(03-06-2013, 11:39 AM)epixoip Wrote: You cannot use Xeon E5-2690 with a Tyan FT77B7015. That system only works with Xeon 5500/5600 CPUs. (EDIT: I see that you specified the FT77A-B7059, not FT77B7015. AFAIK the FT77A-B7059 is not on the market yet.)
Highly recommend using reference 7970s with that chassis. Non-reference cards like the HIS cards that you have specified do not work too well in this chassis unless you're willing to experiment with passive cooling (see https://twitter.com/jmgosney/status/290391475806695424 )
You will want to use Linux. I only know of a couple people who have tried Windows on it, and they had nothing but problems with it.
Nvidia does have more stable drivers, but Nvidia hardware sucks, so you would be wasting your money.
Where can i find the highly recommend using reference 7970s with that chassis?I can't find it in TYAN official website.
Can you recommend me some HD7970 GPU cards which can work too well in this platform?
If i build this platform,can you tell me what should I care about?
Thanks for the help.