I came across a xeon cpu

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streetkid

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So I came across this xeon, heres a pic




Basically, I want to know what I can do with it. All the socket 604 boards I find are really expensive and have two cpu sockets, can these boards run with only 1 cpu? I've also seen some boards that take DDR1 and others that take DDR2, can the cpu take either of those?

and finally, how much do you think i could get for it on the forum :eek: , if its too ridiculous to build a rig out of it i'll just sell it, but if i can make a nice system out of it with little hassle im all over it.


thanks for your time

-streetkid
 
Haha. Sorry, that's pretty damn funny. But I'd like to know where you found that too...
 
Xeons are nice but really shine if you want a system capable of PCI-X support or SMP. At that point they get pretty pricy, especially for a desktop user. So unless you "come across" some SCSI harddrives, it'd be better to try selling the chip and building a P4 machine instead. You could probably get enough from the Xeon for a P4 and half the cost of the board.
 
I came across it at work :) , we broker electronic components and every now and then something like this makes it in the warehouse, its been sitting out of sight for months, so I aquired it :)

I think i've determined that this can be ran by itself but froogle wont show me a mobo for less than $200 :( and ebay is useless

edit, coming across this is nice, but I wish I was the guy who came across the 3800 X2 :p
 
That is a Nacona Xeon. Essentially a Prescott core. However, that processor supports EM64T and can be used in 1 way or two way systems. That's a 3.4GHz processor. You should be able to sell it for a good amount of cash. Of course, not near what they cost new.

Unfortunately for motherboards, you'll need to get ECC Registered ram, an EPS12V power supply and a motherboard that supports the Nacona Xeon. Which will only be PCI-Express motherboards BTW. You could use it. Xeon's have a coolness factor to them. Unfortunately it will cost quite a bit of money to use it for yourself.
 
what speed is the xeon? You could probably sell it for a fair amount of money, depending on speed, cache etc. On the processor there's probably some info you can google, or look up on intel.com
 
It is:

Xeon DP (Dual Processor capable for 2-way systems) (Nacona Core)
Socket 604
3.4GHz
1MB Level 2 Cache
800MHz FSB
EM64T enabled
It also contains the XD bit.
 
Oh lol, I didn't bother enlarging the pic...so I couldn't read the code. haha..dang, that's $435 new on newegg...
 
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