ASUS Releases KGPE-D16 Socket G34 Motherboard for 12-core AMD Opteron Processors

[FiXT]

ASUS today introduced the new ASUS KGPE-D16 motherboard featuring the AMD G34 socket for 8- and 12-Core AMD Opteron 6100 Series processors. Equipped with an AMD SR5690/SP5100 chipset as well as supporting 4-channels of DDR3 memory per processor, ASUS' unique PIKE upgrade kit, and ASUS ASMB4-iKVM module for remote management, the KGPE-D16 is a reli... [ Read full article ]

[CMetaphor]

Meta wants.

Why? Two sockets for the same number of cores as Behemoth plus DDR3 Quad-Channel. Muahahahaha! /Evil Laugh.

It can probably game too (Behemoth can).

Edit:
Two sockets also means it'll work with regular Windows 7 64-bit, instead of requiring Server 2008/R2 like Behemoth has to use. Huzzah!

[matsta31]

with this and the 5970 meta now needs money !

[_dangtx_]

nice. looks like a solid board, hope it wont cost 2 arms and 3 legs

the day will be upon us soon...to decide. duallie intel or amd? :) as a folder i will care less about anything but f@h numbers and of course ppd/kwh :)