Do i need 2 8pins?

[DemonWars]

Motherboard:

So to get to the point, the labels say "need both when in heavy use configuration"
There will be two Intel Xeon E5620 2.40GHz processors in it.
So my question: will it work at all if i only use one connector because i do not have a second one right now.
And can i take one processor out until i can?

[HrutkayMods]

I don't think dual socket board can run with just one CPU? But for most uses, 1 8pin should be plenty to power both CPUs. The guy from EEVblog had no issues with just 1

[DemonWars]

Oh thank god thank you!
My pc has been out of commission 3 months, and i found that board with those two cpu's and 24GB of Kingston ram for 300 bucks, i'm going to test it tomorrow to seal the deal ^^

[Narnash]

7 minutes ago, DemonWars said:

Oh thank god thank you!
My pc has been out of commission 3 months, and i found that board with those two cpu's and 24GB of Kingston ram for 300 bucks, i'm going to test it tomorrow to seal the deal ^^

seems like a very nice deal the 2 socket 1366 Mobos are expensive

[DemonWars]

1 minute ago, Narnash said:

seems like a very nice deal the 2 socket 1366 Mobos are expensive

It really is!
I had an amazing deal on the case too, here's my ongoing wip: 

I just found out that my olde Phenom II x4 965 uses about 150watt
And these Xeons only use 65 each, so i'm still using less of the connector^^

 

[paddy-stone]

1 hour ago, DemonWars said:

Motherboard:

So to get to the point, the labels say "need both when in heavy use configuration"
There will be two Intel Xeon E5620 2.40GHz processors in it.
So my question: will it work at all if i only use one connector because i do not have a second one right now.
And can i take one processor out until i can?

 Yeah, very nice deal you've got there

[DemonWars]

Not as nice as your picture though, wanna get some chimichangas later?

[Narnash]

1 minute ago, DemonWars said:

It really is!
I had an amazing deal on the case too, here's my ongoing wip: 

I just found out that my olde Phenom II x4 965 uses about 150watt
And these Xeons only use 65 each, so i'm still using less of the connector^^

 

a single 2 socket 1366 go for 225-300+ euro(+ is possible at any time )... Ok one of the Xeons you can get for 15-25 euro but hey 24GB RAM nice to have 

 

BTW is bucks in your case (because of netherlands locaton) USD or euro (USD would be a ridicolous nice deal  =D, than I may have to drive 200 km an snap it xD)

[paddy-stone]

Just saw alisting on ebay in the US for a socket 1366 motherboard dual slot, with 2x xeon 2650 I think it was... and 48GB DDR3 RAM (6x8GB kingston) for around $200... can't remember now, it was £157 I remember, but the import duty and postage were almost as much again

 

[edit] found it, so if anyone is in the US and wants a look  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-S5520HC-Server-MBoard-LGA1366-SOCKET-DUAL-E5645-6-CORE-48GB-6x-8GB-DDR3-/262364114820?hash=item3d161eaf84:g:PIsAAOSwAuNW2dM5