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Old February 2nd 16, 04:17 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
John Doe[_9_]
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Default Using an old dual CPU server as a gaming PC?

" wrote:

Xeon CPUs are used in high performance servers and in high performance
desktops. Usually the latter one should have a high performance
graphics adapter too while no one would spend much money on a server's
graphics adapter. So you might want to look for a used high
performance desktop.


Yes, I just realized that the racked motherboard I'm looking at has no
PCIe slots (without installing some adapter). Trying to find a suitable
rack might be difficult since they don't expect PCIe x16 cards. But
maybe I can find a rack without a mobo, or an inexpensive rack in which
the mobo can be swapped. Workstations might be more expensive. I'm still
researching it, galore.

I need a comprehensive list of dual socket LGA 1366 motherboards that
include a PCIe x16 slot.








I wrote:


This is just fascinating me. Apparently only for people who can build
stuff. That's what I was looking for. Otherwise, everybody would be
doing it.

https://youtu.be/epIlB49SNTI?t=474

There he is self-critical about his system, but if you zoom in and look
at the specs, you will notice it's running at 2.5 GHz. There are cheap
Xeon CPUs available running much faster than that.

This is thrilling... But must avoid the pitfalls. Lots of research
ahead. Wish I could do it with my Q9550s. But it looks like basically
the same thing, except having to buy them again.