[geeks] sun ultra 24

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Phil Brutsche <phil at tux.obix.com>
>Date: 2007/10/16 Tue PM 02:45:59 CDT
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] sun ultra 24

>Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> Also, I bet it was hard to source a "desktop" system board with 8
>> memory DIMMs and at least 2x PCI-Express x16 slots for dual-head
>> graphics...
>
>No, it really isn't:
>
>http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000X/X7DA3+.cfm
>http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5000X/X7DA8+.cfm
>
>'sides, you really wouldn't want 2x 16-lane slots "just" for dual
>monitors... with one of these, more like 8 monitors:

They have one 16x and one 4x PCI-Express slots - that's not the same thing as 
two x16 PCI-Express slots...

>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133165

Requires a 16x slot, so you could only put one in - the other would "fit", 
but wouldn't be fed on the required 16 channels...

Lionel