http://www.avantek.co.uk/acl/mobo/avantek\_vx50.htm
Some specs:
• Support four or eight AMD Opteron™
800 series processors
• (32) DDR DIMM sockets
Power Supply
• 900W 2+1 for (4-way); 1350W 3+1 for (8-way)
Love to see some benches for this one.
That’s just wrong.
Yep, you’d need one of those 6 way monitors just to view the task manager 
I didn’t see any prices listed - not that I could afford one…
… :shock:
Only four lousy proccesors? Child’s play. 
Actually it was boxx’s email that got me looking for an 8-way DC Opti. 
I can’t quite understand if the 8-way system is out or not.
THe picture and specs speak of 4 supported by the mobo, and also of
" Processor Compatibility
• Support four or eight AMD Opteron™
800 series processors"
How does it fit 8 in four sockets? :shock:
That is, is it able to support 4 X2, or 8X2?
I’m a bit confused…
But would love a couple anyways
4 x2 = 8
Not only blistering speed but think of the money you can save by dumping your 2KW electric heater.
Tom
Lol tom :lol:
studioDIM
The mother board has four sockets plus there is a risser board that has another four. Check out the picture link towards the bottom of the page.
8 x 2 =16 :!:
Now imagine ten of these in DR mode 160 buckets…
Don’t know if you’ve seen this already
http://www.xicomputer.com/products/Configure.asp?model=mtoweropmp&configid=
This 8 CPU system is out and they list pricing.
You can get 16 cores from this site for the price you would pay for 8 at Boxx.
Just priced one out that would fit my needs, only $64,000 +/- , now where’d I put my wallet?
:shock:
The crazy thing is you know this machine wil depreciate faster than a new Porche.
Just think - PPT could become a viable solution for animations.
And IM + LC could be a realtime preview…
Extrapolating from the Benchmarking thread where the dual 275’s were rending in about 3min 20 sec- this thing at 8-280’s would render the test scene in about 45 seconds. Not realtime mind you, but pretty friggin’ fast! A small renderfarm of 10 4200 x2’s though would render in about 30 seconds with DR for about a third of the price
However, it’s more convenient this way. Lightcache would cruise. Plus that nice tan you can get from opening the side of the case.
LOL :lol: …It might go right through the case. Some lead shielding might be necessary.
Ahah, i’d LOVE a tan from my pc.
It’d sort many problems regarding my pale colour (CRT monitors don’t tan, unfortunately :lol: )
A riser card? Just how many pins has it got to have? What’s the bandwidth?
I hated risercards from the early times compaq (long live!) adopted it on early systems…
Incredible bottlenecks, they were…
re,
Lele