Recomend a Dual p4 board for me please

Fixittt · 12-24-2002, 12:10 PM

Im looking for a dual p4 mother board for a serve im building, give me some ideas of a stable motherboard.

Joe · 12-24-2002, 12:54 PM

they dont make dual P4's

decodeddiesel · 12-24-2002, 05:25 PM

Fix, if you wanted to go SMP with Intel you would be looking at Xeons.

Techguy · 12-24-2002, 10:29 PM

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Originally posted by decodeddiesel
Fix, if you wanted to go SMP with Intel you would be looking at Xeons.

There are some places that lable the newer xeons p4 xeons.
But I searched google quickly and noted that the motherboards that supported these dual P4 2GHz were Xeon boards.
The motherboards I saw weren't cheap either (~$500-700).
Hope you find what you need Fixittt!

Brad · 12-24-2002, 11:37 PM

buy the asus pr-dls. it's a supermicro board that has been remarked and sold at a much cheaper price

The iwill dp533 (reviewed at 2cpu.com) is a nice xeon workstation/low end server board.

incase you're wondering fixittt, socket 423 and socket 603 use the same mounting holes

nexxo · 12-25-2002, 03:29 AM

There is a whole heap of newer Xeon boards coming out (check )2CPU.com for more info and reviews). Problem is, they're not cheap (neither are the Xeon CPUs for that matter) and they're huge mobos! Won't fit in your Lian-Li PC-65, for example.

Moreover, they don't really outperform dual Athlon MP boards, even with hyperthreading enabled, in any significant way (and to get HT you're looking at W2000 server edition as Microsod has limited the licence on other Windows to only "see" 2 logical processors rather than 4). The Athlon setup will be about $2000,-- cheaper and just as fast and reliable, really...

Makes you wonder why AMD doesn't focus more on the MP market, where they definitely have the competitive edge, instead of trying to make the XP keep up with the P4. No wonder the company's struggling.

iroc409 · 01-04-2003, 03:10 AM

how 'bout you wait for the sledge hammer?

12-24-2002, 12:10 PM	#1
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12-24-2002, 05:25 PM	#3
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12-24-2002, 11:37 PM	#5
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	buy the asus pr-dls. it's a supermicro board that has been remarked and sold at a much cheaper price The iwill dp533 (reviewed at 2cpu.com) is a nice xeon workstation/low end server board. incase you're wondering fixittt, socket 423 and socket 603 use the same mounting holes __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

12-25-2002, 03:29 AM	#6
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	There is a whole heap of newer Xeon boards coming out (check )2CPU.com for more info and reviews). Problem is, they're not cheap (neither are the Xeon CPUs for that matter) and they're huge mobos! Won't fit in your Lian-Li PC-65, for example. Moreover, they don't really outperform dual Athlon MP boards, even with hyperthreading enabled, in any significant way (and to get HT you're looking at W2000 server edition as Microsod has limited the licence on other Windows to only "see" 2 logical processors rather than 4). The Athlon setup will be about $2000,-- cheaper and just as fast and reliable, really... Makes you wonder why AMD doesn't focus more on the MP market, where they definitely have the competitive edge, instead of trying to make the XP keep up with the P4. No wonder the company's struggling. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"

01-04-2003, 03:10 AM	#7
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	how 'bout you wait for the sledge hammer? __________________ :shrug:

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