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Thats actually a really interesting idea.. I don't have any server motherboards around but I will look into that. Even testing the new socket 1207 opterons might be interesting too...

As for the single CPU stuff, I took it out of the equation for a few reasons: we were comparing the flagship to flagship and it's really been two years since a single core CPU was available. However, I see what you're saying, and seeing single vs quad would be interesting to look at since...

Jaffrin, Sure thing.. I'll post them a bit later today

Just wanted to share a little funny story while doing the power readings with the FX-74. I had the board sitting out so I grabbed an older 520W Vantec PSU and hooked it all up. I started smelling something burning and kept examining the motherboard to see if something was overheating. It turns...

Hey guys, great discussion about the article. I wanted to chime in a bit about the benchmarks... I had the rigs from the quad-core set up and ready when I got back from Valve, so I just loaded the benchmarks and ran them. Using a single-core CPU as a baseline score would be a great idea...

Supposedly we all will... but five years is a VERY long time in the tech industry... who knows!