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03-07-2008, 05:25 PM
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Build for two of my friends. New to the whole "dual quad core" thing.
Okay, two of my friends have money and want to build their computers. I haven't poked my head into the game for about 5 years, so I'm trying to absorb some information on all this new stuff.
My one friend wants a pc comparable to a mac he saw, he does a lot of visual work. My other friend wants a gaming rig. Both of them are pretty much the same computer, the only difference being one of them will have a more powerful processor and double the ram. They're both planning on running XP 64 with a possible dual boot of Vista. I'll post below the lower-end of the two. Intel Xeon E5410 Harpertown 2.33GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 771 80W Quad-Core Processor X 2 $570.00 ($285.00 each) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819117149 ASUS DSBV-D Dual 771 Intel 5000V SSI CEB 1.1 Server Motherboard $302.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131152 PNY VCG88512GXPB G92 GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit Video Card $209.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133205 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $104.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148136 CORSAIR 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Server Memory $76.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145170 I'm confused as to the case & power supply since this isn't ATX form any more. Any suggestions appreciated. |
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03-07-2008, 05:32 PM
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If you need to go quad-core, I'd suggest the Q6600. You can find it here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017 Why the server motherboard? |
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03-07-2008, 05:39 PM
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The mac advertised the server mobo / xeon processors, so he's stuck on them.
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03-07-2008, 06:25 PM
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Wrench Bender
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For a gaming computer, running a server board with 2 quad core CPUs is a real waste of money. Need to stick with a board/CPU/video card geared to gaming.
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