Asus has announced the ECS4000 server, a 2U server designed for fans of GPGPU. Based on an Intel platform, it supports LGA1366 processors (two connectors) and supports 144 GB of RAM maximum, with 18 locations DDR3. But the server is especially interesting in one respect: its expansion slots. Indeed, it combines the PCI-Express Chipset Intel 5520 with nForce 200 chips, which can offer a number of PCI-Express 16x record: there are nine connectors.
Asus offers two modes: the first allows four "graphics cards (including Tesla) with a link PCI-Express 2.0 x16 for each card and a graphics card demi-hauteur/demi-longueur PCI-Express 4x. It is intended for fast cards that need lots of bandwidth. The second proposes to use eight connectors by limiting the number of lines: each card does not recover "only" 8 lines PCI-Express 2.0.
This mode is intended for mid-range cards. Please note, if the server has nine connectors, sites are not lined and therefore the installation of cards that require two locations, which is common in the upscale, limited the number of cards. For the rest, the server offers SATA by default - via ICH10R - but an expansion slot allows the owner to install SAS chip.
Finally, we note a power of 1 400 W 80 + Gold, which is not too much to feed the GPU ... l 
Asus offers two modes: the first allows four "graphics cards (including Tesla) with a link PCI-Express 2.0 x16 for each card and a graphics card demi-hauteur/demi-longueur PCI-Express 4x. It is intended for fast cards that need lots of bandwidth. The second proposes to use eight connectors by limiting the number of lines: each card does not recover "only" 8 lines PCI-Express 2.0.
This mode is intended for mid-range cards. Please note, if the server has nine connectors, sites are not lined and therefore the installation of cards that require two locations, which is common in the upscale, limited the number of cards. For the rest, the server offers SATA by default - via ICH10R - but an expansion slot allows the owner to install SAS chip.
Finally, we note a power of 1 400 W 80 + Gold, which is not too much to feed the GPU ... l
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