fellas intend to build a new pc for 3d (max/maya)and maybe games...got my case already its a chieftec case similar to alienware case....its comparable to the antec sx1040 which is a server case...now here is my cpu decision either the 2200mps or xeons...i want to buy dual combo kit from monarch computers....here is the deal
I can get 2 mp2200's, fans for the 2cpu's,512megs of ddr ram, tyan s2466 mobo and that comes to $896....
Now i can get a xeon bundle that comes with 1 xeon 2gig cpu that comes with the fan, supermicro p4dce+ mobo, 512megs of rdram for $836...what u fellas think
And before i forget i wanna know if u guys think that the xeon mobo will fit snuggly in the case i mentioned above....
One benefit of having the dual procs is that if you have only one system you can render on one proc and work or play games with the other. I would reccomend that you get a gig of ram though.. believe me you'll need it. or get two 256 dimms now and you can fill the other two slots later.
check out www.micropro.com they have good prices, reasonable shipping charges, decent warranty support and so far I have not steered anybody wrong by reccomending them.
.the case size for the antex sx1040 is 20.6"(H)x8.1"(W)x18.6"(D and the supermicro p4dce+ board size is 12"x13".. thanks for the help....even though i found the size of both board and case..i basically answered my own question..lol..silly me
just went on the site u told me about and on there they state that the xeon requires a 400watt psupply but it states it requires a special psupply....what makes it so special or is that because they want someone to buy it..lol..it cost 121 dollars...
I don't think you'd want to use anything less than a 300 watt PS at any rate but I think they reccomend the 400watt because they expect that you may shoving a bunch of hardrives in there as well. I promise that this is not some sort of marketing thing. Most CPU manufacturers keep lists of recommended components. Other onlne vendors just sell the stuff whereas micropro try to point out some caveats of the compnents they sell. The mention for osme the boards which video card sare incompaitble with... I think that goes above and beyind what most discount places tell you.
For example some of tyan boards come with Fast and Wide SCSI and it is reccomended to buy the 400watt PS and the boards that don't have SCSI are pretty much the same board but don't need to extra juice.
I have a similair system and I have like 2 SCSI hardrives 2 EIDE drives and a CDROM if I had room in the case I could add at least two more drives.
You could do the math and look up the power requirements for each component or just rest assured that you have room to grow.
yes, for any dual system that you might use as a workstation, make sure you have atleast a 400w power supply. I would also recommend a gig of ram per cpu if 3D is what you are doing. Plus, don't get cheap on fans. A dual board gets very hot. good luck.
chris