Dual AMD Opteron 2427 Workstation - Brief Overview

Quick overview of the dual AMD Opteron 2427 rig I've been building along with the XS guys.

12 core action. Well, no action, but overview.

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Science & Technology

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• opteron
• hex
• core
• processors
• cpus
• xs
• banana
• computer
• overclocking
• istanbul
• amd
• 2427

[TurKdiRty]

where can i pick up some cheap opterons?

i'm on the 2352 barcelona 2.1's and they're fucking awful.

i still wish i could overclock this fucker.

frustrating, cos i'm considering, instead of getting two shanghais/istanbuls, i'm just gonna get an i7 :/.

[Tbird761]

@TurKdiRty Unless you're doing highly threaded work, there's no reason to go with a dual socket rig. You'd be better off with a much higher clocked Core i7 or Phenom II X6 1090T. You're not going to find overclocking-friendly Opteron systems. There is one, maybe two Xeon boards that will let you overclock though if that's the route you're wanting to go.

[TurKdiRty]

@Tbird761 i use it for producing music, but its a decision now

do i either get an i7 and mobo etc and overclock

or just get two shanghais?

my mobo is like 3 years old now

[Tbird761]

@TurKdiRty You're probably going to be happier with one of the new Sandy Bridge i7s or a Phenom II X6. The first is probably the better choice performance wise, but the second is still great.

[darkside59]

Gees!! I love your rig.. I wish I can afford Opteron CPU.. their way over my budget hahaha.. Only one I can afford is AMD Phenom II X4 9 series...

So how those Opteron CPU compare to the newer Phenom II X4 9xx and X6 10xx series CPU??

[Tbird761]

@darkside59 In many tasks this system was just marginally faster than an 1055 or 1090T at ~4.1 GHz.

[mennogamer559]

phenom 2 x6 for vurtual machines.

core i7 for photo and movie working..

[fipsfoxy]

@TurKdiRty hope you got the i7 :)

easy to overclock, better performance - after comparing some benchmarks, it was a no-brainer to go for the i7

[TurKdiRty]

@Tbird761 i use it for producing music, but its a decision now

do i either get an i7 and mobo etc and overclock

or just get two shanghais?

[TurKdiRty]

where can i pick up some cheap opterons?

i'm on the 2352 barcelona 2.1's and they're fucking awful.

i still wish i could overclock this fucker.

[igneousphantom]

Is that board actually EATX, or is it SSI EEB 3.x? I guess it doesn't matter since they're both the same dimensions.. just screws in different places. I guess drilling a few new holes isn't too much of a problem.

Also: you have one of the most impressive workstations I've seen on youtube.. and surprisingly not arrogant at all. Most people that post videos of their desktops tend to have a "look at all this crap I have, that makes me better than you" quality. You lack that ;)

[R3AP3R664]

@Tbird761 I guess i wasnt the first person to mention it but i know from self experiance that having 2 quads ... airflow venting is vital!!!