As luck would have it...
I am currently looking for a Socket 370 CPU to throw into a uATX motherboard I have acquired. But, I have to look and see if the MB will do 133FSB or only 66 & 100. I know the board worked w/ a PIII 650, so I'm willing to test that CPU for you.
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Was about #20 in DF with ~60,000 before the reset.
Boy, I...
And as for the Dual vs single question:
I have 5 Dual MP 2.0 systems and several single 2.0GHz systems that run headless. I have observed that the 1st CPU in a dual system and the CPUs in the single systems will complete in aprox. that same amount of time. The 2nd CPU in the dual system...
I'll throw in my $.02 here.
I know you may want to believe that Opterons would have some sort of edge over the XP Bartons due to both the 64Bits and the SSE2. But realistically... the performance just doesn't merit the price.
Last Oct. 14th I spent nearly $1700 for an Asus SK8N, 1 Opteron...
And I remember the day Kewjoe went forth from our little [H]ard corner of the world to spread his news.
Just like Bilbo Baggins, all he needed was some encouragement and a push in the right direction.
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Is there a reason for not going with the Abit IS10 @$69?
Onboard Vid/Sound/LAN/SATA and uATX.
If it O/Cs as well as other Abits I've had in the past....I'd say it has the potential for a good blade setup.
Perhaps my next project. After I get my last 3 A7N266/VMs in to this blade rack I...