Dual Opteron: Socket F coolers, power considerations, 8*** compatibility HELP PLEASE!

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Hi,

I'm putting together a 2-way socket F opteron system. I already have a tyan thunder n6650W and opteron 8124 on the way. This is my first server so some quick questions:

1) What options do I have in terms of air coolers? Do socket 939 coolers work since they too have 2 motherboard holes (unlike AM2 which has 4)?

2) The tyan manual states that opteron 2*** are compatible, but since the only difference with the 8*** series is the extra HT link (IIRC), there should be no problem, correct?

3) Will a PSU like the 700W thermaltake toughpower do? I won't be excessively overclocking or adding too many HDs- my GPU will be low-power.


Thanks in advance folks, all WCGers please help as I'll be running this 24/7 on bionic!

-unity