Budget Gaming 8 Core System

[DeathHat]

Ok. I recently got $400 as a gift to replace a broken MoBo, CPU, Case and monitor. I got the monitor for $40 (US) and have $360 left to work with. I would like to know which is better IN MY CIRCUMSTANCE. Getting an i5-4590 + H97, or getting 2 12 Core Opterons and a server MoBo. I have a lot of DDR3 RAM so I want to reuse it. I also have an r9 390. Which should I get? Thanks ahead of time.

[m98custom121212]

im going to do this just for fun so i started off with two intel xeon E5450, 2 sticks of 4gb ddr2 by Samsung, i will order more if it works. and im using this as the motherboard. http://www.ebay.com/itm/331621666936?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

it supports widows 7, had 6 4pin fan headers, pci express x16 and two pci express x8 but only one is usable with a gpu because of spacing, has audio, 4 usb, dual gigabit Ethernet. hopefully it works, will find out when i get the parts, ohh also this size of a board is just a tad bigger then a micro atx, 10in x 10in so im doing a lan rig. dont know what gpu i will put in it. depends on price.

 

 

Let me know how it goes I'm keeping my eye on that board. What psu are you going to use?

 

I have been eyeing that one else... This will my shop computer so cheaper the better just want to install windows 7 or 8.

 

 

Looking at that motherboard 

 

Two X5460 or X5450 Processors

 

16gb cheapest/ working ecc memory I can find 

 

I have a GTX770 laying around somewhere and XFX 750 Watt Power supply 

 

 I plan on watercooling it also because I have some many extra parts.  Full woood working shop and machine shop to make this come alive cheap 

• Xeon E5450

• Xeon E5450

[NumLock21]

The consumer version of this will be the Intel SkullTrail platform, which consist of 2x Core 2 Extreme Q9775, which are Xeons, since socket 775 don't do dual socktets, only socket 771 does. and the Intel D5400XS motherboard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Skulltrail

http://ark.intel.com/products/34692/Intel-Core2-Extreme-Processor-QX9775-12M-Cache-3_20-GHz-1600-MHz-FSB

[Spectator]

I have been eyeing that one else... This will my shop computer so cheaper the better just want to install windows 7 or 8.

Looking at that motherboard

Two X5460 or X5450 Processors

16gb cheapest/ working ecc memory I can find

I have a GTX770 laying around somewhere and XFX 750 Watt Power supply

I plan on watercooling it also because I have some many extra parts. Full woood working shop and machine to make this come alive cheap

• Xeon E5450

• Xeon E5450

Sounds like hella fun my question is how do you get 2 8 pin cpu connectors on the power supply? Can it just be molax or does it have to be something special ? I have a corsair cx 600 which has one 8 pin and a couple other connectors

[Spectator]

I have been eyeing that one else... This will my shop computer so cheaper the better just want to install windows 7 or 8.

Looking at that motherboard

Two X5460 or X5450 Processors

16gb cheapest/ working ecc memory I can find

I have a GTX770 laying around somewhere and XFX 750 Watt Power supply

I plan on watercooling it also because I have some many extra parts. Full woood working shop and machine to make this come alive cheap

• Xeon E5450

• Xeon E5450

My goal is to do a wall pc

[Robander85]

OMG!!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-XW8600-Workstation-Motherboard-AS-439241-002-SP-480024-001-w-2x-SLBBJ-/201476908620?hash=item2ee8f5a64c:g:Q8oAAOSwyQtV5woL

What a steal!!! Can't wait to start.

[m98custom121212]

Sounds like hella fun my question is how do you get 2 8 pin cpu connectors on the power supply? Can it just be molax or does it have to be something special ? I have a corsair cx 600 which has one 8 pin and a couple other connectors

 

Just wire one using one 8 pin connectors that was a video card power well that was first thought anyways. 

[m98custom121212]

My goal is to do a wall pc

 

Wall pc would be fun. 

[Maballanes]

This vid got my attention really quick, but as I don't know much about processors, I thought you could help me.

I currently own an Intel i5-2400 @ 3.10 Ghz which I never OCed, and I'm wondering if it would be worth to change it for some cheap Xeon as shown in the video

Also I do not plan on changing my mobo, but as the processor should be cheap (under 50 bucks?) I could take the risk to OC it

So if it's worth to change, could you recommend me some processors? PSU isn't a problem.

Thanks

[m98custom121212]

This vid got my attention really quick, but as I don't know much about processors, I thought you could help me.

I currently own an Intel i5-2400 @ 3.10 Ghz which I never OCed, and I'm wondering if it would be worth to change it for some cheap Xeon as shown in the video

Also I do not plan on changing my mobo, but as the processor should be cheap (under 50 bucks?) I could take the risk to OC it

So if it's worth to change, could you recommend me some processors? PSU isn't a problem.

Thanks

 

I dont think you could find a xeon cheap enough for 1155 to warrent the upgrade 

[agent_x007]

Just wire one using one 8 pin connectors that was a video card power well that was first thought anyways. 

EPS 8-pin and PCI-e 8-pin are two different things.

