Home Server Build around Xeon X3440 CPU

[zacaustin86]

Hi All,

 

I am starting a home server build. I am on a tight budget and aiming for the most quiet and low power build. I managed to salvage an Intel Xeon X3440 Processor from an old server. It uses an intel LGA1156 socket. After a brief google search it seems that the only boards that support this processor are server grade boards. I am looking for a recommendation for a low cost server board that will support my processor.

 

Link for CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/42928/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X3440-8M-Cache-2_53-GHz

 

Thanks in advance.

 

EDIT: This is the sort of case I plan to use: http://www.norcotek.com/product/rpc-4308/

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

You may have a difficult time finding one with a standard form factor, but here you go.

 

EDIT: Also that 95W TDP on the CPU means you have to get a decent cooler to keep that thing cool and quiet.

[RedWulf]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131404

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-p55afuzion

Not the best boards but pretty "standard" you'd need graphics as the board has no video

[Droidbot]

9 minutes ago, Jacktastic-Mofo said:

You may have a difficult time finding one with a standard form factor, but here you go.

 

EDIT: Also that 95W TDP on the CPU means you have to get a decent cooler to keep that thing cool and quiet.

this. cooling will be a massive issue, I'd genuinely suggest a H55 running at low fan speeds (quiet mode), it works pretty well 

[Buizel10]

22 minutes ago, zacaustin86 said:

Hi All,

 

I am starting a home server build. I am on a tight budget and aiming for the most quiet and low power build. I managed to salvage an Intel Xeon X3440 Processor from an old server. It uses an intel LGA1156 socket. After a brief google search it seems that the only boards that support this processor are server grade boards. I am looking for a recommendation for a low cost server board that will support my processor.

 

Link for CPU: http://ark.intel.com/products/42928/Intel-Xeon-Processor-X3440-8M-Cache-2_53-GHz

 

Thanks in advance.

cheap cheap:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R210-Server-System-Motherboard-Socket-LGA1156-5KX61-/182058980888?hash=item2a638f9618:g:bIsAAOSwxp9W7FxI

 

Not standard but has standard power connectors.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-S3420GPRX-LGA1156-Server-Board-E77063-305-motherboard-ddr3-atx-/252207812063?hash=item3ab8c1cddf:g:yNQAAOSwYHxWMmj4

 

ATX

[Jacktastic-Mofo]

Just now, Droidbot said:

this. cooling will be a massive issue, I'd genuinely suggest a H55 running at low fan speeds (quiet mode), it works pretty well 

It won't be THAT big of an issue, a half way decent air cooler will be fine because in all likely hood this server most likely won't be running at it's max capacity almost ever. Something like a Cooler Master Hyper T2 is cheap dead quiet and cools really well should be able to handle this CPU almost all the time.

[zacaustin86]

The server would act as a media server/storage server running either windows directly with some linux VM's on VirtualBox (or similar) or ESXi with a Windows VM and some other Linux ones. 

 

EDIT: My concern is that some of the CPU coolers Ive seen wont fit in a 3u or 4u rack case (I've linked a possible case in the original post)

Edited March 24, 2016 by zacaustin86

[Bacon8tor]

15 minutes ago, zacaustin86 said:

The server would act as a media server/storage server running either windows directly with some linux VM's on VirtualBox (or similar) or ESXi with a Windows VM and some other Linux ones. 

 

EDIT: My concern is that some of the CPU coolers Ive seen wont fit in a 3u or 4u rack case (I've linked a possible case in the original post)

 dont think that cooling will be an issue, or that height should be one either. 

Just built this at work for a back up storage server(http://pcpartpicker.com/p/dqNmyc)(that psu is temp. redundant one hasnt came yet) 

but I am using the stock heat sink on this it is a 80w tdp but it stays below 30c that was in my office which is usually 72f ambient temp. the server room gets kept at 69f (dont ask me why just what its set at) there are about 12 other various servers running in there and the stock heat sink doesnt blink, 

just get a heat sink that will clear and ram, capacitors pci cards you may put in and you'll be fine height wouldnt be a probelm at all.

after owning a fx-9590 for about 6months i learned that thing ran FUCKING HOTTTTTT, water cooled granted with the aio that amd sent out with the cpu, but my new i5-6600k overclocked to 4.2ghz runs below 30c and hits maybe 35c when gaming with a hyper 212 evo. 

My point is that 95w tdp is not that bad at all, find something that will fit and compatible, i dont believe you need anything insane a decent cpu heatsink and fan(shit even buy an aftermarket fan) will do the trick just fine