New computer advice

[dspiel]

Recently I was given 2 Opteron 2216 HE processors and a ASUS LIN64-SLI WS/B motherboard. My question is..should I invest in new ram and make this my new workstation or sell the parts on ebay? I have a Core 2 E6600 with 4GB of ram currently. Will I see significant gains across the board with the 2 x Opteron 2216 that justify the purchase of the expensive ECC ram?

Thanks!

 

[DrMrLordX]

Depends, what apps are you running currently? Do you do anything that would benefit from an additional pair of cores?

 

[myocardia]

Who told you ECC RAM was expensive? It's about the same price as all other DDR2, finally. It's FB-DIMM's that are expensive. Now, what are you planning on doing with this system? If it's gaming, you're better off with your current system.

 

[dspiel]

very rarely gaming...i do some video rendering though. I need ECC Registered ram...for my motherboard

 

[DrMrLordX]

If you're doing any kind of rendering or editing then an extra pair of cores would come in handy. How much RAM would you need?