Why is there so few Dual CPU Intel based Workstation motherboard?

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I can find Asus Z8NA-D6, which is a few yr. old motherboard AND YET GOING for the SAME price as Asus Z9PE-D8 WS, about $600

The rest dual CPU motherboard are HP, Dell, or Super Micro, some of them are just server motherboard.

Is Asus the only co. besides people like HP or Dell, that makes workstation dual CPU motherboard?

P.S. Supermicro is bull shit, 1 yr. parts 90 day labor <-- I'll pass
 
Can you explain again why SuperMicro is shit? I am thinking of buying my first SM mobo. Are they bad?
 
They are pretty good, I use them all the time. One thing I could ask for would be more Dimms for ram slots thats the only thing I would like changed.
 
Why so few?

Because the market these days for standalone sale 2p or more boards in a workstation is pretty damn small....most people needing 2p are probably businesses that are just saying fuck it and buy Mac Pro machines. Further the only processors with 2 QPI links are the very expensive sort.

Economics and markets.
 
SuperServer and SuperBlade products**: Supermicro provides a three-year warranty for labor and one-year warranty for parts. This limited warranty includes advance part replacement service covering a period of 1 year from Supermicro invoice date.

Other server products: Special warranty terms shall apply and will be indicated in each specific product purchase orders' corresponding invoices. In the absence of such special warranty terms, the warranty terms set forth above for SuperServer and SuperBlade products shall apply.

Motherboard, Chassis, Power supplies and Super Barebone products: Supermicro provides a three-year warranty for labor and one-year warranty for parts.
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http://www.supermicro.com/support/Warranty/

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asus is 3 yr. parts & labor warranty.

My problem w/ 3 yr. parts, 1 yr. labor is, if the part fails under the 2nd yr., they can easily claim that they replace say the capacitors, examine the board, test the new capacitors, total labor costs 2.5 hr. = $250

So 3 yr. parts, 1 yr. labor is a joke
 
Not a huge demand for dual socket boards these days.

May I ask what you are needing the dual sockets for?
 
Happy Hopping said:
http://www.supermicro.com/support/Warranty/

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asus is 3 yr. parts & labor warranty.

My problem w/ 3 yr. parts, 1 yr. labor is, if the part fails under the 2nd yr., they can easily claim that they replace say the capacitors, examine the board, test the new capacitors, total labor costs 2.5 hr. = $250

So 3 yr. parts, 1 yr. labor is a joke
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It says 3 Years Labor, 1 Years Parts. "three-year warranty for labor and one-year warranty for parts." Not 3 Years Parts, 1 Year Labor. That means, you will pay for the capacitors, not the labor cost.
 
I think the answer is with Quad and higher integrated CPU's where is the market for Dual physical CPU's

At one time I had several Dual CPU MB's now they are Quad integrated CPU's.

Who makes SW to benefit from anything else?
 
Skripka said:
Why so few?

Because the market these days for standalone sale 2p or more boards in a workstation is pretty damn small....most people needing 2p are probably businesses that are just saying fuck it and buy Mac Pro machines. Further the only processors with 2 QPI links are the very expensive sort.

Economics and markets.
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Also companies needing that power will likely get it from Dell or HP more so than they ever would from Apple. Most IT purchasers aren't going to buy Mac Pros and convert them to Windows machines. Anyone who does will likely get bitten in the ass the very second something goes wrong with a machine. Apple is horrendous at supporting commercial machines while Dell and even HP excel at that. Warranty and vendor support are important in the IT world. DIY dual processor machines are and have always been a bit of a niche market. And even smaller market than the 2P+ systems already are.

There is very little you can't do with a single quad-core or hex-core CPU these days anyway.
 
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