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Subject: Re: build a dual Xeon with photos!

Author: Pavel Blokhine

Date: 22:46:07 06/22/03

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On June 22, 2003 at 21:06:33, Aaron Gordon wrote:

>On June 22, 2003 at 20:32:37, Dan Andersson wrote:
>
>> It can't be for speed if you buy a dual machine to do chess. For a quad it's a
>>different matter. There you gain a little, not much.
>> I'd wager the perception of reliability comes in play. Curiously enough the
>>most problems I've had with any computer was with an all out Intel machine. Not
>>that it was  a terrible bother. Heck, my current SMP machine is an Intel one.
>> I only think it would have been intersting to glean a bit about his reasons.
>>
>>MvH Dan Andersson
>
>You can also build a dual Athlon MP 3200+ (2.4ghz) barebones system (board,
>chips, ram, case+psu, heatsink/fans, videocard, etc) for less than the price of
>a single Xeon 3.06 cpu.. and the 2x3200+ would be faster. :) Gotta love it..




What would be the best motherboards and heatsink to build a dual MP 3200+. And
how come most resellers only sell Dual Athlon up to 2800 MP and not higher?



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