Building new box for VMs

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Building new box for VMs

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Damn, it's been a long while since I've posted here, and as long since I paid attention to hardware. Been happily plugging away at Microsoft products (living in Exchange/AD as of late on a global migration project). anyways....

I still have the box in my signature running at home as mainly a file server and jukebox while I use my work laptops. I'd like to build a new system to do more of the same, but also run my Virtual Server and VMware labs.

So I'm thinking a new dual-proc mobo and pair of new, fast processors (Intel or AMD, you tell me) and lots of memory; or possibily another CPU like my current, dual-pro mobo and just more RAM (cheaper)

Any recommendations? Thanks in advance...
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I remember you!

Well the simple answer is get a Core 2 Duo chip and a boat load of ram.

THe core 2 duo chips are destroying the competition right now.
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YARDofSTUF wrote:I remember you!

Well the simple answer is get a Core 2 Duo chip and a boat load of ram.

THe core 2 duo chips are destroying the competition right now.
I remember him as well. :D
And for the core duo chips .... :nod:
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What mobos are recommened for the Core 2 Duo? According the few reviews I read at Newegg many don't support overclocking; but it seems like everyone who reviewed the CPU itself is OC'ing them, so I wonder what boards they are using.
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[quote="shadrach"]What mobos are recommened for the Core 2 Duo? According the few reviews I read at Newegg many don't support overclocking]


Asus P5W DH
Gigabyte 965P DS4
Gigabyte 965P DS3
DFI i975X

The Gigabyte DS3 and Asus P5W seem to be the most popular.
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Heya Shad...good to see ya! :thumb:

VM...yup...all about the RAM. Stuff it.
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