X79 Motherboards

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Hello guys,

 

I just bought a cheap Xeon E7-8890 v2 on eBay, I need an LGA 2011 motherboard but they all seem ridiculously expensive, $400 CAD  or more for used boards on eBay and I can't find any new ones either, however I came across this:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-DELL-Precision-T3600-Socket-LGA2011-System-Motherboard-0PTTT9-PTTT9/182220811634?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D888007%26algo%3DDISC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D38702%26meid%3Dc60326c87f3246c2a7bc15391a6b326a%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D262594229455

 

 

Does anyone know if this will work with the CPU I listed, it should as they are both the same socket, but I am not sure if the Bios will support it, also does anyone know of any cheaper X79 motherboards?

[Curufinwe_wins]

Yea x79 mobos are some of the hardest things to come across in current times.. That is why those xeons are so cheap.

[Electronics Wizardy]

A x79 mobo won't work with a 8890. They use a different socket and only work on server boards

[Electronics Wizardy]

A x79 mobo won't work with a 8890. They use a different socket and only work on server boards

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Oh I see, any idea if the motherboard I listed would work, those servers come with Intel Xeon E5-2667.

[Electronics Wizardy]

4 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Oh I see, any idea if the motherboard I listed would work, those servers come with Intel Xeon E5-2667.

Should work fine, but its not a atx board, and won't fit in most cases

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Yeah it looks a bit strange, but its alright, I got a Dremel, thanks for your help guys, I will update the thread once I get both and test them.

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Yeah it looks a bit strange, but its alright, I got a Dremel, thanks for your help guys, I will update the thread once I get both and test them.

No it won't just work like that. Also id get a 8 core cpu if you going 2011. 

 

You might as well get a who used system for a hunded or two more. There quiet, fast and well built.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Oh I bought this CPU because it was incredibly cheap, what do you mean by "it won't just work like that", you mean I might need a BIOS update or something like that?

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Oh I bought this CPU because it was incredibly cheap, what do you mean by "it won't just work like that", you mean I might need a BIOS update or something like that?

Won't fit in a case with a dremel. Its very different.

 

Id get a 8 core if you haven't bought the cpu yet.

 

Id also get a premade dell t3600.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Oh I got it for $105 USD, an E5-2670 is about $75-$80, I figured it would be much better since its 15 core/22nm and the E5-2670 is 8 core/32nm, this system won't be used for gaming, it will be more of a video editing machine.

 

Which CPU would you recommend for Adobe Premiere 4k video editing? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

8 minutes ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Oh I bought this CPU because it was incredibly cheap, what do you mean by "it won't just work like that", you mean I might need a BIOS update or something like that?

You can get a barbones dell t7810. Its a dual lga 2011 system for about 500 on ebay like this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/DELL-PRECISION-T7810-Barebone-Workstation-Build-your-own-System-/321680862904?hash=item4ae5ac6eb8:g:C2kAAOSwcu5UPyFe

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You can also get a dell r7910 for even cheaper and its dual lga 2011v3, but its rack mount.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

Oh I got it for $105 USD, an E5-2670 is about $75-$80, I figured it would be much better since its 15 core/22nm and the E5-2670 is 8 core/32nm, this system won't be used for gaming, it will be more of a video editing machine.

 

Which CPU would you recommend for Adobe Premiere 4k video editing? 

Budget?

 

 

6800k

 

Adobe likes clock speed.

[Cracklingice]

E7's are for top notch type servers only.  Typically they're outfitted with 4 processors each and you can connect two together to form a single 8 processor machine.  The only system you're likely to find that will work with one of them is a blade server for e7 xeons.  The e5 is what you should have gotten for a dual or single socket setup and the e3 for single socket only.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Hmm, okay, thanks for your suggestions, I might just re-sell the CPU and go with an i7-6800k

[Cracklingice]

To use your E7 V2 look for a motherboard using the C602J chipset.

http://ark.intel.com/products/75258/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E7-8890-v2-37_5M-Cache-2_80-GHz#@compatibility

Actually, apparently not all 602J motherboards even support E7s.

[Cracklingice]

https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10DBT-T.cfm

Found a board that supports it, but the board only comes installed in a complete server.

 

[Malcolm Merlyn]

These boards are expensive, and pretty much all require 2+ CPU's.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, Malcolm Merlyn said:

These boards are expensive, and pretty much all require 2+ CPU's.

 

5 minutes ago, Cracklingice said:

https://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon/C600/X10DBT-T.cfm

Found a board that supports it, but the board only comes installed in a complete server.

 

A dell r920 would also work fine, but its big and heavy.

 

Your not getting a desktop or workstation with a e7. These are designed for 1tb+ of ram and huge databases and workloads like that.

[Malcolm Merlyn]

Well, I guess I will resell it, thanks for your help guys.

 

One quick question, would a Dell Precision T3600 motherboard work with an E5-2670, or generally speaking, whats the cheapest motherboard that would support 1 or 2 E5-2670's, this is not for video editing, I know someone who is hosting game servers and needs something like this.