[CentOS] xeon quad core?

Can anyone share their experience with installing RHEL / Centos
(latest production release) on the Dell 2950 (or 2900) with the
quad-core e5310 processor?  Does anyone know what chipset Dell is
using on this box?

I've got one on the way, and I'm hoping to use centos as the 'host' OS
for several virtual machines (some of them Windows pigs), running
vmware server.

some of the specifics in case they are relevant:
Single Xeon Quad Core E5310 processor, 1066mHz fsb
16 gigabytes DDR2 667mHz ram
Dell Perc 5/i raid controller, configured for raid 1
Dual 146gb SAS drives
Intel Pro/1000PT dual port PCIe nic

Any and all input is appreciated!

Gordon