Alright, after lots of advice i've narrowed myself down to 2 potential dual processing workstations (AMD vs. Intel of course). My other thread was cluttered so i'd figured i'd start a fresh thread.
INTEL:
(1) Thermaltake Xaser V, Full-Tower, 420PSU - Retail: $189
(1) Supermicro X5DA8 E7505 Dual Xeon E-ATX MB - Retail: $480
(2) Intel Xeon 3.06Ghz, 533MHz FSB, 512K Cache, HT - Retail: $335 each
(2) Corsair 1GB DDR266 CAS2.5 ECC RAM - Retail: $330 each
(1) PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX1000, 128MB, Dual DV, 8X AGP - Retail: $760
(1) Promise PCI to SATA Controller Card "SATA150 TX4" - Retail: $70
(2) WD 200GB 7200RPM SATA HD - OEM: $131 each
(1) Sony 8X DVD+/-RW Drive DWU18A - OEM: $80
(1) Sony CRX230E-B2 CD-RW Drive - OEM: $27
Total: $3067 + Shipping
Pros: Official Quadro FX1000 graphics card
AMD:
(1) Thermaltake Xaser V, Full-Tower, 420PSU - Retail: $189
(1) TYAN Thunder K8W, AMD-8000, Socket 940 - Retail: $436
(2) AMD Opteron Model 246, 1MB L2 Cache, 64bit - Retail: $461 each
(2) Corsair 1GB Kit, DDR400 XMS3200 ECC Registered - Retail: $380 each
(1) Leadtek NVIDIA FX5900XT, 128DDR, 256-bit, 8x agp - Retail: $186
(1) Promise PCI to SATA Controller Card "SATA150 TX4" - Retail: $70
(2) WD 200GB 7200RPM SATA HD - OEM: $131 each
(1) Sony 8X DVD+/-RW Drive DWU18A - OEM: $80
(1) Sony CRX230E-B2 CD-RW Drive - OEM: $27
Total: $2987
Pros: Better performance out of opterons
Con: downgrade on video card. will the modded 5900xt perform much the same as the quadro?
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Will the chassis fit the TYAN board? It says the form factor is SSI EEB V3.0 so i honestly have no idea what cases those are. I'm just familiar with the general atw, eatx, matx.
Thanks guys
PS. I don't think i'm going to wait to see what intel is releasing with the new xeons at the end of the month as i believe the MB and CPU combo will be outrageously priced.
INTEL:
(1) Thermaltake Xaser V, Full-Tower, 420PSU - Retail: $189
(1) Supermicro X5DA8 E7505 Dual Xeon E-ATX MB - Retail: $480
(2) Intel Xeon 3.06Ghz, 533MHz FSB, 512K Cache, HT - Retail: $335 each
(2) Corsair 1GB DDR266 CAS2.5 ECC RAM - Retail: $330 each
(1) PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX1000, 128MB, Dual DV, 8X AGP - Retail: $760
(1) Promise PCI to SATA Controller Card "SATA150 TX4" - Retail: $70
(2) WD 200GB 7200RPM SATA HD - OEM: $131 each
(1) Sony 8X DVD+/-RW Drive DWU18A - OEM: $80
(1) Sony CRX230E-B2 CD-RW Drive - OEM: $27
Total: $3067 + Shipping
Pros: Official Quadro FX1000 graphics card
AMD:
(1) Thermaltake Xaser V, Full-Tower, 420PSU - Retail: $189
(1) TYAN Thunder K8W, AMD-8000, Socket 940 - Retail: $436
(2) AMD Opteron Model 246, 1MB L2 Cache, 64bit - Retail: $461 each
(2) Corsair 1GB Kit, DDR400 XMS3200 ECC Registered - Retail: $380 each
(1) Leadtek NVIDIA FX5900XT, 128DDR, 256-bit, 8x agp - Retail: $186
(1) Promise PCI to SATA Controller Card "SATA150 TX4" - Retail: $70
(2) WD 200GB 7200RPM SATA HD - OEM: $131 each
(1) Sony 8X DVD+/-RW Drive DWU18A - OEM: $80
(1) Sony CRX230E-B2 CD-RW Drive - OEM: $27
Total: $2987
Pros: Better performance out of opterons
Con: downgrade on video card. will the modded 5900xt perform much the same as the quadro?
-------------
Will the chassis fit the TYAN board? It says the form factor is SSI EEB V3.0 so i honestly have no idea what cases those are. I'm just familiar with the general atw, eatx, matx.
Thanks guys
PS. I don't think i'm going to wait to see what intel is releasing with the new xeons at the end of the month as i believe the MB and CPU combo will be outrageously priced.
