EVGA has announced what is certainly to be remembered as an incredible development in gaming computers. The new Classified SR-2 motherboard features two CPU slots, twelve RAM slots, USB 3.0 ports, and up to 4-way SLI. Also announced was a special, 1200W PSU dedicated to running this new mobo. No release date was mentioned for either product.
Official Specs:
EVGA Classified SR-2 (Super Record 2)
Part Number: 270-WS-W555-A1
CPU Support: Intel Socket 1366 (Xeon 5600/5500)
Chipset: Intel 5520
Memory Support: Dual or Triple Channel DDR3
SLI Support: 2-way, 3-way, 4-way
SATA Header: 8
SATA Type: 2x600MB/sec / 6x300MB/sec
USB Ports: 2x3.0 / 10x2.0
PCIE Slot: 7 x PCIe x16/8
Integrated LAN: 2 x 10/100/1000
If you're rich, or a super-enthusiast, this looks like it could be an EPIC purchase Skt1366, so perhaps i7 support as well as the Xeon? Imagine a pair of i7s running tandem..... *drool* Shame you'd pretty much need a new case to fit the monster, as EVGA reckon they've had to come up with a new form factor to fit it; HPTX (13.6 inches x 15 inches )
Om nom nom. Two Xeons OCed to 4.5Ghz and a SuperPI 32M time of 3.05s? Tasty!
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Oh and LULZ at this comment on Gamingshotgun;
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I might be wrong but how would you even be able to use all of this unless you were using Linux? Windows can handle less than 10 GB RAM and if you put two dual core processors in there, Microsoft OS definitely won't know what the hell to do with all that
Ultimate everything, apparently. The "fastest commercial system on the planet" is running off an SR-2 with a pair of Xeons and quad-GTX480s, getting over 38K on the eXtreme Vantage test
...... shame no (American ) household power can support four GTX480s, as this dude's rig draws *over* 1850w with two Xeons and four GTX480s (standard American house supply is 1800w and even an 1850w UPS doesn't supply enough power). Seriously, nVidia? Seriously?
Hardly just for servers... With these dual Xeons, you can practically have a x264 encode in real time in the highest presets. These things are beasts!
But yeah, they are clearly marketing this the wrong way. Or maybe they'll start paying off developers the nV way to optimize games only for dual Xeons.
Anyone doing 4-way SLI or even 3-way SLI is either filthy rich or a total dimwit. The scaling is basically down the drain after 2-way SLI and the diminished returns from a third and a fourth card won't make up for the money spent on hardware and energy to keep the stuff running. But that's just my not-so-humble opinion. And two 6-core CPU's equalling a possible 24 threads, what a waste. Gaming!? You're lucky to find a game that is optimized for dual- and quadcores.
As a gaming system: NO, total waste of money and effort!!!
To be honest, if you do a 4-way Tesla build, with the dual Xeons, you can have quite a state of the art HPC machine (for very high precision medical imaging, particle simulations, astrophysical research and simulations, Crysis 3, etc.)
That guy who was showing it in youtube video... used 2x 1200 watt power supplies for hes rig if i remember correctly. With 4x GTX 480 power consumption was in furmark nearly 2k watts . Also if the processors had HT on Fraps and some other programs would not start lol, too much power
That guy who was showing it in youtube video... used 2x 1200 watt power supplies for hes rig if i remember correctly. With 4x GTX 480 power consumption was in furmark nearly 2k watts .
Gotta love nVidia, eh?
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Also if the processors had HT on Fraps and some other programs would not start lol, too much power
Apparently that was due to some licensing thing with Windows and cores/threads above 16... or something
To be honest, if you do a 4-way Tesla build, with the dual Xeons, you can have quite a state of the art HPC machine (for very high precision medical imaging, particle simulations, astrophysical research and simulations, Crysis 3, etc.)
But marketing this to gaming is just silly.
At my uni they have bunch of comps put into a grid, waay cheaper solution
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Depends on the needs. If you take into consideration the power consumption cost, the sheer space required to network so many computers, the need to change the software to accommodate the grid, the setup time, etc. Not sure if all that would make it cheaper at all. The Xeons are very efficient and quick, and the Tesla products are very efficient with calculations.
That guy who was showing it in youtube video... used 2x 1200 watt power supplies for hes rig if i remember correctly. With 4x GTX 480 power consumption was in furmark nearly 2k watts .
Gotta love nVidia, eh?
It's like
and thats just 3 way sli, wonder what 4 way is
Soon you'll be hearing about Al Qaida hoarding GTX 480's
That guy who was showing it in youtube video... used 2x 1200 watt power supplies for hes rig if i remember correctly. With 4x GTX 480 power consumption was in furmark nearly 2k watts .
Gotta love nVidia, eh?
It's like
and thats just 3 way sli, wonder what 4 way is
Soon you'll be hearing about Al Qaida hoarding GTX 480's
When I saw the title, I was thinking "hm someone should do a video where he powers one the machine and some black hole appears and swallows earth or some big bang or something" and that's exactly it
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Skt1366, so perhaps i7 support as well as the Xeon? Imagine a pair of i7s running tandem..... *drool* Shame you'd pretty much need a new case to fit the monster, as EVGA reckon they've had to come up with a new form factor to fit it; HPTX (13.6 inches x 15 inches 
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) household power can support four GTX480s, as this dude's rig draws *over* 1850w with two Xeons and four GTX480s (standard American house supply is 1800w and even an 1850w UPS doesn't supply enough power). Seriously, nVidia? Seriously? 
