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11 minutes ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

NTEL CORE i7-5960X x2

those are single socket cpus, you need a dual socket compatible cpu like a e6 26xx v3/v4 cpu..

 

 

9 minutes ago, r00tb33r said:

Confused.  Each CPU has to have its own RAM populated.  If you have only 2 sticks you should put one of the sticks in a slot of the other CPU.  Then check again.

You actually don't need ram populated to use a cpu. I've done this on many lga 2011 systems cause I can.

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I have a x99 board with 2 xeons in, but only the ram and CPU will show up for one of them in Bios. Is that normal? Both sockets get hot so I know they;re both getting power. I don;t need to boot into Windows 1st right? THe bios should show both CPUs correct?

 

Chinese X99 Dual Server Computer Motherboard LGA2011-3 CPU DDR4 Memory Game Mainboard

 

INTEL CORE i7-5960X x2

 

2x8 stick of ram. 

 

1300w g+ psu and both CPU power connectors are hooked up.

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1 minute ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

2x8 stick of ram. 

Confused.  Each CPU has to have its own RAM populated.  If you have only 2 sticks you should put one of the sticks in a slot of the other CPU.  Then check again.

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5 minutes ago, r00tb33r said:

Confused.  Each CPU has to have its own RAM populated.  If you have only 2 sticks you should put one of the sticks in a slot of the other CPU.  Then check again.

Each CPU has a single stick. Still only 1 stick of ram and 1 cpu showing up.

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Each CPU has a single stick. Still only 1 stick of ram and 1 cpu showing up.

Okay.  That's not right then, you should definitely see the total memory for the whole system.

 

Gonna need more board info.

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11 minutes ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

NTEL CORE i7-5960X x2

those are single socket cpus, you need a dual socket compatible cpu like a e6 26xx v3/v4 cpu..

 

 

9 minutes ago, r00tb33r said:

Confused.  Each CPU has to have its own RAM populated.  If you have only 2 sticks you should put one of the sticks in a slot of the other CPU.  Then check again.

You actually don't need ram populated to use a cpu. I've done this on many lga 2011 systems cause I can.

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3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

those are single socket cpus, you need a dual socket compatible cpu like a e6 26xx v3/v4 cpu..

 

 

You actually don't need ram populated to use a cpu. I've done this on many lga 2011 systems cause I can.

Ah fawk me sideways. Figured all Xeons we compatible. Well there lies the issue. 

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4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

those are single socket cpus, you need a dual socket compatible cpu like a e6 26xx v3/v4 cpu..

 

 

You actually don't need ram populated to use a cpu. I've done this on many lga 2011 systems cause I can.

Memory over UPI bus?  Seriously? 🤣

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Memory over UPI bus?  Seriously? 🤣

Yup. Its designed to do this when it needs to access memory from a different memory pool, but can work with no memory on a cpu.

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1 minute ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

Ah fawk me sideways. Figured all Xeons we compatible. Well there lies the issue. 

isn't that a i7? no i7s are compatible with dual socket setups

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1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Yup. Its designed to do this when it needs to access memory from a different memory pool, but can work with no memory on a cpu.

Huh.  That's comical though, cause the bandwidth of the UPI bus is quite poor.

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4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

isn't that a i7? no i7s are compatible with dual socket setups

I don't even know what the hell to look for when it comes to duel compatible CPUs. I'm setting a server to run VMs like MC server, FiveM server, Plex etc. Was shooting for 8 cores CPUs. Any ideas? Ebay shopping.

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1 minute ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

I don't even know what the hell to look for when it comes to duel compatible CPUs. I'm setting a server to run VMs like MC server, FiveM server, Plex etc. Was shooting for 8 cores CPUs. Any ideas? Ebay shopping.

Look at the list here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_processors_(Broadwell-based)#Xeon_E5-26xx_v4_(dual-processor)

 

the e5 26xx v4(v3 parts will work but with current prices why get them) are what you want. 

 

Maybe get a e5 2667 v4, about 3.5 all core, but there parts are made for core counts not clock speed generally.

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15 minutes ago, onlybuilt4cubanxlinx said:

Ah fawk me sideways. Figured all Xeons we compatible. Well there lies the issue. 

The Core i7-5960X is a Core i7, just like the name says. Xeons have entirely different names. 

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32 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Look at the list here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_processors_(Broadwell-based)#Xeon_E5-26xx_v4_(dual-processor)

 

the e5 26xx v4(v3 parts will work but with current prices why get them) are what you want. 

 

Maybe get a e5 2667 v4, about 3.5 all core, but there parts are made for core counts not clock speed generally.

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/185956916451

 

Guess its time to unload some i7's. 

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