View Poll Results: Would you buy an Opteron SMP board for enthuthiasts?

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  • Yes, preferably from Supermicro

    16 16.84%

  • Yes, preferably from Tyan

    12 12.63%

  • Yes, preferably from Asus

    38 40.00%

  • Yes, preferably from MSI

    13 13.68%

  • Yes, preferably from Gigabyte

    26 27.37%

  • Yes, prefer other manufacturers

    13 13.68%

  • Yes, 4 sockets please!

    24 25.26%

  • Nope.

    12 12.63%
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Thread: Would you buy an Opteron SMP board for enthuthiasts?

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  1. 07-05-2010, 08:22 PM #11
    pokipoki
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    Yep, just a call to Asus/Gigabyte/MSI

    Hide the OC bios when ECC ram is used, unlock the overclocking bios options when non-ECC memory is used. Note that Asus has a reputation of not updating their bios on server boards. They're slow, maybe 1.5 years on average? Gigabyte/MSI have a better track record than Asus in this regard, and don't compare the consumers boards with this.

    Server technicians wouldn't overclock at work, putting their job on the line. If anything bad happens during an OC, just blame it on the non-ECC mode (1+1=3), not the Opteron!

    I'm curious, when EVGA designed the SR-2, did it put a dent to Intel's coffers? How?

    Why would Intel want to validate their Xeons for overclocking, and spend money on it?
    Last edited by pokipoki; 07-05-2010 at 08:25 PM.
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