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[Bubbles_TPB]

I might consider building a Xeon VM server/ Videos renderer. Budget is around $500 US and i probably don't need a GPU.

[Radium_Angel]

6 minutes ago, LukeTheCoder05 said:

I might consider building a Xeon VM server/ Videos renderer. Budget is around $500 US and i probably don't need a GPU.

Buy a used PowerEdge server. Once you go server grade hardware you'll never go back to consumer stuff.

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, Radium_Angel said:

Buy a used PowerEdge server. Once you go server grade hardware you'll never go back to consumer stuff.

This, or build an X58 machine with a couple X5650s.

[Radium_Angel]

11 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

This, or build an X58 machine with a couple X5650s.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X8DTL-3F-Dual-LGA1366-XEON-Motherboard-X58-Serverboard-SAS-SATA/163039820377?epid=77617967&hash=item25f5ee3a59:g:jAMAAOSwrWVbFWAW:rk:6:pf:0

 

Cheapest board I could find. With a 500$ limit, it might not make it....

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, Radium_Angel said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X8DTL-3F-Dual-LGA1366-XEON-Motherboard-X58-Serverboard-SAS-SATA/163039820377?epid=77617967&hash=item25f5ee3a59:g:jAMAAOSwrWVbFWAW:rk:6:pf:0

 

Cheapest board I could find. With a 500$ limit, it might not make it....

Dual X5650s will run you like 30 bucks, I've seen 16GB DDR3 ECC going for $32/stick.

 

That's already a decently powerful machine for a couple hundred, just need to secure a case, storage, and a PSU after that.

[Radium_Angel]

2 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Dual X5650s

What do you think of xeon x5675 instead? Assuming the 'board supports them?

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Radium_Angel said:

What do you think of xeon x5675 instead? Assuming the 'board supports them?

They're higher clocked and usually more expensive in my experience.

[Bubbles_TPB]

Hows this deal? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W8HP7289&Description=FCLGA 1366&cm_re=FCLGA_1366-_-9SIAA7W8HP7289-_-Product

[Bubbles_TPB]

14 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

They're higher clocked and usually more expensive in my experience.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W8HP7289&Description=FCLGA 1366&cm_re=FCLGA_1366-_-9SIAA7W8HP7289-_-Product

[Zando_]

1 hour ago, Radium_Angel said:

What do you think of xeon x5675 instead? Assuming the 'board supports them?

 

1 hour ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

They're higher clocked and usually more expensive in my experience.

^^^

 

They're faster but if you're doing VMs and a lot of multicore heavy stuff you probably wouldn't notice the difference. People just tend to prefer the X5675 and X5690 for overclocking because they're usually better binned, and a dual CPU mobo that can OC is incredibly expensive, it would probably run you $400+ unless you snag a deal. So dual X5650s and a buttload of dirt cheap ECC server DDR3 should serve you well. Throw any random GPU that works with your OS in there as a display out, add storage, PSU, and a case and you should be good to go. 

[Radium_Angel]

Just now, Zando Bob said:

 

^^^

 

They're faster but if you're doing VMs and a lot of multicore heavy stuff you probably wouldn't notice the difference. People just tend to prefer the X5675 and X5690 for overclocking because they're usually better binned, and a dual CPU mobo that can OC is incredibly expensive, it would probably run you $400+ unless you snag a deal. So dual X5650s and a buttload of dirt cheap ECC server DDR3 should serve you well. Throw any random GPU that works with your OS in there as a display out, add storage, PSU, and a case and you should be good to go. 

Thank you for the info.

[Crunchy Dragon]

9 hours ago, LukeTheCoder05 said:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA7W8HP7289&Description=FCLGA 1366&cm_re=FCLGA_1366-_-9SIAA7W8HP7289-_-Product

It's worth noting that the E-series Xeons on LGA 1366 aren't the most powerful.

[Bubbles_TPB]

8 hours ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

It's worth noting that the E-series Xeons on LGA 1366 aren't the most powerful.

I'm not doing very heavy or important stuff.

[Crunchy Dragon]

4 hours ago, LukeTheCoder05 said:

I'm not doing very heavy or important stuff.

Alright grab that and see how it works.

 

Again, more powerful Xeons are super easy to find on Ebay for a low price, so upgrading should you need to isn't going to be too hard.