hmfan
#21
Ever hear of a beowulf cluster? granted only server editions of windows (hint: it's to make the OS take advantage of the multiple processors, not just multicores) or unix like operating systems (AKA linux) can be ran on a Beowulf cluster. but they can be made using as many computers/motherboards as you can get a hold of. As long as you have all the necessary parts you can cluster 2 or more computers together into basically one big super computer. Nothing special about the hardware required, you could get all the parts from your local walmart. many people cluster a bunch of old p2 and p1 computers that they have laying around the house in a closet or something like that, together into a super computer that has more processing power than most modern computers. Imagine having 20 computers clustered together... you instantly have 20 processors working together. however it doesn't help you run some programs that are not designed to run on multiple processors. most of the time these are used as insane servers or poor man's modern computers, that are built together for the purpose of if one drops out due to hardware failure you don't lose much. as you still have 19 processors still running.but back to the original question... no it is not possible for two I7's to be in one motherboard unless you make it yourself. The last duel socket board I saw that wasn't a server board was a two socket P3 board. and that is a significantly larger in size processor than the I7. and a lot slower >.>