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its not worth the money. all current games can be played on a good quad core cpu. the price difference between a good single cpu mobo and a dual cpu mobo is pretty large as well.

the money would be better spent on graphics
 
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Not really true, I believe many games are capable of using current gen 8 core cpus and 4 core+4 virtual core cpus, not sure what that guy is talking about with 6 core? He is right, though - You do not want to pay for a server mobo with server processors, and server ram, that stuff gets expensive and won't do a whole lot for your games 😀

Anyways, you're FAR better off with dual GPUs than dual CPUs. People are putting far too much stress these days on what your CPU is doing. In the end they're all going to give you the same performance unless you pay attention to small fluctuations in your benchmarking programs.

Gaming, it's all the same.
 
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you can use them for gaming, just not really worth it
 
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No more effectively than PC grade components. Your games don't care if you have error checking ram, and current pc cpus already provide more than enough processing power for what you want them for. There's simply not enough performance increase to be had to justify server hardware, not to mention the additional cost for features that games cannot make use of as far as server components go - It would still look pretty awesome though, I suppose. Are games even programmed to be able to take advantage of dual CPUs? I've never even bothered to look it up because it seems like it would be such a waste of time to program that in.
 
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i never said it was more effective, or cost effective. they do make motherboards like this for enthusiasts though, and it can be done, that is all i was saying.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188070
 
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When I look at that board I do NOT see an enthusiast board, though - Xeon processors, 12 dimm slots, and while the slots do support non-ecc ram, the maximum supported clock for the ram is what? 1333? At least there is triple channel ram however, but that's just another indication that this is a server board.

Also hardware raid. I personally see no reason to be running anything over raid 0+1 for a computer unless it is a server! Dual teamed NICs... The computer built around this rig is designed to recieve a great many requests and to put out a great many responses.

It's a server.
 
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in regards to the ram speed, i searched the wrong board...that one is a few years old...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188119

to be honest man, any computer can be a server, regardless of raid, ecc/non ecc ram, and what speed ram it is.
also there are plenty of things that i cant justify buying for a gaming build, but the next guy in line might find it completely necessary. Just because it exceeds your needs doesnt mean it is too much for everyone else's gaming builds.

and lastly, sorry OP. im done taking away from the original thread, as right or wrong as i may be.
 
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Any computer being a server is a misconception. Take your PC and turn it into a server, it's the equivilent of having a gt630 for a graphics card. You can't give that crap away, because nobody wants it.

The hardware you are linking is very advanced stuff, and has a top end price tag. I don't mean to say that you are incapable of playing a game on it, you can if you set your mind to it. But it wasn't designed with games in mind and most of the features that you are paying that extra money for are not going to make things run faster or better. They are features for parity checking against data loss, back up setups, and multi user interfacing. The ability to create virtual machines and splice up what resources you have accurately and effectively.

I simply want to show you that it is improper to turn a server into a gaming rig, as improper as it is to turn a gaming rig into a server. They can do each others' jobs but definately not as well as they do their own.

A PC processor, chipset and board are designed to do a few things very quickly, while a server set of the same equipment is designed to do a great many things in tandem at a reasonably acceptable speed. They are two very different worlds of top end performance.
 
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you dont have to show me anything. I know its a waste of money. I'll go back to what i said at the beginning. YOU CAN DO IT, but its not the most efficient, and not worth the money. Youre taking what i said using more words to try and convince me that im wrong.


 
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A server is made to run 24X7 and still perform best! There are tons of features which means nothing to us! For the price tag they will quote you for those ultra expensive xeon processors (2 of them) and that motherboard and other required stuff, you can have i7 4th gen, best motherboard for it and still still have enough cash for a titan or two...
 
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you guys are seriously seriously reading what you want to read. i agree that its not cost effective. theres no real reason for the normal gamer to buy this stuff. I AGREE. the simple fact of it is, these boards CAN be used. Not that i think its the best way. please read that last sentence, please haha
 
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Sorry Carowden, the way you put it, earlier,
"you can use them for gaming, just not really worth it" , left me thinking that maybe some nut would say yeah, it's more expensive, but it'll be GOOD!

I have proceeded to explain how it would in all accounts be worse, I apologise if this left you feeling like I was putting words in your mouth. I get it that you don't really think it's a good idea either I just feel we should make it clear :)
 
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