Dual Processor Motherboard i7

Is there any dual processor motherboard i7 ? this is the question that I often seen in the computer forum. The question is, why motherboard manufacturers have not listened? A lot of people looking for motherboard that supported i7 processor, and they also want to build dual i7 processor in one computer system, but the problem is, I have never find a motherboard for dual i7 and motherboard manufacturers only provide for the server system only. What? I want to see the dual processor motherboard for i7 !!

Waiting for Dual i7 Motherboard

Gamers who want to build their super powerful computer usually want this motherboard, truly I don't like the server motherboard and I want to see the real dual processor motherboard for i7 and for desktop edition. But guys.. in the reality, We don't need dual i7 processor for our daily computing, trust me, the latest Intel i7 processor is strong enough for working even for gaming, AMD also already with strong and fast processor with their AMD X6 Thuban series. So.. if you want to keep build a dual i7 processor in your single PC, you should better keep be patient, because I can't found the real dual processor motherboard so far for your i7 CPU, but I don't know what happen in the future, maybe the dual socket motherboard for i7 or also for dual quad core processor motherboard such as for AMD X4 / Phenom X4 will release.

I will always update this article, if there any motherboard for dual i7, I will inform here.. so keep watching. Thanks you.

Dual Quad Core Processor Motherboard

A lot of gamers and 3D designer looking for dual quad core processor motherboard, yeah I know that they need more than only one quad core processor. Truly, it's very hard to find the desktop motherboard that supported dual quad core processor such as for Intel i7 processor, also for AMD AM3, and I have written about this in my older processor here : dual processor motherboard AM3. So the question is "is there any dual quad core processor motherboard in the market?" the answer is yes there is available, but not for AM3 dekstop or also for Intel i7 or in the same class, there only available for a few type such as for Intel Xeon quad core processor or AMD Opteron Quad Core.

Supermicro X7DAL-E - Dual Quad Core Processor Motherboard

Features and Quad Core Supported :
Socket 771 with Dual Processor
Chipset Intel 5000X
Compatible Processors Intel Dual Core Xeon, Intel Quad Core Xeon
Front Side Bus Speed 1333 MHz
Video Interface PCI Express x16
Storage Controller Type(s) DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 6

And here is quad core processor motherboard from Intel.
Intel S5500HCVR

Features and Processor Supported :
Chipset Intel 5500
Socket LGA 1366
Compatible Processors Intel Dual Core Xeon, Intel Quad Core Xeon
Storage Controller Type(s) Serial ATA II x 6

Intel Xeon Quad Core Processor type samples :
- X5687 - X5677 - X5672 - X5667 - X5660 - X5647 - E5504 - E5506 - E5507 - E5520
- E5530 - E5540 - L5506 - L5520 - L5530 - W5580 - W5590 - etc...

It's time for AMD Opteron dual quad core processor motherboard

Supermicro H8DA6+

Key Information and Features :
CPU : Dual 1207-pin Socket F - Supports up to two Six-Core / Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 2000 Series - HT3.0 Link support - Chipset Dual AMD chipset SR5690 + SP5100

Another AMD dual quad core processor motherboard :
ASUS KFSN4-DRE/IKVM
Key features and processor supported information :
Quad/ Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 2300 series (Shanghai)
Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ 2300 series (Barcelona)
Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ 2200 series
(Dual-Core) 2x1M L2 cache
(Quad-Core) 512KB L2 cache/Per core, 2MB L3

Where is dual quad core processor motherboard for desktop version? well i can't found it so far, there is no available dual quad core processor motherboard for it, such as for Intel i7, AM3 Phenom II X4, and others quad core desktop processor. I know that dual processor motherboard is special motherboard for server or workstation, but I hope we will find it in the market, I will happy if there any dual quad core processor in the market because the quad core processor is best value processor today (2011). See you..

