ECC Memory Compatibility- Xeon E5-2670

v-raze · May 16, 2016

1 minute ago, SLAYR said:

I kinda doubt the server boards will have support for sli/crossfire you will want to make sure that they have that certification, usually that is only features that end up on desktop, and some workstation motherboards, since it is pretty useless for a server.

Perhaps not, but IIRC crossfire requires much less specific hardware from the mobo than SLI. I know the C602 chipset is used in a few consumer/gaming oriented motherboards with SLI & Crossfire support, I would not be surprised if the C602J chipset had similar capability considering it's main difference is the addition of a second processor.

Syntaxvgm · May 16, 2016

9 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

I kinda doubt the server boards will have support for sli/crossfire you will want to make sure that they have that certification, usually that is only features that end up on desktop, and some workstation motherboards, since it is pretty useless for a server.

I just intend to drop whatever gpu that was in my desktop when I upgrade it, in this case the 970. Single one.

13 minutes ago, v-raze said:

If you're willing to drop that cash it's your choice, I'm a cheap student on a tight budget so I always go for the deal. I might wait a bit till there were more options, or go for that well priced intel board. If you're comfortable reselling it in case it doesn't work out, I would definitely pick up that cheap supermicro though. That is a steal at that price.

You've probably already seen them, but I'd recommend looking at the Tech YES City videos on the dual Xeon workstation, specifically these three: 1 (build) 2 (bench & overview) 3 (OC'ing/tuning). Good information from someone who's already done it before.

Yah I understand.

I've noticed a pattern of supermicro 2011 board pricing-

1. Determine price.

2. Check for on board USB 3.0 ports

3. If on board 3.0 ports are present, add 100$

lol might just have to use an add in card for that.

Syntaxvgm · May 16, 2016

25 minutes ago, v-raze said:

Perhaps not, but IIRC crossfire requires much less specific hardware from the mobo than SLI. I know the C602 chipset is used in a few consumer/gaming oriented motherboards with SLI & Crossfire support, I would not be surprised if the C602J chipset had similar capability considering it's main difference is the addition of a second processor.

I'm likely just gonna get one of these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X9DRi-F-Dual-Socket-LGA-2011-Server-Motherboard-W-I-O-Shield-/401118955704

Seems like a good price to me, and I'd rather not risk an untested board. Since I'm getting multiple used parts, I'd like to make it as headache free as possible.

One thing to note with that board that's annoying is the fact that it has no USB3 ports, I'll have to add a card for that. Combine that with the sound card, and that's 2 slots missing. I might use a PCI express backplane/splitter if I can get one at a good price. They are a bit hard to come by unless your board supports one of the passive ones.

v-raze · May 16, 2016

6 hours ago, Syntaxvgm said:

I'm likely just gonna get one of these

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X9DRi-F-Dual-Socket-LGA-2011-Server-Motherboard-W-I-O-Shield-/401118955704

Seems like a good price to me, and I'd rather not risk an untested board. Since I'm getting multiple used parts, I'd like to make it as headache free as possible.

One thing to note with that board that's annoying is the fact that it has no USB3 ports, I'll have to add a card for that. Combine that with the sound card, and that's 2 slots missing. I might use a PCI express backplane/splitter if I can get one at a good price. They are a bit hard to come by unless your board supports one of the passive ones.

Sure, I missed that one in my quick search last night. That's a well featured board and the price isn't bad at all. Even if you use a sound card and a USB 3.0 card, you still have 3 other PCI express slots for additional expansion, so you'd probably be fine. And with 24 RAM slots, you could get quite a lot of memory with 4GB sticks, without even needing to spend extra on 8GB. Or you could just go nuts and load it with 192GB for the overkill value. Whatever you end up choosing, I'm excited to see how it turns out.