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Best motherboard with dual CPU sockets for gaming?

Hawick
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I'm looking for a motherboard that meets these requirements:

 

- 2 physical CPU sockets

- 4 to 8 RAM sockets 

- fastest possible PCI-E lane (idk if it's x16 ?)

- on board high quality audio stuff (sound blaster x-fi or anything similar)

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6 minutes ago, Hawick said:

2 physical CPU sockets

Those are server-mobos, ie. enterprise-hardware.

 

7 minutes ago, Hawick said:

on board high quality audio stuff (sound blaster x-fi or anything similar)

That, on the other hand, is entirely gaming-stuff.

 

You're asking for a mobo that has been designed both for enterprise- and gaming-use: you're very much unlikely to find such. Just buy a discrete soundcard instead, if you insist on going with dual-CPU.

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1 minute ago, WereCatf said:

Those are server-mobos, ie. enterprise-hardware.

 

That, on the other hand, is entirely gaming-stuff.

 

You're asking for a mobo that has been designed both for enterprise- and gaming-use: you're very much unlikely to find such. Just buy a discrete soundcard instead, if you insist on going with dual-CPU.

Ok that was pretty dumb from me. What chipset is the most common? What CPU socket? I want DDR4 ram too and a cheap i7 + the on board audio.

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Just now, Hawick said:

cheap i7

Nope, i7 doesn't support dual-CPU.

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1 minute ago, WereCatf said:

Nope, i7 doesn't support dual-CPU.

No I mean screw the dual cpu. I mean a single cpu socket like most gaming boards.

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look at intel website and check their i7 cpu's and decide what gen you want and then check what socket and chipset that it uses and find a motherboard that meets the requirements.

 

Anything i've written between the * and * is not meant to be taken seriously.

keep in mind that helping with problems is hard if you aren't specific and detailed.

i'm also not a professional, (yet) so make sure to personally verify important information as i could be wrong.

 

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33 minutes ago, Hawick said:

I'm looking for a motherboard that meets these requirements:

 

- 2 physical CPU sockets

- 4 to 8 RAM sockets 

- fastest possible PCI-E lane (idk if it's x16 ?)

- on board high quality audio stuff (sound blaster x-fi or anything similar)

Dell Precision T7400-line of systems. Run Xeons, great boards (work station class) have one myself, love it. Rock solid.

NOTE: I no longer frequent this site. If you really need help, PM/DM me and my e.mail will alert me. 

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