Rackmount Server Dual
Looking for a server grade motherboard for gaming..?
I'm looking at using server hardware for a gaming PC. my only requirements for it are that it be Intel, dual processor at least, or quad processor preferably, at least 8GB ram capable, and have the expansion possibility for PCI-E 16x graphics, lots of storage, and surround sound. I'm okay with rackmount as well as tower, if you have a manufacturer recommendation. I know this is a bit of an odd question on here, but hey, someone out there knows the answer 
I'm a really smart computer guy and have seen this done to great success. I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition (which can address up to 64 GB memory and several terabytes of hard drive) so i know it will work... I'm just looking for a board that has PCI-E 16x and is Intel. I can figure out the rest of it. And servers distribute power differently than desktops because of the Operating System. You can configure Windows XP the same way as a server... so you can do it backwards too...
You dont want a server board for a gaming machine. It distributes the resources differently than a desktop machine, but not to the advantages of a gaming machine. Plus the hardware for server systems are far more expensive. I really dont think it's worth it unless you have $ to burn.
You need a powerful motherboard with 4-6 memory slots. I suggest a gamer board, like the nvidia boards. Be aware of overheating issues. After that, you need an operating system that can handle more than 4GB of ram. So unless you really want to spend $800 on server OS, windows XP 64-bit edition is the way to go for the time being. If you really want to go crazy, you can find a board with dual cpu.
My new file server, Part 1
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DELL POWEREDGE 2950 30GHZ DUAL CORE XEON X2 RACK MOUNT SERVER | US $582.00 | 23h 16m |
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SUPERMICRO DUAL CORE 5150 2 x 266HZ 8GB 4 x 250GB SATA 35 1U RACKMOUNT SERVER | US $375.00 | 3d 23h 49m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 2x Dual Core 30Ghz 16Gb 4x73Gb 15k 1u Rack Mount Server VT | US $850.61 | 16d 12h 30m |
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2U Rackable Rackmount Server 2x AMD Opteron Dual Core Asus KFSN4 DRE SAS | US $150.00 | 5d 6h 56m |
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PowerEdge 1850 Network Server Dual 32Ghz Xeon 2GB Rack Mount | US $17.49 | 2d 8h 26m |
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Penguin Relion 1400 Server 1U Dual Xeon 36GHz 8GB 3x 36 GB SCSI Rack Mount | US $139.99 | 2d 2h 56m |
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SUPERMICRO XEON DUAL CORE 5160 2x 30GHZ 8GB 4x 250GB 35 SATA RACKMOUNT SERVER | US $399.00 | 3d 23h 49m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 II 2x Dual Core XEON 30Ghz 1U Rack Mount Server 4 x 73Gb | US $661.58 | 18d 16h 22m |
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HP ProLiant DL585 G2 4 x Dual Core 8218 26Ghz 64Gb Ram Rack Mount Server | US $1,323.17 | 27d 23h 40m |
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HP ProLiant DL585 G2 4 Dual Core 26Ghz 16Gb Ram Rack Mount Server | US $756.10 | 18d 18h 41m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 II 2 x Dual Core 30Ghz 8Gb Server 1u Rack Mount Server | US $850.61 | 27d 23h 40m |
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2U Rackable Rackmount Server NM46X 2x AMD Opteron 2214 HE Dual Core 8GB 2x 250GB | US $150.00 | 5d 7h 5m |
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HP DL360 G5 Dual Xeon 20 2GHZ Dual Core CPU 4GB RAM 1u Rackmount Server QUAD | US $339.99 | 28d 18h 59m |
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HP DL360 G5 Dual Xeon 30 3GHZ Dual Core CPU 4GB RAM 1u Rackmount Server QUAD | US $399.99 | 28d 18h 55m |
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HP DL360 G3 Rackmount Server Dual Xeon 32GHz 8GB RAM 2x728GB Hard Drive 10K | US $249.99 | 26d 22h 58m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 2 x Dual Core 30Ghz 8Gb SAS 146Gb 1u Rack Mount Server | US $567.07 | 17d 1h 54m |
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Supermicro SuperServer SYS 7046A 6 Dual LGA1366 Xeon 4U Tower Rackmount Server B | US $1,085.99 | 28d 6h 19m |
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HP ProLiant DL585 G2 4 x Dual Core 8218 26Ghz 32Gb Ram Rack Mount Server | US $850.61 | 27d 23h 40m |
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Supermicro SuperServer SYS 7046T H6R Dual LGA1366 Xeon 4U Rackmount Tower Server | US $1,346.99 | 27d 20h 24m |
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HP DL320 G5 Rackmount Server Dual core Xeon 24GHz 3GB RAM 2x36GB Hard Drive 15K | US $299.99 | 27d 23h 50m |
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HP ProLiant DL585 G2 4 Dual Core 26Ghz 16Gb Ram Rack Mount Server | US $756.10 | 27d 23h 40m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 II 2 x Dual Core 30Ghz 16Gb 1u Rack Mount Server | US $888.41 | 27d 23h 40m |
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HP DL380 G4 2U 64 Bit Rackmount Server Chassis Refurbished Dual XEON 36 4G DDR2 | US $576.30 | 28d 4h 25m |
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DELL Poweredge 2950 2X Dual Core Xeon 5130 CPU 20GHZ 1GB Rackmount Server QUAD | US $399.00 | 24d 19h 2m |
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1u dual Xeon rackmount server 2gb ecc ram hotswap HDD | US $60.00 | 15d 23h 14m |
