Need a SMP Mobo

[dicecca112]

I'm making the jump to SMP, don't ask me why, I am currently running on what is in my sig. I want to migrate as much as I can.

Here is what I have

Antec 550 Truepower PSU
1GB PC3200 Kingston ValueRam
PNY 6800GT
Hauppauge PCI Tv-Tuner Card
2 Hitachi 80GB Sata Drives
1 DVD Drive
1CD-RW Drive
Floppy

I want to go with two of these
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-117-025&depa=1
or two of these
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-389&depa=1

My first question is which mobo can I use, and second which would be faster, this will mainly be a folding rig, used to encode rarely, but want the ability to do it fast.

I know that the psu is not for servers, but is there an adaptor or something I can use for it to work with this board or no?

 

[Skulemate]

Yes, you can get an adapter to use the power supply as an EPS-12V supply, though you will lose some "omph" on the 12V (Antec's EPS-12V 550 has 36A, vs. 30A on the 12V rail for their True 550). Otherwise these are similar supplies.

 

[{PMS}fishy]

If you get the Xeons the PC-DL is the MB to get.

I'd get the Xeons. I guess it depends on what you want to do. I still think that 64-bit software is a long time off.

Look in my sig, LAN time, you're more than welcome.

 

[dicecca112]

would the 800fsb of those Xeon's work with that board and were is it available. ZZF is out of stock

 

[{PMS}fishy]

Yep.

Not sure who has them in stock. Newegg use to carry this MB, but I went to look for it, and its no longer listed.

Poke around on 2cpu.com and see where people are getting theres.

 

[disk11]

1. Your RAM won't work on an Opteron, they need ECC and reg'd

2. Noconas will not work on the PC-DL, the VRM isn't up to spec and need additional cooling when overclocking. You'll need an Asus NCH-DL ($50 more) or an Iwill DH800.

 

[dustybyrd]

I'm making the jump to SMP, don't ask me why, I am currently running on what is in my sig. I want to migrate as much as I can.

Here is what I have

Antec 550 Truepower PSU
1GB PC3200 Kingston ValueRam
PNY 6800GT
Hauppauge PCI Tv-Tuner Card
2 Hitachi 80GB Sata Drives
1 DVD Drive
1CD-RW Drive
Floppy

I want to go with two of these
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-117-025&depa=1
or two of these
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-389&depa=1

My first question is which mobo can I use, and second which would be faster, this will mainly be a folding rig, used to encode rarely, but want the ability to do it fast.

I know that the psu is not for servers, but is there an adaptor or something I can use for it to work with this board or no?

for the noconas, get the iwill dh800 or the more available ncch-dl by asus...

the psu will work on both as is, but you can get an adaptor made by thermaltake and available at newegg for about $10...

for the opterons, you will need new (registered) RAM

here's a good review of nocona mobos:

http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20041111/index.html

 

[Audioaficionado]

Get the Asus NCCH-DL for $250 and the Nocona Xeons for $500/pr. That PS will work with an adptor but don't count on overclocking those processors unless you get a true 500+watt EPS PS with at least 30A 12V rail current. Opterons are great but not the best bang for the buck SMP setup at this time.

{PMS}fishy, Monarch Computer has the PC-DL in stock for ~$190 but you can't run Noconas on it. It still would be a great bang for the buck SMP 32bit platform.