On Tue, 9 Mar 2010 at 9:49pm, Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote > If cpu processing power is the sole criteria, then why limit to > dual-socket boards and not go for quad-socket boards? In general, the price goes up non-linearly as you go above 2 sockets, making 2 sockets the sweet spot when it comes to price/performance. -- Joshua Baker-LePain QB3 Shared Cluster Sysadmin UCSF