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HP Proliant DL580 G3 Rackmount Server Dual Xeon 333Ghz 4GB 2x73GB 2 PSU | US $299.99 | 24d 46m |
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ASUS RS700 E6 ERS INTEL DUAL PROCESSOR LGA1366 SERVER PLAT 1U RACKMOUNT | US $1,435.97 | 22d 1h 48m |
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ASUS RS 162E4 RX4 Asus 1U RS 162E4 RX4 Dual Xeon 5000P RackMount Barebone Server | US $399.00 | 24d 2h 42m |
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HP ProLiant ML350 G5 Xeon 186ghz Dual Core DC 5GB Ram SAS Rack Mount Server | US $499.99 | 27d 7h 10m |
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Dell PowerEdge 1950 Dual Core Xeon 1U Rackmount Server | US $899.00 | 25d 11h 19m |
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DELL PowerEdge 2850 Rackmount Server Dual Xeon 32Ghz 4GB 3x36GB 15K RPM | US $399.99 | 24d 46m |
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1U Rackmount Storage Server 2x AMD Opteron 270 Dual Core 4GB RAM RAID Server | US $99.00 | 3d 6h 37m |
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IBM x335 1U Dual 28GHz CPUs Rackmount Server BLOWOUT | US $149.00 | 15d 23h 17m |
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NEW Intel Xeon Dual Core 1066FSB 4GB Rackmount 500GB SuperMicro 1U Server | US $599.95 | 19d 18h 43m |
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Dual Xeon 32GHz HT 2U Rack Mount Server 2GB | US $125.00 | 18d 9h 2m |
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Powerware Dual 24A PDU Kit Server Network Rackmount 208v 240v 48 Port Power Dist | US $116.95 | 17d 22h 21m |
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Lot 10 2U Rackmount Server Dual Core NM46X 2x AMD Opteron 2214 2GB RAM 2x 250GB | US $1,200.00 | 16d 3h 52m |
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Asus ESC4000 IB Dual LGA1366 Xeon Intel 5520 DDR3 V2GbE 2U Rackmount Server | US $2,759.99 | 17d 13h 56m |
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Dell SC1435 1U Rackmount Server AMD Opteron Dual Core 2x20GHz16GB 2x500GB | US $1,199.00 | 14d 7h 21m |
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2U Storage Rackmount Rackable Server NM46X 2x AMD Dual Core 2214 HE 8GB 4x 250GB | US $249.95 | 3d 7h 9m |
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2U Half Depth Rackmount Rackable Server 2x AMD Opteron Dual Core 2214 4GB 1TB | US $170.00 | 3d 6h 42m |
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2U Rackable Rackmount Storage Server 2x AMD Dual Core 2214 NM46X 4GB 2x 250GB | US $130.00 | 5d 7h 5m |
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HP Netserver LP 1000R Dual P3 1133MHz CPU 2GB Memory 3x18GB HDD Rackmount Server | US $19.95 | 4d 4h 9m |
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IBM X Series X346 Dual 64Bit CPU 4GB 4x73GB RAID DVD 8840 D1U Rackmount Server | US $799.00 | 13d 4h 10m |
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NEW Dell PowerEdge 1950 Dual Core XEON 20Ghz 1u Rack Mount server | US $472.56 | 17d 1h 54m |
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Barebones Intel 2U Rackmount Server w S5000VSA Dual Quad Core Xeon Motherboard | US $395.95 | 14d 2h 15m |
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IBM X Series X346 Dual 64Bit CPU 4GB 3x146GB RAID DVD 8840 01U Rackmount Server | US $799.00 | 13d 6h 30m |
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2U Rackmount 4 Bay SAS Server Asus KFSN4 DRE 2x AMD Opteron 2214 Dual Core | US $99.95 | 5d 6h 56m |
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Supermicro SuperServer SYS 6016T T Dual LGA1366 Xeon 1U Rackmount Server Barebon | US $770.99 | 11d 6h 59m |
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HP DL360 G5 Dual Xeon 30 3GHZ Dual Core CPU 14GB RAM 1u Rackmount Server QUAD | US $435.00 | 8d 4h 3m |
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HP DL360 G5 Dual Xeon 30 3GHZ Dual Core CPU 12GB RAM 1u Rackmount Server QUAD | US $435.00 | 7d 20h 17m |
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2U Rackable Rackmount RAID Unix Server 2x AMD Opteron 275 Dual Core 2GB 250GB | US $90.00 | 3d 6h 42m |
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Supermicro SuperServer SYS 7046A 3 Dual LGA1366 Xeon 4U Tower Rackmount Server B | US $1,047.99 | 10d 6h 44m |
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HP DL385 G2 Dual Opteron 2216 HE 24GHz 8GB Quad Core Rackmount server w Rails | US $410.00 | 8d 4h 3m |
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HP DL380 G5 Xeon 30GHZ Dual Core DUAL 2x CPU 2GB RAM 1u Rackmount Server 417458 | US $425.00 | 5d 22h 11m |
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sold Poweredge 2950 Dual Quad Core Xeon X5450 CPU 30GHZ 16GB Rackmount Server | US $9,925.00 | 7d 20h 16m |
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4U Dual Style Front Doors 700W EPS12V PSU 11xbay Server Rackmount mATX Case NEW | US $124.95 | 6d 4h 34m |
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IBM x3550 1U Rackmount Server 2 x 233GHz Xeon 5140 Dual Core 4GB 146GB DVD CDRW | US $298.95 | 4d 23h 33m |
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2U Rackable Rackmount Server 2x AMD Opteron 2214 Dual Core 4GB 2x 250GB NM46X | US $150.00 | 5d 6h 55m |
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HTPC Computer 1U Rackmount Dual Server Faceplate | US $34.95 | 3d 22h 4m |
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