Posted October 24, 2016 hi, i was thinking of getting the cheap, old xeon e5-2660 cpu for a budget build computer, are there any micro-atx motherboards that support this cpu for under $120? i've heard its a great cpu and i wanted to try it out overclocked. Im aware i need a workstation motherboard but are there any on the market for a low-ish price? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 LGA 2011 boards are pretty expensive right now. Under $200? probably not. I'd look for server boards, but those are going to be like E-atx and SSI EEB formfactors. ASU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 You might be able to work with an X79 motherboard. Couldn't tell you for sure though My Build, v2.1 --- CPU: i7-8700K @ 5.2GHz/1.288v || MoBo: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-E Gaming || RAM: 4x4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 2666 14-14-14-33 || Cooler: Custom Loop || GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC Black, on water || PSU: EVGA G2 850W || Case: Corsair 450D || SSD: 850 Evo 250GB, Intel 660p 2TB || Storage: WD Blue 2TB || G502 & Glorious PCGR Fully Custom 80% Keyboard || MX34VQ, PG278Q, PB278Q Audio --- Headphones: Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX || Amp: Schiit Audio Magni 3 || DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 3 || Mic: Blue Yeti [Under Construction] My Truck --- 2002 F-350 7.3 Powerstroke || 6-speed My Car --- 2006 Mustang GT || 5-speed || BBK LTs, O/R X, MBRP Cat-back || BBK Lowering Springs, LCAs || 2007 GT500 wheels w/ 245s/285s The Experiment --- CPU: i5-3570K @ 4.0 GHz || MoBo: Asus P8Z77-V LK || RAM: 16GB Corsair 1600 4x4 || Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo || GPUs: Asus GTX 750 Ti, || PSU: Corsair TX750M Gold || Case: Thermaltake Core G21 TG || SSD: 840 Pro 128GB || HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2TB R.I.P. Asus X99-A motherboard, April 2016 - October 2018, may you rest in peace. 5820K, if I ever buy you a new board, it'll be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 7 minutes ago, Cereal5 said: You might be able to work with an X79 motherboard. Couldn't tell you for sure though When I said LGA 2011 boards are all really expensive, I mean ALL of them. x79 and server. ASU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 Author could someone link me the cheapest x79 motherboard they can find? ive been struggling thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 5 minutes ago, Mkopiec said: could someone link me the cheapest x79 motherboard they can find? ive been struggling thanks used or new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 24, 2016 1 hour ago, Mkopiec said: could someone link me the cheapest x79 motherboard they can find? ive been struggling thanks The cheapest is going to be $200+ used. The only matx x79 board you will reasonably find is the oem alienware x79 board, and the cheapest will probabbly be an oem dell workstation board with proprietary connectors. If you are going for a cheap workstation dual lga 1366 with two x5650s, or any other hex core cpus is a better cheaper option, lga 2011 really now is only worth it to go dual socket, with higher end chips like the e5 2670 or higher. But a dual socket board will be $350USD used at least. If you plan on using this for gaming, don't games won't use the cores, and you are better off getting a sandybridge i5, like the 2400/2500, a nehalem i7, or a newer i3. •E5-2670 @2.7GHz • Intel DX79SI • EVGA 970 SSC• GSkill Sniper 8Gb ddr3 • Corsair Spec 02 • Corsair RM750 • HyperX 120Gb SSD • Hitachi 2Tb HDD • Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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