A New Dual Xeon Build

[Bigdaddy5414]

It's been quite a while since I have done anything on here, but my current X99 system at my shop is mostly going to be going home to do a virtualized computer there.

 

This was the original thread on it http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/237946-my-x99-rig/

 

 

I have not really been doing a lot of gaming besides getting back into WoW somewhat a couple of months ago. Last spring I sold two of the 980s which left me just the one I have today. It was fun to play around with but just wasn't getting used.

 

But anyways the girlfriend wants to start some gaming again, and I have brought all the decent computers here to the shop and just laptops left at home. Which is what started this new build, going to do the 2 gamers 1 computer thing with a good chunk of my current hardware. I haven't thought about what I'm going to do for graphics cards, was thinking just a pair of 960s for each of us on it, and I'll leave the 980 here at the shop for the xeon build.

 

Now for the xeon build I have already ordered the processors which are on the way for tomorrow according to tracking, and the motherboard is also ordered but not shipped yet. I am about 90% sure I need to get RDIMM memory for it but I want to find out if it works with regular UDIMM first. Don't really need the registered memory as far as I care, that's what my servers are for, but if I have to I have to I guess.

 

I will probably never use all these cores//threads but another fun thing to play around with lol, and can always throw in the server rack too at a later date when things get changed again.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2695 V3 2.3GHz 14-Core Processor ($2383.32 @ Amazon)
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2695 V3 2.3GHz 14-Core Processor ($2383.32 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($63.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z10PE-D16 WS SSI EEB Dual-CPU LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($500.00)
Memory: Kingston 64GB (4 x 16GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($450.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($328.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($75.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($509.99 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Switch 810 (Black) ATX Full Tower Case ($169.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($167.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Full (32/64-bit) ($199.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 LED EVOLUTION II DP MULTI 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($269.00)
Monitor: QNIX QX2710 LED EVOLUTION II DP MULTI 60Hz 27.0" Monitor ($269.00)
Monitor: Asus PB287Q 60Hz 28.0" Monitor ($479.99 @ Amazon)
Keyboard: Corsair K95 RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($209.01 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Corsair Vengeance M95 Wired Laser Mouse ($68.45 @ Amazon)
Other: Logitech Z5300 ($200.00)
Other: Monitor Stand ($100.00)
Total: $8892.02
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-20 12:19 EST-0500

 

Some of these are my existing items like the peripherals, monitors, psu, case, mechanical drive, etc.

 

I know it will be a tight fit in the Switch 810 which is not officially supported. I actually really like the Thermaltake Core X9 chassis which doesn't officially support it either lol.

 

The RAM is up in the air at this point as well, if I find out regular stuff works I will be thrilled. If not, I'll be starting with either 8 or 16g sticks and dual channel as it will only be four pieces to start, and I can drop another 4 in at a later date I figure even with 8 gig sticks I can still reach 128GB total which is probably never needed.

 

The Z10PE-D16 WS was chosen over the Z10PE-D8 WS because of the extra RAM slots and the IPMI. I use IPMI all the time with the servers and it would be awesome to have in my workstation. The IPMI can be added on to the other model but the 16 already has it. Don't really care about one less slot and only 3 way SLI vs 4 way as well.

 

The Samsung 950 Pro has been a hit around here lately with the last 2 builds I did for customers involving one. So I have to get one for myself, it is just insane. I'm not sure if the M.2 on the board supports it 100% I haven't really checked into NVME support yet, and if it does if it gets full speed out of it. I have some PCIe adapter cards I could use as well.

 

Those smaller Noctua coolers I think will suffice, without any OC really other then a little base clock.

 

I'm like a kid in a candy store with the xeons and motherboard ordered. Just have to wait and see on memory and make up my mind on the coolers.

[TheRandomness]

When your RAM costs more than your case....

[Bigdaddy5414]

When your RAM costs more than your case....

 

LOL yes it does, I don't get all that excited over a case. I thought of even putting it on the wall for customers to see when they walk in.

 

Actually with the current system it did too easily. DDR4 was brand new at the time.

[oskarha]

Lol, I was expecting another lga 771 build. But this is an absolute monster. Wow. Maby you could give a cinebench score when your finished?

[TheRandomness]

Lol, I was expecting another lga 771 build. But this is an absolute monster. Wow. Maby you could give a cinebench score when your finished?

I actually want to do an mATX 771 dual xeon build

[oskarha]

I actually want to do an mATX 771 dual xeon build

MATX, now that would be interesting   

[FatPenguin]

tldr, why don't you just use one X99 compatible Xeon?

