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Macer · July 9th, 2008

Not to sure about the size/case thing, but (as I posted elsewhere recently) 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 E5420 should overclock from 2.50G at 1333fsb to 3.0G at 1600fsb. More power for less! You'll have to do you research first to make sure you get the right components (and case with good ventilation), but its worth the effort.

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Macer Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cumbria, UK Age: 34 Posts: 195 Name: Mark Cronin	Re: Severs value pack Not to sure about the size/case thing, but (as I posted elsewhere recently) 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 E5420 should overclock from 2.50G at 1333fsb to 3.0G at 1600fsb. More power for less! You'll have to do you research first to make sure you get the right components (and case with good ventilation), but its worth the effort.