Quote Originally Posted by JF-AMD View Post
There will not be a dual socket client product. Server products are not designed to be overclocked.

The dual socket client market, at its peak, was .8% of the client market. Then it fell to .4% of the market. I have no idea where it is today, but with 6 and soon, 8 cores available, the need for dual socket is practically non-existent. It was bigger when two dual cores got you to four total cores.
( Looks around the house and sees 4 dual socket machines)
I won't argue your numbers but for some of us the dualies present some real world advantages.
1)They are electrically more efficient for the work done than the singles
2) The boards are generally much better built and last longer
I have SM boards that are up to 10 years old and still function as they did on day one
3) Space: I can get X amount of work done in a smaller footprint than if I went to single socket boards.
4) They have more E-PEEN!

Number 1+2 are the key to me.
Inital cost is heavier but to me knowing that I'm cutting my electrical costs EVERY day for the 2-3 years between upgrades makes my decisions.
In this day of 16 cents per KW/H it is the smart move.
The added initial cost is recovered over that timeframe and the dependability factor means no downtime form RMA's and such.
Since 2003 when I first went to a dualie ( SM X5DAE) I've never had an issue with a board.