[TheRandomness]

MATX, now that would be interesting   

I found a motherboard for it. Hell, if I had the money, i'd do an mATX dual 2011 build  And with 771 it can all be done for £90 c:

[oskarha]

I found a motherboard for it. Hell, if I had the money, i'd do an mATX dual 2011 build

WTF, there are dual lga 2011 mATX mobos?

Link please.

[Bigdaddy5414]

Lol, I was expecting another lga 771 build. But this is an absolute monster. Wow. Maby you could give a cinebench score when your finished?

 

For sure, it should whoop the current build by a good amount.

 

The older version but my comparison from other builds I have had. Except for those xeons put in there from sample data. That Q6600 is my checkout counter computer.

 

 

[TheRandomness]

WTF, there are dual lga 2011 mATX mobos?

Link please.

I'm trying to find it ffs I saw it yesterday D: I can find normal ATX ones though... Maybe it was 1366...

[oskarha]

For sure, it should whoop the current build by a good amount.

Lol, I wonder how many times higher the score is going to be compared to my amd a10, atleast 8-10 times faster (than the a10s 340cb).

[TheRandomness]

I'm trying to find it ffs I saw it yesterday D: I can find normal ATX ones though... Maybe it was 1366...

WTF, there are dual lga 2011 mATX mobos?

Link please.

FFS It was a proprietary 1366 mobo ;~; http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DRT-F.cfm

[oskarha]

FFS It was a proprietary 1366 mobo ;~; http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X9DRT-F.cfm

MATX Dual cpu lga 2011 board. A little to good to be true

Could you post the link to the 771 board?

Thats also interesting.

[TheRandomness]

MATX Dual cpu lga 2011 board. A little to good to be true

Could you post the link to the 771 board?

Thats also interesting.

c: http://www.supermicro.co.uk/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5100/X7DCA-L.cfm - Waitasec dimensions say ATX yet it looks mATX.... hmmmmmmmm. It says 25.4cm x 25.4cm... That's mATX spec

[oskarha]

c: http://www.supermicro.co.uk/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5100/X7DCA-L.cfm - Waitasec dimensions say ATX yet it looks mATX.... hmmmmmmmm. It says 25.4cm x 25.4cm... That's mATX spec

It would probably fit though, mATX dimentions are 12x9,6 in, and that board is 10x10 in.

[TheRandomness]

It would probably fit though, mATX dimentions are 12x9,6 in, and that board is 10x10 in.

As I have £155 lying around and the total cost for board + dual Xeons (X5460s) + RAM (2x4GB ECC DDR2) is £90...  :rolleyes: I really want to but I don't want to spend my money

[oskarha]

As I have £155 lying around and the total cost for board + dual Xeons (X5460s) + RAM (2x4GB ECC DDR2) is £90...  :rolleyes: I really want to but I don't want to spend my money

[Bigdaddy5414]

I have a quad xeon server in the bottom of the rack. Its older, They just dual cores with hyper-threading so it shows as 16 threads. Has 32GB RAM. It stays powered off, was a waste of money lol, so much juice is consumed to power it.

[Bigdaddy5414]

There is where the new workstation will be, in front of my updated green screen.

[ccRicers]

I found a motherboard for it. Hell, if I had the money, i'd do an mATX dual 2011 build  And with 771 it can all be done for £90 c:

TIL there are dual socket mATX boards

[Bigdaddy5414]

Have the xeons and the coolers came in today. Still waiting on the board. Says shipped last Tuesday but tracking shows it was never picked up. I really hate eBay bit it was about $60 cheaper. Got it from Superbiiz on there. Won't do again! Fun eBay messages back and forth.

[TheRandomness]

Have the xeons and the coolers came in today. Still waiting on the board. Says shipped last Tuesday but tracking shows it was never picked up. I really hate eBay bit it was about $60 cheaper. Got it from Superbiiz on there. Won't do again! Fun eBay messages back and forth.

 

Fancy.

[shawn finkenstead]

Have the xeons and the coolers came in today. Still waiting on the board. Says shipped last Tuesday but tracking shows it was never picked up. I really hate eBay bit it was about $60 cheaper. Got it from Superbiiz on there. Won't do again! Fun eBay messages back and forth.

 

Got a question for you. Would it be better to buy something like a Qnap or Synology nas, or build a server something like yours in a case or rack mount case? I think the 8 drive Synology is $999.00 U.S.. 

[Bigdaddy5414]

Got a question for you. Would it be better to buy something like a Qnap or Synology nas, or build a server something like yours in a case or rack mount case? I think the 8 drive Synology is $999.00 U.S..

Build your own. That is a pretty weak machine for a grand with just an Atom processor. I have a server in the rack running FreeNAS with a 4 core/8 threaded Xeon and a supermicro board with LSI controller onboard. Much more powerful.