Xeon X3440

[Necrovarius]

Hey all,

I saw a local listing on Facebook for a Xeon X3440 processor. I know the person selling it and I now they don't know enough about it because they are selling it for $12.

Here is my question, I wanna buy it, because I never had a server grade processor before. How expensive do you think it would be to build a server out of that processor, or should I move away from the thought due to old tech costs?

[LukeSavenije]

well... it's actually pretty cheap to just get some old servers from your local marketplace

 

but keep in mind and out of own experience, they can fail rather quickly sometimes

[Necrovarius]

8 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

well... it's actually pretty cheap to just get some old servers from your local marketplace

 

but keep in mind and out of own experience, they can fail rather quickly sometimes

Yeah, I have had first hand of "Buyer Beware" but its more of a proof of concept, I have always wanted a server in my house. Not like a PC Server, but like a rack server that is non essential. I think it would be fun! Plus if I don't use it, I can probably sell it!

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Necrovarius said:

Yeah, I have had first hand of "Buyer Beware" but its more of a proof of concept, I have always wanted a server in my house. Not like a PC Server, but like a rack server that is non essential. I think it would be fun! Plus if I don't use it, I can probably sell it!

you can, i personally have had some fun with a ml350 g6 (dual 1366 xeon socket), but the board started bootlooping

[Necrovarius]

@LukeSavenije What things did you do with your server build. I have a game server/file server already, 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Necrovarius said:

@LukeSavenije What things did you do with your server build. I have a game server/file server already, 

just play around really, just trying whatever i can do with 12 cores

[Necrovarius]

16 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

just play around really, just trying whatever i can do with 12 cores

Do you know, if I need a specific board type to go with xeon, or can I use any LGA1156 socket?

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, Necrovarius said:

Do you know, if I need a specific board type to go with xeon, or can I use any LGA1156 socket?

consumer boards can sometimes be a bit weird with xeons, some do and some don't work with it

 

server boards have wide documentation on the chips they support

[Necrovarius]

@LukeSavenije Ive spent some time looking, but I really dont know what I am looking for. I know the socket type, but cant find a decent deal on a board, and each time I pull one up, its not on the compatibility list.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Necrovarius said:

@LukeSavenije Ive spent some time looking, but I really dont know what I am looking for. I know the socket type, but cant find a decent deal on a board, and each time I pull one up, its not on the compatibility list.

well, you can push your luck with getting something that isn't officially supported, but of course you have a risk with this

[Necrovarius]

Any tips on where to look for the deals. Im not wanting to put a ton of money into it, since its just a pet project. Ive looked ebay, but you know how sketchy that can be.

[Necrovarius]

Nevermind, looks like the seller found someone already. Bummer, oh well, I might just buy a prefab.