Polarity (ie. where is "+" and "-"), is different.

U may kill MB/CPU if U force PCI-e 8pin in 8-pin EPS place (or GPU id U go the other way around) :

[OhYou_]

The consumer version of this will be the Intel SkullTrail platform, which consist of 2x Core 2 Extreme Q9775, which are Xeons, since socket 775 don't do dual socktets, only socket 771 does. and the Intel D5400XS motherboard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Skulltrail

http://ark.intel.com/products/34692/Intel-Core2-Extreme-Processor-QX9775-12M-Cache-3_20-GHz-1600-MHz-FSB

 

If you can find one. 

I posted my build earlier in this thread based off this mobo.

The cheap way is to get x5470 cpus, they are not fully supported, but do work and run stability. You do lose vt-x and sse4 support though. Then you can overclock the fsb to 410mhz, raise the voltage a bit, and there you go. You will need active ram cooling though.

The x5470's are special because they have a 10x multiplier, so you can go farther then any other server cpu for overclocking on this board.

 

of course the best way is to actually get the qx9775's, but they are hardish to find for a good price.

 

Also I found out the board supports the 8gb fb-dimms sorta. I only have 24gb usable in windows, but it sees all 4 sticks and works just fine. the 5400 chipset supports up to 128GB on paper, but meh.

[Spectator]

EPS 8-pin and PCI-e 8-pin are two different things.

Polarity (ie. where is "+" and "-"), is different.

U may kill MB/CPU if U force PCI-e 8pin in 8-pin EPS place (or GPU id U go the other way around) :

So can one psu power both the CPUS?

[MrJibJub]

Let me know how it goes I'm keeping my eye on that board. What psu are you going to use?

 

 

 

I have been eyeing that one else... This will my shop computer so cheaper the better just want to install windows 7 or 8.

 

 

Looking at that motherboard 

 

Two X5460 or X5450 Processors

 

16gb cheapest/ working ecc memory I can find 

 

I have a GTX770 laying around somewhere and XFX 750 Watt Power supply 

 

 I plan on watercooling it also because I have some many extra parts.  Full woood working shop and machine shop to make this come alive cheap 

• Xeon E5450

• Xeon E5450

 

 

 

Sounds like hella fun my question is how do you get 2 8 pin cpu connectors on the power supply? Can it just be molax or does it have to be something special ? I have a corsair cx 600 which has one 8 pin and a couple other connectors

im gona use this power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153174

 

got the motherboard in today, still waiting on cpus and ram,

little update on this MoBo is on this model the audio ports have been removed, on supermicro site it says it has audio but maby for this model the cut it out of assembly since its a server, lucky it has a pci express x8 for a audio card.

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5100/X7DCA-L.cfm

 

as of the cpu power, it only has one cpu 8pin and a 24pin, idk this mobo can work with the x5450 120tdp, i got the e5450 80tdp just to be sure, supermicro does not mention it cant do the 125tdp.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111832673738?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

so regular power supplies work with with MoBo and also the wholes are micro atx with the board size being a little bigger (10in x10in).

also the board came with backplates  

 

also the the spacing between the cpu mounting holes is 38.1mm x 81.28mm provided by intel pdf files found online (lga 771)

 

i also want to remind people before you go buy a dell or HP motherboard check and make sure that board has drivers for windows 7 or windows 10.

thats why i went with supermicro because i can find all the info on there site with drivers and manuals,

 

will report back once i get the rest and try and post then get a higher watt psu for windows 7 install and see how that works, but so far i like this board, i would recommend picking it up before they are all gone, if it doesnt work you lose 30bucks, big deal (only 10 left)

[MrJibJub]

and also there is psu's that have two cpu cables, my friends seasonic 1250 watt psu has two of them, they are just found on higher watt psus for those crazy dual cpu systems like dual lga 2011 socketed mobos that asus makes

[Xx_Nivlac_xX]

How would a machine like this perform in tasks relating to Graphic Design or Video Editing?

[m98custom121212]

im gona use this power supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153174

 

got the motherboard in today, still waiting on cpus and ram,

little update on this MoBo is on this model the audio ports have been removed, on supermicro site it says it has audio but maby for this model the cut it out of assembly since its a server, lucky it has a pci express x8 for a audio card.

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5100/X7DCA-L.cfm

 

as of the cpu power, it only has one cpu 8pin and a 24pin, idk this mobo can work with the x5450 120tdp, i got the e5450 80tdp just to be sure, supermicro does not mention it cant do the 125tdp.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111832673738?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

so regular power supplies work with with MoBo and also the wholes are micro atx with the board size being a little bigger (10in x10in).

also the board came with backplates

 

also the the spacing between the cpu mounting holes is 38.1mm x 81.28mm provided by intel pdf files found online (lga 771)

 

i also want to remind people before you go buy a dell or HP motherboard check and make sure that board has drivers for windows 7 or windows 10.

thats why i went with supermicro because i can find all the info on there site with drivers and manuals,

 

will report back once i get the rest and try and post then get a higher watt psu for windows 7 install and see how that works, but so far i like this board, i would recommend picking it up before they are all gone, if it doesnt work you lose 30bucks, big deal (only 10 left)

I pulled the trigger on the motherboard looking for cpus and ram now

 

 

brought the motherboard cpu's and ram

 

The whole project so far for $109 shipped 

 

Super Micro above 

(2) E5450 

(4) 4gb Sticks of ECC Ram

[georgosP]

hmm i would go with 2xXeon L5640 (6core) @2,26ghz and SuperMicro X8DTI-F mobo  which has enough expansion slots and 2x pcie, also ddr3 memory up to 192gb! It would cost me about 300 euros (cpus and mobo). Interesting build for mining too..

