Intel Xeon

[Richard Beer]

Ive been woundering, im not sure what a server actually is, i just know it runs things on the internet like games etc, but would a processor built for servers be any good in a normal gaming pc?

 

[Jokester]

If it's the latest S775 Xeons you're speaking about they're identical to Core2Quads.

Jokester

 

[*Chris]

^^ People do say that they use better quality silicon though, as they are designed for 24/7 use.

 

[Richard Beer]

A so basically its a core2quad that has been designed for 24/7 use?

 

[Jokester]

^^ People do say that they use better quality silicon though, as they are designed for 24/7 use.

There's no evidence of such though. I've certainly not seen any results that suggest they'll overclock any further than the C2Q chips, they may even overclock worse because the highest clocked C2Q need better silicon to run at that speed as cooly as possible.

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[Pandobear]

I have the X3210 Quad Xeon, and that seems to overclock pretty well. It did 333 fsb straight out of the box on stock volts, and I have no need to push it further. Much better than the core 2 duo in my signature.

 

[lay-z-boy]

A so basically its a core2quad that has been designed for 24/7 use?

A core2quad marketed towards 'value' single cpu server systems. They work in standard consumer 775 boards as well.

All cpu's can (should be be able to) do 24/7 operation.