CrimsonGT Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 So I made a post a few weeks ago trying to get an idea for the servers im building. Not really in a rush as we still have a couple months until our planned date to open. I was originally comparing the Nehalem 5520 to the 5420's but I decided the new architecture is definitely worth going with. I am placing my order tommorow so I figured I would throw this up just to make my final decision. I am still pretty sure I am going to go with the dual quad setup with the Nehalem 5520's, but was also considering possibly going with a single i7s instead. Heres the two builds I am debating between... I havent decided on a case/psu yet so I just listed the basics. Curious as to what wattage im going to need for a server setup. Dual Quad Nehalems: Processors (2) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117185 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813182192 Memory (12GB) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145220 Hard Drive (250gb x2) - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262 Single Quad i7: Processor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115211 Found some ratings on this website. Not how applicable they are to game servers, but it gives a little bit of an idea anyways. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php The i7 that I listed is ranked #1 among single quad core processors, and the dual nehalem 5520s are ranked #7 being beaten out only by much strong processors. My only worry with the i7 is that its a desktop processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed3020 Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Someone please correct me if I am wrong but with Server Build #1 the motherboard you listed uses registered memory and the memory you have listed is not registered. Will the two still work together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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