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Old Aug 21, 2012, 07:03 PM   #21501
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ALL server OEMs use proprietary motherboards. That's actually part of what you get with the price premium...

If I wanted a standard form factor I'd go assemble my own.

Why is "proprietary" a bad word? Processors use "proprietary" sockets. If you get an Asus Maximus Extreme-z motherboard I have to buy a processor from Intel that is part of a specific lineup if I want to use it.


And I guarantee that the first time I had to pop open the server for maintenance/upgrades, I noticed that the proprietary Dell motherboard was setup to be entirely tool-less. (Even the CPU Heatsink latches are toolless).

Maybe you can tell me how you'd work hot-swappable power supplies with a non-proprietary motherboard?

Blades are nice if everything uses the same few fabrics. But I need 8Gb FC, 16Gb FC, 2 generations of SAS, 1 GbE, & 10 GbE. For that, 2U works pretty darn well! :-)
Not ALL. There are servers that use non-proprietary motherboards from companies such as SuperMicro and even DFI(they are still around but commercial only now).
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I would suggest to other OEMs that we create a standardised format....
Yes, a standardized format would be ideal. Although the form factor itself is pretty standard, it would be nice to be able to do repairs/upgrades with off-the-shelf parts, rather than having to order that part from the server manufacturer.
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Old Aug 22, 2012, 11:55 PM   #21502
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Clean, powerful, but why do they keep making those SLI bridges THAT ugly?
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Clean, powerful, but why do they keep making those SLI bridges THAT ugly?
Thanks dude. Ya, the bridge spoils the whole scene
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 11:17 AM   #21507
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Paint the bridge - and nice rig btw
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Paint the bridge - and nice rig btw
some carefully applied duct- or electrical tape should work too
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Just buy black SLI bridge.

I have black one and it looks very nice



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Old Aug 23, 2012, 12:09 PM   #21510
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Very nice SLI builds peeps. But if you want to get rid of that nasty looking SLI bridge, a good solution is to remove one of the video cards from your computer and post it to me. No more nasty SLI bridge to worry about
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some carefully applied duct- or electrical tape should work too
or put some cover on it. electrical tape sometimes leave sticky residue if you remove them.
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 01:01 PM   #21512
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I like the "hard" SLI bridges that some vendors include with their motherboards. Too bad they don't make a "hard" bridge for a crossfire setup.
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 01:05 PM   #21513
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I like the "hard" SLI bridges that some vendors include with their motherboards. Too bad they don't make a "hard" bridge for a crossfire setup.
They do make silicone style Xfire bridges. I have one somewhere in my closet that came with a older motherboard.
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 01:16 PM   #21514
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O rely? pics or it didn't happen
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 01:28 PM   #21516
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How are those any less fugly?
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they arent, still think its silly we need cables between gpu's for full cfx/sli use, with pci-e3 i think they could have fixed it
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Old Aug 23, 2012, 01:46 PM   #21518
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Just buy black SLI bridge.

I have black one and it looks very nice

http://shrani.si/f/35/7k/2tDuLgdW/20120518200100.jpg

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Very nice SLI builds peeps. But if you want to get rid of that nasty looking SLI bridge, a good solution is to remove one of the video cards from your computer and post it to me. No more nasty SLI bridge to worry about
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Can't see the pic (blocked by proxy), but this is what I'm talking about:

http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphic...SLI-Technology

second or third pic...
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Can't see the pic (blocked by proxy), but this is what I'm talking about:

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second or third pic...
It's a picture of the bendy copper coloured ones
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i know its not a hard-bridge.....but check post # http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...ostcount=20065
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