread.

Hehe and that saves ya Nice job with the searching though

Do the processors BOTH have to be the same speed?

They need to be identical

Now--can I EVEN get a board with dual 478 sockets? Where?

If you're looking for Intel SMP, that'll be the Xeon's department and that'll be under Socket604 and Socket775