2 CPUs, and 1 Stick of RAM?

[Joe Bennett]

So I have a dual CPU setup, and now I have no money left over, especially after I find I have to spend more than I wanted on my 850 watt PSU... So now, can I stick which the one 8 GB stick of RAM I have on my dual CPU setup, or must I buy at least two sticks of RAM for it to work? My soon to be rig:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VQDBGf

Thanks....

[Shiv78]

Why did you get Hyper 212s on Xeons? You could return those and have enough for 16GB. 1 stick should work tho AFAIK

[tatte]

Intel Mac Pro can do that, I'd imagine that setup could do it as well.

[matexoza]

its not just a yes or no really more of a case by case i.e some boards have the sections split for ram 2 sets of ram slots for each cpu your board seems to have only one (was a bad pic didn't look to deep) assuming there's 1 set for 2 cpus  id assume it would work but this is case by case really  

[SCHISCHKA]

It depends on the motherboard. the manual confirms you can on yours in one specific slot. https://www.asus.com/nz/Motherboards/Z9PED8_WS/HelpDesk_Manual/

[Energycore]

Return that PSU and change it to this.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

 

And suddenly, you have $40 for another stick of RAM.

[Joe Bennett]

15 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Why did you get Hyper 212s on Xeons? You could return those and have enough for 16GB. 1 stick should work tho AFAIK

Heard they were good cpu coolers... What would you suggest? I use a 3D Modelling software (Blender) which is very CPU intensive.

[Joe Bennett]

4 minutes ago, Energycore said:

Return that PSU and change it to this.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nB3RsY/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii620bronze

 

And suddenly, you have $40 for another stick of RAM.

I sell my 3D work to make money, and technically I have the money, I just have to wait 14 days for it to be deposited.

[Joe Bennett]

8 minutes ago, matexoza said:

its not just a yes or no really more of a case by case i.e some boards have the sections split for ram 2 sets of ram slots for each cpu your board seems to have only one (was a bad pic didn't look to deep) assuming there's 1 set for 2 cpus  id assume it would work but this is case by case really  

Alright, thank you...

[Joe Bennett]

7 minutes ago, SCHISCHKA said:

It depends on the motherboard. the manual confirms you can on yours in one specific slot. https://www.asus.com/nz/Motherboards/Z9PED8_WS/HelpDesk_Manual/

Thanks so much

[Energycore]

Just now, TowerCG said:

I sell my 3D work to make money, and technically I have the money, I just have to wait 14 days for it to be deposited.

I think only 1 CPU will work with only 1 stick of RAM, because the other CPU doesn't have fast enough access to that DIMM (I may be wrong).

 

But the best way to find out is to test

[Joe Bennett]

Just now, Energycore said:

I think only 1 CPU will work with only 1 stick of RAM, because the other CPU doesn't have fast enough access to that DIMM (I may be wrong).

 

But the best way to find out is to test

Ah... Okay... Well, I guess it's a wait on shipping and crap game then

[SCHISCHKA]

Just now, Energycore said:

I think only 1 CPU will work with only 1 stick of RAM, because the other CPU doesn't have fast enough access to that DIMM (I may be wrong).

 

But the best way to find out is to test

i had that in a quad socket pentium 4 server I owned a long time ago. That thing was a beast

[Qwweb]

34 minutes ago, TowerCG said:

Heard they were good cpu coolers... What would you suggest? I use a 3D Modelling software (Blender) which is very CPU intensive.

Just wondering (curious) about what you use Blender for? I am an engineering student right now and typically use Dassault Solidworks, or Catia, or Autodesk Inventor, Maya, CAD, or Revit for 3D modeling.

[Joe Bennett]

6 minutes ago, Qwweb said:

Just wondering (curious) about what you use Blender for? I am an engineering student right now and typically use Dassault Solidworks, or Catia, or Autodesk Inventor, Maya, CAD, or Revit for 3D modeling.

I actually use it for product design, architecture, and such. Here's my portfolio if you want to see some examples. A lot of people use Blender in place of a CAD software, but I don't get into that sort of thing. I take measurements and make sure all my models are to scale, but I am in no way an engineer. 

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, TowerCG said:

I actually use it for product design, architecture, and such. Here's my portfolio if you want to see some examples. A lot of people use Blender in place of a CAD software, but I don't get into that sort of thing. I take measurements and make sure all my models are to scale, but I am in no way an engineer. 

Wow, your work is very nice

[Qwweb]

2 minutes ago, TowerCG said:

I actually use it for product design, architecture, and such. Here's my portfolio if you want to see some examples. A lot of people use Blender in place of a CAD software, but I don't get into that sort of thing. I take measurements and make sure all my models are to scale, but I am in no way an engineer. 

That is cool that you can make money off of that.

[Joe Bennett]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

Wow, your work is very nice

Thank you

[Joe Bennett]

1 minute ago, Qwweb said:

That is cool that you can make money off of that.

Yeah... I'm still only 15 so I can't get a job in a studio yet, but I can sell to the hobbyists  

[Qwweb]

Just now, TowerCG said:

Yeah... I'm still only 15 so I can't get a job in a studio yet, but I can sell to the hobbyists  

Yeah, just hang in there, both of my parents are landscape architects. It is a pretty cool field, lots of different ways for architecture to be implimented. As a side note, you can usually get Autodesk products for free with a student license.

[Joe Bennett]

3 minutes ago, Qwweb said:

Yeah, just hang in there, both of my parents are landscape architects. It is a pretty cool field, lots of different ways for architecture to be implimented. As a side note, you can usually get Autodesk products for free with a student license.

Oh man, that's awesome (about your parents). And yeah, I don't really use Blender because of price though. I started using Blender, and to be completely honest, I just really prefer it over the other software... Now Z-Brush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, V-Ray, and Real Flow are exceptions, haha, but for modelling, I really just prefer Blender.

[Qwweb]

13 minutes ago, TowerCG said:

Oh man, that's awesome. And yeah, I don't really use Blender because of price though. I started using Blender, and to be completely honest, I just really prefer it over the other software... Now Z-Brush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, V-Ray, and Real Flow are exceptions, haha, but for modelling, I really just prefer Blender.

The reason I would recommend Autodesk software for architecture is because it is an industry standard program that allows for accurate dimensions and is free for students. For architecture, Revit, CAD, and Google Sketchup, are some of the most recognized in the industry. 

 

Good news is, all of these programs are highly multi-threaded for rendering (your build would work great), and if you can get them for free (Autodesk programs and Google Sketchup for sure), they are a great way to get a leg up in experience in this field by practicing. The one bad thing about Autodesk is that it puts massive watermarks on printed designs; to make sure you cannot sell them legally, for that you would need to buy the full version of the software.