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First Build: Dual Xeons

dlbrewer
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I've been wanting to build a computer for a while and once i saw the budge xeon build i just knew i had to build one

 

specs:

Supermicro X7DWU board
2 Xeon x5460 processors
intel heatsink cpu coolers
32gb fb ecc ddr2
logisys server case
dell area 51 1000w power supply
a couple of fans for circulation
r7 240 graphics card (will be putting a gt-730 in soon)

 

I got everything up and running with ubuntu and now i'm having a problem i guess with the power supply. After shutdown it doesn't want to start back up unless i unplug it from the wall and plug it back in. I'm not sure if this is a powersupply problem or not, maybe you guys can help me out. any feedback or comments would be greatly appreciated. if you guys want some pics just let me know

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wait no why do you want to put in a gt 730 instead? honestly i don't get that man there must be a reason behind. it's not just because you need something to put out a display since you want to change to nvidia right? i'm not trying to convince you to buy an expensive card nor am i trying to push you to either nvidia or amd but i am trying to tell you that a gtx 960 or something in that ballrange will work much better for you than a gt 730. save up man it will pay off no matter if you do productivity or gaming :) 
what are the machine going to be used for? and when will we see pics man :D !

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I already have a gaming machine so that wasn't the idea behind it, but now i honestly don't know what i want to use it for. I'm not wanting to spend too much so i went with a cheaper graphics card since gaming wasn't the objective. Until I figure out something to use it for I guess I'll just have it doing BOINC

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I guess i forgot to answer the last question. I'm putting the gt730 in because i just bought the one i have currently at best buy so i could actually use the computer until i could order one online and then just return the amd. it's saving me about $30 going with the gt730 with 2 gb of gddr5 vs the amd with 2 gb of ddr3

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