gaming on server

[Graceciella]

Hi, I have purchased an alienware area 51 alx case and i would like to purchase a server motherboard it will have a ati radeon hd 6790 graphics card with 10 gigs of ram however 1 question Would the server motherboard be able to connect to the alienware psu etc and wires, i will be using windows 7 on it. is it good for gaming, and i will be adding 2 intel xeon quad core processors would it be as if it's 8 cores, and a normal pc or not if i put a normal os like windows 7 on it rather then a server os?

 

[justinkiller]

Hi, I have purchased an alienware area 51 alx case and i would like to purchase a server motherboard it will have a ati radeon hd 6790 graphics card with 10 gigs of ram however 1 question Would the server motherboard be able to connect to the alienware psu etc and wires, i will be using windows 7 on it. is it good for gaming, and i will be adding 2 intel xeon quad core processors would it be as if it's 8 cores, and a normal pc or not if i put a normal os like windows 7 on it rather then a server os?

I am a little confused on what you want to do.
You bought the whole alienware computer, or just the case?
Is their a reason for going with the dual xeons? Even the lowest priced quad core xeons are $200 a piece, and you would get not gaming performance gains over an i5 processor.

 

[Graceciella]

just the case

 

[Graceciella]

and 2 quad core xeons = 8 cores correct me if im wrong lol

 

[justinkiller]

and 2 quad core xeons = 8 cores correct me if im wrong lol

Yes it would make 8 cores, but that doesn't always make it better.
AMD makes an 8 core processor, but that doesn't make it better than a quad core intel.
What are you planning on doing with the computer first off?

 

[Graceciella]

gaming lol bf3 etc

 

[Graceciella]

and btw are you trying to say that a intel quad is better then a amd bolldozer 8 core im a newb in thse stuff im buying stuff which i dont know if i need or not

 

[justinkiller]

gaming lol bf3 etc

If you are just gaming 2 xeon quad cores are way overkill.
Unless you are dead set on using the xeons and spending more money than you need too, I would recommend an i5 3570K. The xeons would maybe give you 2-3 frames per second more than the 3570K in real world scenarios, and the total cost would be a ton cheaper.

 

[Graceciella]

i heard that opteron quad core processor are quite cheap what about one with 2 of those lol

 

[justinkiller]

i heard that opteron quad core processor are quite cheap what about one with 2 of those lol

Considering the lowest priced opteron processor on newegg is also $200, and the only quad core on their is $930, I dont think so lol.

Take a look at this link, this just compares the AMD 8 core processor in games to the intels, notice how even quad core intels blow it out of the water?

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core-i7-3770k-i5-3570k_6.html#sect0

 

[Graceciella]

But as a whole you can play games on a server right?

 

[justinkiller]

But as a whole you can play games on a server right?

Yes, you can if you want too.

 

[Graceciella]

Would it fit inside an alienware case because the motherboards i see are extended atx and atx ones

 

[justinkiller]

Would it fit inside an alienware case because the motherboards i see are extended atx and atx ones

From what I read from a quick google search, you cant use motherboards for alienware cases that aren't produced by them.
Well, to an extent atleast, apparently all the sensors and lighting and fans will not work? That is what I read online.
I doubt the case fits extended atx, defiantly regular atx though.
I can't find a huge amount about that case online.

 

[Graceciella]

Wow thanks Mmm ill just do with out that sensors and lightning and maybe ill be able to screw on 1 screw to attach motherboard

 

[justinkiller]

Wow thanks Mmm ill just do with out that sensors and lightning and maybe ill be able to screw on 1 screw to attach motherboard

I really do not want you to waste your money here, so please do a ton of research before buying the parts. Using cases from companies like Alienware is hard because they produce all those cases specifically for their parts, and some things may not fit. They are out their to make money, not allow people to upgrade their Alienware computers whenever, they want people to buy their parts, or buy a whole new computer.

 

[Graceciella]

thanks bro Hmm idk what to do so when i order a motherboard it wont fit in unless it's an alienware motherboard?

 

[justinkiller]

I did a little more research and I found out it fits standard at size motherboards, but I have no clue about all the fans and lights, or the psu.
I wish someone with more alien ware experience would chime in, I have never touched an alien ware, and probably never will.

 

[MMA]

Are you able to return the alienware case? From what justin said it doesn't sound like you'll be able to use that case and I assume the only reason you bought it is because you like the look of it? There are many other cases that look similar to alienwares if that's what your interested in.

That's the best one I could find,

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...a-_-na&AID=10440897&PID=3332167&SID=u00000687