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So I just got a new MSI p6n platinum along with an 8800 512 gts. I had an existing e4300 in the cheapo ECS motherboard from Frys. I was running the e4300 BSEL mod to get it to boot at 266 fsb, but I removed it last night for the new board. I rebuilt my PC last night and popped the e4300 in the...

Hi, So I just got the cheapo deal the other day at frys for a 4300 core duo and the above mentioned ECS motherboard. Yeah I know its crap, but it has AGP and DDR support, so I figured it was worth a test. So I get everything installed last night, hit the power button and nothing happens. I...

Bump anyone? What choices would I have if I went 2u? Thanks

Why not use it as a server board when paired with an Athlon x2 ? It will have similar stability at greatly reduced cost... am I missing something here?

Furen I apperciate what you are saying, but looking at this from the standpoint of parts, I could theoretically go build a 1u box with the Tyan 2865 board that was mentioned above(technically a desktop), with a 4200+ 64 x2, 1 gig ram, and an 80gb hard drive for ~ $1130. Now granted I fully...

Arn't there other alternatives to a place like Sun? Their price markup is pretty high just to begin with... I realize with a bulk buy it would come down but I would be surprised if it would be enough. Arn't there more places like this : http://www.swt.com/ that would be able to accomodate my...

Thanks Furen... but I was talking about 939 Athlon 64 x2s, not opterton dual cores. Sorry if I mislead you. However, I think that means I am even more hosed in trying to find a vendor.... any suggestions? Also I am talking more in the realm of 1000 machines... You are right about no need for...

Thanks for the replies guys. Well the major issue for us is price per box, because we are mainly CPU limited as it stands. Thats not to say that memory performance doesn't matter, but unless going with a X2 64 was crippling in comparison to a dual opteron setup then I don't think its as big...

I have been looking at processor options lately and I was a bit confused on the difference between a desktop platform like the Athlon 64 vs the server platform of an Opteron. Besides the fact that Opterons have more hypertransport links enabled to allow a MP setup and their use of registered...