and give the failure rates of processors in general i have several servers using little Pentium dual cores because they just didn't need anything more powerful. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Stephen wrote: > The 775 Xeon are basically a premium Core 2 counterpart (picked from > the best lots) and submitted to the Xeon testing array. aside from > that they are the same. > > On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:25 AM, wrote: >> Personally, I'd shy away from Abit because they recently left the >> motherboard business.  Long-term support may be an issue. >> >> You should think about memory a bit more-- if you want ECC memory, you >> really have to pick a suitable board -- there are, for example, dozens >> of LGA775 boards, but only a handful which support ECC memory. >> >> Also, in many of the categories, if you're going single-socket, the >> Xeon and the corresponding Core CPU are virtually identical (some claim >> the former gets more aggressive testing and binning), so you might want >> to see how it impacts your budget. >> >> You might also consider a Phenom II setup- I think they support ECC on >> the built-in memory controller. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeff@WealthXtreme.com >> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> Sent: Fri, Jun 19, 2009 5:18 pm >> Subject: Motherboard question. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Greetings, >> >> I have two ATX boxes I wish to rebuild with all new internals.  I am >> looking for motherboards for both.  I wish to run some flavor of Linux >> server on them and would like your opinions.   So far, the devices I >> will need at least one of these boards to support, if not both are : >> >> >> Adaptec 29160 Ultra160 SCSI Card >> >> Seagate Model STD68000N DDS3 Tape Backup >> >> One Seagate Cheetah ST336752LW  HDD >> >> Each unit also already has a Seagate "Hornet" SCSI Tape backup mounted >> in it.   I >>  think these are 5.25 " Tapes ?  They are larger than the >> smaller DDS3 tapes.  One of the Model numbers on one of the units is >> "STT38000N". >> >> >> These devices may be too old for the new technologies, but I was hoping >> to possibly find boards with maybe 64-bit, 133 MHz FSB or better, Quad >> Core Xeon, and at least 8GB of RAM.   I'm really interested in the ABIT >> boards.  I know I may be reaching here, but any help would be greatly >> appreciated.   I would like to purchase the boards and start putting it >> all together, then I would also like your opinions on the best Linux >> Server Distr and would like to bring it all down to an install fest >> sometime to get it all configured correctly. >> >> >> Thanks Again, >> >> Jeff >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss