Re: Overclockable Server Motherboards


Why would you select a server motherboard for increased reliability, and
then overclock it to destroy the system's reliability?

Pick a faster processor if you need it to run faster.

The only reason that I'm looking at server motherboards is for the large
memory support. Desktop motherboards are limited to 8G which is starting
to be a problem for me, I would like to have 16G in my next system. If 4G
unbuffered DIMMs get announced in the next couple of months then I'll
stick with a desktop motherboard.

My current Core2 is overclocked and it's been completely reliable. I've
been running it 24/7 for about 15 months without an issue. My server room
is air conditioned in the summer and in the winter I keep the heat down
to 60 so I don't have to worry about running in a hot room. My Core2 is
using stock Intel cooling, I plan on using a heavy duty cooler like the
Zalman 9700 in the next box which should allow me to get another .5GHz.
With my Core2 system I used sys_basher to find it's breaking point, then
I backed off by about 15%. I also underclocked the memory system, the
RAMS are DDR2800 but I'm running them at 600 which gives the memory
system plenty of margin.
.

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