Re: quiet dual dual-core opteron
Quoting Peter A. H. Peterson:
> I've started a wiki for K8N-DL information if anyone cares:
>
> http://tastytronic.net/k8ndlis/
So, my quiet 4-way dual-core Opteron system is up and running.
* ASUS K8N-DL motherboard because of it's smallish size and
it's support for dual-core CPUs and NUMA.
* 2x 400GB SATA disks in RAID1 configuration.
* 4GB RAM (2GB on each CPU).
* Antec Sonata II case with an Antec NeoPower HE 550 PSU (sold
seperately).
I am currently using the stock AMD coolers because they fit the Sonata
wind tunnel better than the Zalmans.
...and the system is very quiet!
The trick with the K8N-DL motherboards is to get the BIOS flashed up
-- they often ship with rev 1003 which does not support dual-core CPUs
(you have to boot with 1 CPU to flash up) but the EZ Flash utility
included is great -- put the new BIOS on a CD and hit Alt+F2 while
POSTing and the motherboard will find the file and flash it
automatically. It wasn't working at first but that's because I was
booting with two dual cores on an older BIOS.
I'll keep this thread up to date... not because it's gripping drama,
but just for posterity and future searches.
Thanks for all your suggestions...
unclepedro
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Peter A. H. Peterson, technician and musician.
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