Mobo for Dual AMD dual cores?

[Christopher Nichols]

Wondering if anyone has any recommendations or warnings about motherboards for Dual dual-core opterons. Most likely for 270s.

[Greg Hess]

Tyan K8WE

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8we.html

 

Is one of the most recommended boards by the 2cpu forums. Reviews and other boards @

http://forums.2cpu.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13

 

Make sure to match it up with the proper EPS PSU and Registered ECC PC3200 DDR. Btw you can actually fit two Zalman 7700cu's on that bad boy.

 

Also if you can wait, you might want to, as Socket F is just around the corner. (New Socket for Dual Dual Core Opterons, DDR2 667 and 800 megahertz)

[Christopher Nichols]

Tyan K8WE

http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigerk8we.html

 

Is one of the most recommended boards by the 2cpu forums. Reviews and other boards @

http://forums.2cpu.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13

 

Make sure to match it up with the proper EPS PSU and Registered ECC PC3200 DDR. Btw you can actually fit two Zalman 7700cu's on that bad boy.

 

Also if you can wait, you might want to, as Socket F is just around the corner. (New Socket for Dual Dual Core Opterons, DDR2 667 and 800 megahertz)

 

Thanks Greg... How long do you think we need to wait?

[Greg Hess]

Christopher,

 

I'm hoping may. As soon as I get a concrete date I'll post about it. Supposedly the motherboard manufacturers won't have to create completely new boards to utilize the new sockets, just swap a few parts, which should make their time to market considerably faster.

[Greg Hess]

Looks like the target date for AMD Socket M2 is May 15th (or there abouts). I'd assume socket F is around the same timeframe, though don't have an exact date yet.

[Geoffc]

Im currently running a p4 2.1, 1gram on an 3 year old asus mobo.

 

here's my quick question, for rendering in viz or vray, if I build a new system based on this socket F config, will the rendering software make use of a dual-dual system? Or is there something better coming down the pipeline (6 months?) that would better fit a rendering config? Just asking because I realize not all software utilizes dual or dual-dual.

 

thx!

[Geoffc]

July 11th?

 

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/1977/

[Arquitrad]

Hi everyone, my first post in here!

 

Basically I was wondering whether it is worth getting a mobo with 2 dual 270 opterons.

Looks wonderful (4 processors under your hood) but I stumbled across these links:

 

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=opteron275&page=7

and

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=a64x2&page=7

 

2 x Opteron 270 - Render time: 148ss

1 x Athlon 64 X2 4600 - Render time: 148 s.

 

Once again, I find it intriguing that 2 dual Opteron processors render a max scene in more time than 1 dual core Athlon. Anyone knows more benchmarks?

 

Thanks

 

Oops: I just read some benchmarks on vray forums... those render times looks better.

[jonel]

vray scales just fine

but under ~2 minutes for slower cpu isn't just that comparable, even in vray

[jtmdr]

The recommendation that you'll find on 2CPU are about the best going - although there is litereally tons of stuff.Stick witha a product from Supermicor or Tyan and you can't go wrong --Having said that . . . If your buying on the ticket for the boys down the block in Culver City - with the right calls, the Manuf. may be able to offer a little more than "standard" support. The corporate logo will carry some clout.So . . . Tyan seems to be slightly better in the support area - but that's just an opinion after having followed some of the threads on 2CPU for a considerable time.Boxx Systems are VERY WELL SUPPORTED and have many high-profile clinets, but they're pricy - but it IS a complete system and not a motherboard situation.Personally speaking: I'm all Tyan, but would give Supermicro a shot next go-round. The main difference will come in the form of IO board congfigurations. Eveything in my office . . . SCSI (even workstations) - although several of the RAIDS are back up to "standard" disks, and we're running one "non-scsi" array and - thus far - it has been flawless.On 2CPU the "this vs. that" can get a little esoteric, ( buy hey, that's what they're all about there and they're some REALLY TOP FLIGHT people hanging out there - if you've got true "high-end" problems, there's probaby no better place to go) and I don't think the "sometimes" small performance hit of one system Vs. another would really show up until you got into large render farm situations. (That's an opinion, by the way).Again, if you're purchasing for SP International, with the right phone calls, you'll have some negotiating power.Good luck - (P.S.) I've seen one of you videos, (the INT. one) and when I finally get though it, I may have some (very basic) questions regarding text-baking.Nice work. Stick with either of those two manuf. and you'll be safe.

[Arquitrad]

Thanks for the answers - therefore do I have to understand that vray is better optimized for quad processor than the default max/viz renderer?

 

 

For the people on budget, Asus K8N-DL is it good?

 

Cheers

[tecton3d]

Thanks for the answers - therefore do I have to understand that vray is better optimized for quad processor than the default max/viz renderer?

Cheers

V-ray will give you better results when scaling up a single system with multiple cores, but the default renderer will also make use of the extra cores and, as you'd expect, render times will noticeably decrease

For the people on budget, Asus K8N-DL is it good?

for the money ~ it seems like a respecable board from what I've heard browsing around the 2cpu.com forums

[jtmdr]

Yes, that's a good board - nothing wrong with it. Thatis a fine choice and a "solid" product.Here, if you're into a little research: go to 2cpu.com and then go to their forums section. They'll have one listed as "motherboards." Search motherboards for the board you want, just type in the name and I can promise you all the information that you need.Remember when you get into high end motheboards and specialty systems, it is a bit of an esoteric argument like which is the "best" renderer, which is the best drawing program, etc. There are a million variables - non of which will ever ALL line up like dominos.Here's a good hint: If you're building your own system and you depend on this system for a living or a "must run" situation, it is best to stay one generation behind "bleeding edge" technology. That way you are assured that you'll have somthing that will pretty much do the job and is high end - for the most part. It may not be the fastest, latest, best-est' thing out there, but you're pretty much assured the bugs are worked out. Before making any system switch to something that I see that makes me drool in terms of capacity - I allow it to mature for about six months. There are several systems here that MUST RUN NO MATTER WHAT. Sure, it's great being the biggest dog on the block, but if that dog can't get outta the back yard, well then . . . .

[Arquitrad]

Thanks for the links...

[Jason Matthews]

I am actually doing a system with (2) dual core AMD Opteron 265 and 2 gigs of RAM.. Does anyone know about the ASUS K8N-DL motherboard. I am looking at ASUS because I have one now that hasn't given me a single problem. AMD seems to recommend either Tyan or Supermicro. Your thoughts?

 

Thanks.