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Looking for E-ATX dual socket 2011 motherboard that will fit in an E-ATX compatible full tower case

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Hello,

Like the title says, I'm looking for a E-ATX dual socket 2011 motherboard that will fit in an E-ATX compatible full tower case. The case will most likely be the Phanteks Enthoo Pro Series PH-ES614P_BK. I was going to go with one of the SuperMicro X9 series boards. The CPUs being used are going to be two Intel Xeon E5-2670s. The issue I am worried about is that I saw a few reviews on some of the X9 series boards. Some say the even though they are listed as E-ATX boards that they will not line up with the holes in a E-ATX case unless it is one of SuperMicro's. 

As for features I need, I really just need 2 pcie x 16 slots and some other pcie slots for a usb 3.0 card and a sound card. Pretty much all of the X9 series boards meet this requirement but I'm not sure which one to get for the case I want. Anyone have any suggestions? Also how about CPU coolers? Do I need to use a certain heatsink or will anything 2011 compatible work? I would like to use a nice looking and high performance air cooled CPU cooler like the be quiet! DARK ROCK 3 SilentWings CPU Cooler if it can fit. 

Thanks for the help!

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SuperMicro MBD-X10DAI-O

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1 minute ago, rhyseyness said:

This sounds like it's for a gaming rig, in which case I'd highly recommend you don't go with a dual socket server board.

What do you want all that CPU power for?

No, it will largely be for development, running lots of virtual machines, and my personal machine. 

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3 minutes ago, TidaLWaveZ said:

SuperMicro MBD-X10DAI-O

Issue with anything in the X10 series is that they support only v3 Xeons. I plan on using the Intel Xeon E5-2670s which are v1 CPUs because you can get them for $70 each. The X9 series boards support v1 and v2.

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Just now, rhyseyness said:

Ah fair enough :)

In that case, good luck!

Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

No problem. I know where your coming from. I've seen a ton of those "Is a dual CPU setup good for gaming" questions.

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1 minute ago, emilan said:

Issue with anything in the X10 series is that they support only v3 Xeons. I plan on using the Intel Xeon E5-2670s which are v1 CPUs because you can get them for $70 each. The X9 series boards support v1 and v2.

 

How nice of SuperMicro not to acknowledge the refresh as 2011-V3

- ASUS X99 Deluxe - i7 5820k - Nvidia GTX 1080ti SLi - 4x4GB EVGA SSC 2800mhz DDR4 - Samsung SM951 500 - 2x Samsung 850 EVO 512 -

- EK Supremacy EVO CPU Block - EK FC 1080 GPU Blocks - EK XRES 100 DDC - EK Coolstream XE 360 - EK Coolstream XE 240 -

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Just now, TidaLWaveZ said:

 

How nice of SuperMicro not to acknowledge the refresh as 2011-V3

Yeah I said the same thing. 

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