i'm new to pc and my build for my current pc is Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 2.5 GHz Number of Cores 4 CPU ID BFEBFBFF00010677 Family 06 Model 17 Stepping 7 Revision Memory RAM 6.0 GB Video Card Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti Manufacturer NVIDIA Chipset GeForce GTX 660 Ti Dedicated Memory 2.0 GB Total Memory 4.0 GB Pixel Shader Version 5.0 Vertex Shader Version 5.0 Hardware T & L Yes Vendor ID 10DE Device 1183 Plug and Play ID VEN_10DE&DEV_1183&SUBSYS_100010DE&REV_A1 Driver Version 21.21.13.7270 Operating System Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 (build 10586), 64-bit Service Pack 0 Size 64-bit
i want to upgrade in the future and actually build my pc, but i was wondering if its possible to put 2 lower end cpus like the pentium skylake processors in one motherboard so you can get 4 true cores and a unique setup instead of paying a ton on one big a** i7 build.
Dual Socket is only supported on Xeon 2*** chips and above, nothing on the mainstream socket supports anything but single socket. No Core series processor supports dual socket, its a Xeon only feature. The first number in a Xeon denotes how many sockets it supports. So on the mainstream Lga 1151 platform, the Xeon 12** V5 parts only support one socket. When you step up to Lga 2011-v3, 26** V4 parts support dual socket and 4*** V4 parts support 4 sockets. There is also some eight-socket supported chips on the Xeon E7 platform. But once again, mainstream, one cpu only.
I think in general he's just looking for a cheap multi cpu setup that'll equal the speed of a newer cpu with multiple lower end older cpu's. You can do this provided you have the right programs to use all the available cores.
Dual 1366 boards and cpu's are dirt cheap , and dual 2011's are getting down there in price. I wouldn't really recommend buying 771 systems anymore.
As far as I remember that last platform that ran dual pentiums was the socket 370 and slot 1 pentium lll's.
I guess you might get away with your idea for a reasonable price but, keep in mind, that two CPUs working simoultaniously are slower than a single CPU with same number of cores, thread, cache and so on. That's because informations need to be passed through a bridge to the other CPU when loads change and that translates into delay and slowdowns. It's not like having two GPUs for sure, but it's not ideal either in my opinion.
you could grab a Dell R610 if you want a cheap machine with a lot of horsepower, but... you're not gonna be using a 660Ti with that thing, lemme tell ya...
Not that there exists comparable systems price wise that share the same number of cores , threads , cache with one being a single cpu and one being multiple. It would actually be very hard to build two machines that are equal in all those areas and were the same price point.
Dual Xeon boards might work better computational wise on the CPU side. The thing is, they're mostly PCI-E 1.0 or .1.1 X16 compliant so you have to work around that. That's why I went with a consumer grade board to go with a board that's PCI-E 2.0 or 2.1 Compliant as well as DDR2/DDR3, I use DDR3 like it's going out of fashion. The other good thing with going with a single Xeon is that you can overclock them.
But if you want to go with a dual Xeon, then that's fine too. But keep in mind of all the features you're missing out on, especially with overclocking, if you want that extra juice, than it's there for you.