Tyan Tempest i5400xt

[Gander0]

I am currently using a Tyan Tempest i5400XT with two Xeon E5345 Clovertowns.

 

I have a identical spare motherboard that I was thinking about building on and then using my current machine as a render machine.

 

My question is as this motherboard is a couple of years old now how redundant have the chips become that I use on this. Am I better off getting rid of (selling) this motherboard and starting afresh?

 

Motherboard compatible chip list:

5130, 5140, 5148LV, 5150, 5160, E5220*, E5240*, E5260*, X5260*, X5270*, E5335, L5335,

E5345, X5355, X5365, E5405^, E5410^, L5410, E5420^, L5420, E5430^, L5430^, E5440^, E5450^, X5450^, X5460^, X5470^

 

Sorry for this question, it might be simple for someone here but I find it impossible to keep up with chip developments and what is relevant for our industry.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

[AJLynn]

You can use it but the CPUs for it are Core 2 class Xeons - if you want the latest technology, the i7/Nehalem class CPUs, which are faster at multithreaded rendering (up to about 50% faster) you should get a new board.

 

For an example of a configuration with newer Xeons, go to 3datstech.com and scroll down to the High End configuration.

[Gander0]

Many thanks Andrew,

 

50% faster is quite significant!