Hi all
I'm in the process of replacing my Dual SMP AMD MPX system at the moment. I plan on staying with SMP, but with multi-core now, of course!
My plan is to build a dual Quad Xeon system with either 4 or 8GB of RAM. I run 50/50 Win XP Pro and a custom Linux distro based loosely on LFS. As the days go by I spend more time with Linux than I do with Windows.
I have the following on my shopping list so far:
Tyan S5396A2NRF i5400, S771 x 2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 ECC 533/667 MHz, SATA II, SATA RAID, E-ATX/SSI
Intel Xeon E5420A Quad Core, S771, Harpertown Core, 2.5GHz, FSB 1333MHz, 12MB Cache
Crucial CT2KIT25672AF667 4GB kit (2GBx2), 240-pin FB-DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300
Gainward Bliss 8800 GT 1024MB GS NVIDIA 8800 GT, 1024MB TV, DVI-DVI GS PCI-E 2.0, Mem 1900MHz GDDR3, GPU 650MHz
Enermax EG1000EWLDXX 1000W V2 Galaxy Modular PSU 85% Efficiency EPS12v Triple Quad +24 Rails Silent x2 Fan
Silverstone SST-TJ10S Temjin Aluminium Tower Chassis in silver, RoHS
I'd be pleased to read your comments, good and bad. I'm particularly interested if you notice anything glaringly obvious. For example, it's only through reading the Phoronix reviews that I realised that I had to get an SSI-compatible case to support the weighty XEON heatsinks (thank you Phoronix!).
I'm in the process of replacing my Dual SMP AMD MPX system at the moment. I plan on staying with SMP, but with multi-core now, of course!
My plan is to build a dual Quad Xeon system with either 4 or 8GB of RAM. I run 50/50 Win XP Pro and a custom Linux distro based loosely on LFS. As the days go by I spend more time with Linux than I do with Windows.
I have the following on my shopping list so far:
Tyan S5396A2NRF i5400, S771 x 2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 ECC 533/667 MHz, SATA II, SATA RAID, E-ATX/SSI
Intel Xeon E5420A Quad Core, S771, Harpertown Core, 2.5GHz, FSB 1333MHz, 12MB Cache
Crucial CT2KIT25672AF667 4GB kit (2GBx2), 240-pin FB-DIMM DDR2 PC2-5300
Gainward Bliss 8800 GT 1024MB GS NVIDIA 8800 GT, 1024MB TV, DVI-DVI GS PCI-E 2.0, Mem 1900MHz GDDR3, GPU 650MHz
Enermax EG1000EWLDXX 1000W V2 Galaxy Modular PSU 85% Efficiency EPS12v Triple Quad +24 Rails Silent x2 Fan
Silverstone SST-TJ10S Temjin Aluminium Tower Chassis in silver, RoHS
I'd be pleased to read your comments, good and bad. I'm particularly interested if you notice anything glaringly obvious. For example, it's only through reading the Phoronix reviews that I realised that I had to get an SSI-compatible case to support the weighty XEON heatsinks (thank you Phoronix!).
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