What CPU for this MoBo

[thatguyyouknow75]

Found this server mobo on CL https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/sop/5573617935.html but wasnt able to find the socket type. Im not too familiar with the xeon lineup so which processors are compatible if i wanted a baller dual cpu build? Is this even a good deal?

[Bacon8tor]

all you have to do is google the model number 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=super+micro+x7dwn%2B

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5400/X7DWN_.cfm

 

its an LGA 771  -> pretty old socket type 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Xeon-E5450-Fsb1333Mhz-Lga771/dp/B00180J5G6

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Xeon-LGA-771-Computer-Processor/164/bn_650956/i.html

 

i dont know how much of a "baller" dual cpu it willbe these CPU are mostly 4 core and no hyperthreading so 4 cores is 4 cores. so it would be no better having 2 of them it would be the same as an i7

[thatguyyouknow75]

2 minutes ago, Bacon8tor said:

all you have to do is google the model number 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=super+micro+x7dwn%2B

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5400/X7DWN_.cfm

 

its an LGA 771  -> pretty old socket type 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Xeon-E5450-Fsb1333Mhz-Lga771/dp/B00180J5G6

 

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Xeon-LGA-771-Computer-Processor/164/bn_650956/i.html

 

i dont know how much of a "baller" dual cpu it willbe these CPU are mostly 4 core and no hyperthreading so 4 cores is 4 cores. so it would be no better having 2 of them it would be the same as an i7

didnt expect it to be up to par with current server components, ive just always liked motherboards/graphics cards that support multiple processors on the same pcb. The concept has always interested me. Thanks! very helpful

[Bananasplit_00]

you can get some pretty awesome Xeons for that board

[Bacon8tor]

1 minute ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

didnt expect it to be up to par with current server components, ive just always liked motherboards/graphics cards that support multiple processors on the same pcb. The concept has always interested me. Thanks! very helpful

no problem. 

 

Yea i totally agree if you want some dual CPUs stuff make it easier check this out , it will be easier if you were in the US to ship but the advantage is that most have ram but you might not be able to get multiple graphics cards in the machines 

 

 

[thatguyyouknow75]

3 minutes ago, Bacon8tor said:

no problem. 

 

Yea i totally agree if you want some dual CPUs stuff make it easier check this out , it will be easier if you were in the US to ship but the advantage is that most have ram but you might not be able to get multiple graphics cards in the machines 

 

 

Shameless plug  im just kidding, actually super helpful, will definitely check them out, I live in socal so shipping shouldnt be a huge issue. I appreciate the help bro

[Bacon8tor]

9 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

Shameless plug  im just kidding, actually super helpful, will definitely check them out, I live in socal so shipping shouldnt be a huge issue. I appreciate the help bro

haha yea definite plug I want these things out of my office. and pretty much see something you like and pm me, we can work out a price , Im really tired of having this pile of machines in my office. 

[thatguyyouknow75]

9 minutes ago, Bacon8tor said:

haha yea definite plug I want these things out of my office. and pretty much see something you like and pm me, we can work out a price , Im really tired of having this pile of machines in my office. 

will do, Im assuming youll be able to answer most questions ill have about them?

[Bacon8tor]

1 minute ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

will do, Im assuming youll be able to answer most questions ill have about them?

yea absolutely , ill even put an OS on it for you if you want before I ship, even if you have questions about other stuff, Ill do my best to answer them , messing around with servers is super fun, when its not work related -> this usually means something is wrong lol and no servers = no money for company 

 

[thatguyyouknow75]

Just now, Bacon8tor said:

yea absolutely , ill even put an OS on it for you if you want before I ship, even if you have questions about other stuff, Ill do my best to answer them , messing around with servers is super fun, when its not work related -> this usually means something is wrong lol and no servers = no money for company 

 

networking and servers are two things ive always wanted to learn but never had time, Maybe once i am further through my degree I can spare a few classes. Its always seemed super interesting and the possibilities with what you can do are endless when working with server equipment and programs

[Bacon8tor]

4 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

networking and servers are two things ive always wanted to learn but never had time, Maybe once i am further through my degree I can spare a few classes. Its always seemed super interesting and the possibilities with what you can do are endless when working with server equipment and programs

why do you need to take classes to learn? 

I have never taken a single course(paid course) for IT. 

I am a IT Director for a large HVAC company, and the only one in the department. 

I just started with a small old lga775 server box and installed linux started with a LAMP stack, once I got that down jsut said that would be cool to have and pretty much you can find a tutorial on anything. if that fails come to the forums it has been a great help since I joined only like a couple months. A virtual machine is something to consider as well it allows you to basically have any other machine without needing the physical hardware. you could make an entire enviroment that would be in a small company on a single computer. VM's are really the bees-knees

 

I am only 27 yrs.old , been in the industry for about 2 yrs. only been really learning server sdmin stuff for about 4 yrs. and now have a salary paid job.,

 

THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN STOP YOU IS YOURSELF.

[thatguyyouknow75]

13 minutes ago, Bacon8tor said:

why do you need to take classes to learn? 

I have never taken a single course(paid course) for IT. 

I am a IT Director for a large HVAC company, and the only one in the department. 

I just started with a small old lga775 server box and installed linux started with a LAMP stack, once I got that down jsut said that would be cool to have and pretty much you can find a tutorial on anything. if that fails come to the forums it has been a great help since I joined only like a couple months. A virtual machine is something to consider as well it allows you to basically have any other machine without needing the physical hardware. you could make an entire enviroment that would be in a small company on a single computer. VM's are really the bees-knees

 

I am only 27 yrs.old , been in the industry for about 2 yrs. only been really learning server sdmin stuff for about 4 yrs. and now have a salary paid job.,

 

THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN STOP YOU IS YOURSELF.

I want to dual major in mechnanical engineering and computer science, so to get the degree some classes are necessary and extra ones just make my transcript look better. Also i dont have a lot of free time to teach myself and if i take the classes i get credits which are very valuble

[Bacon8tor]

40 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

I want to dual major in mechnanical engineering and computer science, so to get the degree some classes are necessary and extra ones just make my transcript look better. Also i dont have a lot of free time to teach myself and if i take the classes i get credits which are very valuble

understood  

 

Just sayin in the time that youve been having this convo and just about as many lines written you could have installed centos and started your lamp stack. 

 

just saying.