Dual Processor Motherboard AM3

It's hard to find the dual processor motherboard AM3 product, I only found from Tyan motherboard that showing about AM3 socket for server, but it's only 1 socket available and not dual socket as usually and it's not for our AM3 processor needs right now. Dual processor motherboard usually uses 2 socket processor, but it's not uses 2 processor. Here the sample :

TYAN S8005 (S8005WAGM2NR ) Basic Specs :
Supported CPU Series : AMD 45nm Quad-Core Opteron 1300 Series Processors (Budapest / Suzuka)
Socket Type / Q'ty : Socket AM3 (941 pin)/ (1)
Average CPU Power (ACP) wattage : Up to 140W
System Bus : Up to 4.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support

Now, I still have not found the real motherboard which uses 2 socket for AM3 processors, perhaps in the future this type of motherboard will be available. AMD seems to have been quite satisfied with using 1 processor only, if we want to buy a motherboard for special works, for example to find dual processor gaming motherboard for gaming, we can use AMD Phenom series such Phenom X6 with 6 cores. So.. let see together, but if you want to try dual processor motherboard for AMD system, you can easy to find it with AMD Opteron processor. I will update this article if dual processor motherboard AM3 ready in the market.

Dual Processor Gaming Motherboard

Dual processor gaming motherboard is the best way to build a high end gaming system. Why we need dual processor gaming motherboard for our gaming computer system? is standard motherboard not enough? Well let's discuss together. The development of the processor is very fast growing, and to walk together with the gaming system, we have a lot to spend lots of money, agree? every motherboard has a very unique facility, there are one socket only and there are dual socket such as for server, but usually, we want to try the dual processor on one motherboard to get the best performance for our gaming computer.

In fact, we can choose a motherboard of this type with ease, which take into account is support the processor and some other important info, such as graphics card with supported SLI or dual graphic card for better gaming experience. Let see one of this product sample, it's ASUS KGPE-D16

CPU Type : Dual 8/12 Core AMD Opteron 6000 series
Chipsets : North Bridge AMD SR5690, South Bridge AMD SP5100
Memory : Number of DDR3 Slots 16 × 240pin
DDR3 Standard DDR3 800/1066/1333
Maximum Memory Supported : up to 64GB (UDIMM); 256GB (RDIMM)
ECC Supported : Yes
Expansion Slots : PCI Express 2.0 x 16
1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X8 Link)
1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X16 Link) (Auto switch to x8 Link if slot 2 is occupied)
1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 X16 Link)
1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen2 x16 Link for 1U FH/FL Card) (Auto turn off if slot 5 is occupied, MIO supported)

PCI Express x8
1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 X4 Link)
PCI Slots : 1
Storage Devices SATA 6 x SATA 3.0Gb/s
Onboard Video Onboard Video Chipset Aspeed AST2050
Onboard LAN : LAN Chipset Intel 82574L
LAN Speed : 10/100/1000Mbps
Second LAN Chipset : Intel 82574L
Second LAN Speed : 10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed : Dual 10/100/1000Mbps
Rear Panel Ports : PS/2 2
COM : 1
Video Ports : D-Sub
USB 1.1/2.0 : 2 x USB 2.0
Physical Spec
Form Factor : SSI EEB 3.61
Dimensions : 12.0" x 13.0"
Features : 1 x Mgmt LAN
Prices around $450

Dual processor gaming motherboard is not only about dual socket motherboard with dual fast processor, it's also about graphic cards. If we want to build a computer for gaming series, we need to choose a powerful graphic card. Don't ever thing that dual processor with dual processor gaming motherboard can handled all latest PC game without good VGA cards.

Here is some tips from Me as dual processor motherboard blog owner :
Choose a dual processor gaming motherboard with :

1. Supported latest CPU
2. Supported fast memory type
3. Supported dual or more graphic card
4. Best value with cheap prices
5. Good parts such as all solid capacitors

that's 4 Important Motherboard for gaming, Hope you like it and good luck...