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Test what? Results for what? What kind of usage? What file server? It all depends on what data you store where and how much is it accessed. Just adding an SSD is not going to change anything unless you make it usable in some way.

There are four metrics used to determine the best choice: Size / Transfer-rate / IOPs / Seek Time. You have to pick which is most important to you, as it will not only tell you Spinner or SSD, but which grade of SSD you should buy. If your only purpose is to transfer at 120/mbyte/s then anything you buy will be fine.
 
If you want to run virtual machines off a shared datastore, then a consumer grade SSD that can handle ~80,000IOPs will be fine (for 10-20vms depending on what they are).
If you're running an enterprise SQL server with heavy traffic then are SSDs designed for write-intensive operations (extremely expensive).

I assume you're new to Enterprise server networking?
 
What is the SSD doing? How is it configured? What Operating System is the server using?
 
Basically just adding an SSD to your server doesn't magically make file transfers to your Network Share faster. You have to configure it in such a way as to take advantage of the SSD in some capacity (As a two tier storage array, or as a cache, etc).
 
However, in reality, any decent HDD can sustain 1Gbps networking at full speed. 1Gbps network is only ~125 MB/s. An SSD might help if you are transferring thousands of tiny files, but if you're working with larger files, you'll see little performance difference.

Please*
 
Urgent*
 
If you change secure boot settings when you already have an OS then it will cause this. Put it back how it was.

old xeons are competitive or better than the old core 2 quads. If you pull the mod off, you'll get much better performance for less.

so.. from what i remember from hearing about it...
 
theres this "sticker" you can buy on le interwebzthat swaps two pins on your cpu, to swap from one socket to the other.
 
seemingly it works, that said, i'm unsure about certain compatibility issues that may arise.
 
i can guarantee you there's a TON of edge cases where this can go horribly wrong, but i can also say that this "mod" wont be as widespread as it is if you'd have a big chance of encountering those edge cases.
 
i'd say its worth a try, in the same way as the via mini-itx boards from a while back were worth a try.

The Xeons on socket LGA771 are usually cheaper and better binned then their LGA 775 equivalent - IIRC
 
Thread by @harrynowl : 
 

Hi. This is a quick guide on modding your LGA771 CPU into a fully LGA775 compatible state, we'll cover why you'd want to do this later. I'll start with the basics.
 
Difficulty: Intermediate
Do not attempt this mod if you aren't comfortable with working near the CPU socket or performing basic BIOS modifications.
 
Disclaimer:
I'm not responsible for any damage to you and/or your equipment whilst performing this modification, you proceed at your own discretion.
 
Tools required:
 
Razor blade (sharper the better):

 
Additional items:
 
Compatible motherboard
 
Chosen CPU
 
Modification sticker
 
How to apply the sticker correctly
 
Physical differences
 
So how do we get round this?
 
Now what?