CGarchitect.com - View Single Post

Macer · July 8th, 2008

If you go with dual processors its worth considering paying extra to get a motherboard based on the 5400 chipset (designed for the xeon 54xx series).

They can support faster ram (FB DDR2 800) and a faster FSB (1600). Not only will this provide you with better upgrade options in the future, with a speck of electrical tape and the faster memory, a E5405 should overclock from 2.00G at 1333fsb to 2.4G at 1600fsb. More power for less! You'll have to do you research first to make sure you get the right components, but its worth the effort.

July 8th, 2008	#10 (permalink)
Macer Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cumbria, UK Age: 34 Posts: 195 Name: Mark Cronin	Re: Motherboard confusion If you go with dual processors its worth considering paying extra to get a motherboard based on the 5400 chipset (designed for the xeon 54xx series). They can support faster ram (FB DDR2 800) and a faster FSB (1600). Not only will this provide you with better upgrade options in the future, with a speck of electrical tape and the faster memory, a E5405 should overclock from 2.00G at 1333fsb to 2.4G at 1600fsb. More power for less! You'll have to do you research first to make sure you get the right components, but its worth the effort.