ASUS Killer Board....Overkill?

[Rogue Sniper]

I'll never argue with that logic! ASUS is what I use and I swear by them!



Mind a link? I'd love to make some client buy that and try it out! (last mass-multi-proc system was also my first and only Fatherboard array.)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813151085

Thats the board, however I could have sworn there were two models... Supports up to four Opterons, with an additional add on card it supports up to eight. Also 128Gb of DDR2 800 Mhz RAM.

Granted each of the supporting CPUs over 2.4Ghz are roughly 800$ each last time I checked.

 

[OODA Loop]

why? because you can.

 

[SingularPoint]

But can it make you breakfast? Hmm?
Technology doesn't advance till it can make me food.

 

[HansUllrichGrimminger!]

I beat em all

I plat DOD:S on a Cray 5.

 

[Furiosity]

Is it possible to use a server motherboards as a personal computer? As in game/browse/Photoshop...everything you do with regular motherboards?

Also, what's the difference between ASUS and Asrock?

 

[Angellas]

Is it possible to use a server motherboards as a personal computer? As in game/browse/Photoshop...everything you do with regular motherboards?

Also, what's the difference between ASUS and Asrock?

The designation "Server" is software based. A computer is a computer. So, yes, you may use a server mobo for a gaming rig. The main consideration is the board's footprint (size/class). Some are made for unit racks, i.e. 1U, 2U, 4U rack-mount cases. Just take a look at the form-factor.

I'd say 90ish% of all custom-builds that I do for graphics artists use 'server boards'. Also, most 'server boards' use Registered and ECC memory. With graphics, accuracy is key.

ASRock vs. ASUS...

ASRock and ASUS are the same company. ASRock is to ASUS as Black and Decker is to DeWalt. ASRock boards are mostly designed for pre-built systems and usually don't have the whistles-and-bells that ASUS mainstream boards have. I've had a tiny bit of trouble with ASRock's BIOS. Enough that I don't buy their boards unless cost-factor comes into play.

If you want stability with all the whistles and bells, grab an ASUS board. If $$ is an issue, there are other options that will provide for your whistle-n-bell needs and not slam your wallet. (i.e. MSI and Foxxconn)

 

[FiRESAUCE]

It makes for an excellent foldng@home rig. Also could be used for workstations.

@ Stinky Wizzleteats, many programs can make use of 12GB's of RAM. First off, if you are using SSD's, you want to disable page filing. To do this you want at least 6GB's. Then, if oyu are doing MANY layer photoshop, you'll want as high as 12 GB's. Also CAD programs, and video editing. Most people don't need 12GB's, but there is a good number of people who do.

Thank you for saying what i did not want to +1

 

[USMC SatComm TeK Stubster]

We had a client call in for a database server they had it took 2-5 minutes to post the thing had 8 quad core 4gb opterons and 512gb of ram. We were like jeeeez what the hell for 1 database, they said yeah its a 2tb database and its down.

 

[Angellas]

We had a client call in for a database server they had it took 2-5 minutes to post the thing had 8 quad core 4gb opterons and 512gb of ram. We were like jeeeez what the hell for 1 database, they said yeah its a 2tb database and its down.

LMAO@@!!!?!?!? 32 cores and 512GB of mem? Sounds like a failure to build properly. (NO offense to anyone who built it.)

What happened?!?!

*...I'm purposely leaving out information that would KILL the builder. I would like NOT to ruin his/her/it's reputation.*