Invisible a écrit :
> As far as I am able to determine, AMD's latest Phenom II processor goes
> up to 4 cores, and Intel's Core i7 is 4 cores as well (with plans for 6
> soon, but no products yet).
> 
> It seems that AMD has a 6-core Opteron, and Intel has a 6-core Xeon.
> 
> (Don't you just love the way it's really hard to track down this
> information if you haven't been paying attention for a while? Sure, lots
> of places allow you to get the latest in-depth product detail, but if
> you just haven't looked for a while and you're trying to get back up to
> speed, forget it.)
> 
> I wonder - what would it cost to buy a twin 6-core Opteron or Xeon box?

A lot of money... as in "start with a 4 figures number for each CPU,
whereas current lambda-user market just runs in the 3 figures (higher)
range, with short incursion under 2000 for a full system."

CPU: 4 figures
Memory... guess what, you might need ECC correction, not common (so,
expensive)
Motherboard: Tyan makes a few, expect 500€ / $750 (ok, maybe 400/600 ?)
PSU: you need some real powerbox... at 140W/cpu... about 100/200

Easier part: disk, CD/DVD/BR & case, you might go with standard
components (but check the MB size for the case, as well as enough room
for cpu-cooler). Keyboard & mouse are not so expensive.

What graphic card would you plug in ? probably yet another 200 to 500.

What display would you use ? (a 13" LCD ? or a set of 26" ?)

Last (but not least): the OS, might be a bit expensive too. (lesser
version might not recognize all memory & cores).

Finding the CPU & MB is the hardest part.

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