CPU: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-L5640-SLBV8-Six-Core-CPU-6x-2-26-GHz-12-MB-Cache-5-86-GT-s-S-1366-/151739455946?hash=item23546059ca:g:5TAAAOxyyFhTc5Fh

Mb: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X8DTI-F-Rev-2-01-Dual-Socket-LGA1366-Motherboard-Server-Board-/371449358965?hash=item567c1b6a75:g:pjMAAOSw0HVWBbHd



 

[Redicat]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-Dell-D8635-Dual-Socket-775-Server-Motherboard-Tested-and-Working-/252159130541?hash=item3ab5dafbad:g:ZmoAAOSwo0JWO95e

[michrech]

Without a whole lot of custom mounting, this board would not be good for such a build.  You'd need at least one of the hot-swap power supplies to go with it (I'd imagine they'd be fairly cheap), a front panel assembly (so that you'd have the power / reset buttons, which would likely also contain a pair of USB ports and a VGA connector).  In addition, the PCIe slots aren't really usable safely...

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-OEM-Dell-D8635-Dual-Socket-775-Server-Motherboard-Tested-and-Working-/252159130541?hash=item3ab5dafbad:g:ZmoAAOSwo0JWO95e

[TV3master]

I am looking to build  a pc with 2X xeon E5440 (i already have them) i was thinking about this mobo: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/291356889326?& and this ram: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Server-RAM-32GB-8x-4GB-PC2-5300P-ECC-REG-DDR2-667-PC5300-Memory-FITS-Dell-HP-IBM-/291626318059?hash=item43e64878eb:g:hS4AAOSwd0BVxR5C

 

I would like to know if this is possible as i can't find alot info about the mobo.

Also, can i just use an ATX power supply?

 

and the manual says it has a PCI-E X16 slot altrough it does not look like that on the picture, or is it?

 

I am going to make a custom case so i am not worried about mounting and such...

[michrech]

You cannot use a standard ATX power supply with that board.  Look for a non-rack mount server board.  Anything you find from a Dell, HP, IBM, etc branded rack mount server will be a pain to work with (not impossible, just a pain).

 

 

I am looking to build  a pc with 2X xeon E5440 (i already have them) i was thinking about this mobo: http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/291356889326?& and this ram: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Server-RAM-32GB-8x-4GB-PC2-5300P-ECC-REG-DDR2-667-PC5300-Memory-FITS-Dell-HP-IBM-/291626318059?hash=item43e64878eb:g:hS4AAOSwd0BVxR5C

 

I would like to know if this is possible as i can't find alot info about the mobo.

Also, can i just use an ATX power supply?

 

and the manual says it has a PCI-E X16 slot altrough it does not look like that on the picture, or is it?

 

I am going to make a custom case so i am not worried about mounting and such...

[TV3master]

You cannot use a standard ATX power supply with that board.  Look for a non-rack mount server board.  Anything you find from a Dell, HP, IBM, etc branded rack mount server will be a pain to work with (not impossible, just a pain).

 

just found the powersupply (http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Proliant-DL160-DL165-G5-650W-1U-Power-Supply-446635-001-457626-001-/281103894531) not going to buy this one, but on the pictures you can see that it has standard 24 pin, 6pin etc... connections, so that would not be a problem I think

I am an electronics hobbyist so I can live with the possible tinkering arround with a normal PSU

 

I can't really seem to find another board in my area so i have to go with it

still worried about the ram as i don't have alot off experience with that

would be nice if someone could help me out with that   (and maybe someone knows how many lanes the PCI-E really has)

[RadicalLime]

Like i said. If you don't want to do the research, don't do. This isn't as simple as going to Newegg and picking some parts, with your mind slightly focused on compatibility.

i dident went on new egg did i say i went to new egg no i went to amazon still nothing

[RadicalLime]

Ok so i did research i got some stuff for it but i need help with the ram cpu coolers case and power supply so heres the stuff i got on amazon 

 

Intel Xeon L5420 Quad Core Processor - 2.5 GHz Quad Core CPU; SLARP by Intel

 

 

Intel S5000PAL Server Board ATX LGA-771 1333MHz (Discontinued by Manufacturer) by Intel

 

 

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Overclocked 4GB GDDR5 PCiE Video Card Graphics Cards GV-N980WF3OC-4GD by Gigabyte

so please help with the rest thank you