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, <fouldra...@aol.com> 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: j...@wealthxtreme.com <jlja...@gmail.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 --------------------------------------------------- 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
