Considering the each FBDIMM uses 6-11W EACH yes it's a very hot combination. Feizhou wrote: > >> CPU: 2x Intel Xeon 5100 2GHz >> Board: Intel S5000 chipset >> RAID5: 3ware 9550SXU-4LP > > It appears you did not encounter this problem? > > http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=14932 > > > With regard to the stability issues I raised in the other thread, the > korean portal that did should have been in a position to provide proper > power supplies and cooling or maybe not. I guess it is safe to say that > Woodcrest + FB-DIMM = hot. > > > You may therefore want to go with the board that Joshua is using since > he has not encountered stability problems. It does have 64-bit PCI-X > slots for your 3ware card. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/