Dealings with Double Dual Desktop???

Hey there,
I'm starting my initial research on building a new desktop next year I multi task like a mother. Very little gaming, lots of video encoding and burning, lots of TV recording, picture editing and surfing. Blah blah blah. At any rate I realize my best bet is to go with a dual core processor(opty) But what about a dual, dual opty setup as in a mobo that will accept 2 dual core opterons? While I realize it will not be the same a running 4 processors how much of an improvement am I looking at? Just the thought sounds sweet....whos gonna be the first to burst my bubble?

Good luck.
Not only are you going to get two 2XX optys, you are going to have to get a motherboard to match (which probably won't have any, or very few overclocking options) and registered memory. If you have the money to spend, more power to you, but unless you are going to actually be using all four CPUs for something, it is akin to buying a Ferrari to make weekly grocery store runs in: in the end, you are paying too much money for something too powerful for what you use it for.
But hey, when has that stopped us before? While that Ferrari is vastly overpowered for mere grocery store runs, it sure looks good and you can brag to your friends about it...

Tyan makes good multi-proc motherboards... not sure on overclocking options though.. You might want to take a look at the Maximum PC Dream Machine 2005. It had a tyan motherboard, 2 dual core opterons, 4GB of memory dedicated to EACH proc. A terabyte of storage, two Dual layer sata dvd burners, etc... there was a bunch more stuff too...but I do remember the total price...it was like $12,000!

Toms Hardware did an artical on this with the conclusion that dual processor was a better decision:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/07/single/

blackfury said:

Toms Hardware did an artical on this with the conclusion that dual processor was a better decision:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/11/07/single/

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Yep, I read that, I however was playing with the idea of 2 Dual core processors in 1 machine

Oops, misread that, have you seen:
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=427452&highlight=socket+940

I started thinking about the same. Important thought is that a setup like this would cost more that 2 dual core overclockable machines, would be more useful having two computers.

I can vouch for the Tyans, I have the Thunder K8WE (S2895) and 2882UG3NR-D. Make sure you buy supported ram or have a liberal return policy. Tyan can at times be picky with RAM, though runs like shtbrck house when up. Also if you get the 2895, make sure you are getting the sli connector, Tyan didnt ship them at first.