Dual Cpu mobo

[Perrichicken]

Hey all,

struggling to find a decent 2x socket 1366 mobo with pcie slots

im using 2x xeon w3690

been looking at ebay and the best price vs performance mobo that I could find thus far that also looks good is the z800

here is a link: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-HP-Z800-Workstation-Motherboard-Systemboard-Dual-LGA-1366-576202-001-/230658365549

anyone ever used this board or see any problems I may occur? I have built several pcs before but never on the xeon side of things.

 

[Trey222]

That motherboard is great in theory, however it uses a lot of proprietary power connectors. It is possible to get it working with a regular power supply but it takes a good deal of modding. The mounting holes are non standard as well so it will also take some mods to make it fit in a case.   

[Perrichicken]

1 minute ago, Trey222 said:

That motherboard is great in theory, however it uses a lot of proprietary power connectors. It is possible to get it working with a regular power supply but it takes a good deal of modding. The mounting holes are non standard as well so it will also take some mods to make it fit in a case.   

Like i would need to acquire a different 24 pin mobo connector etc?

the motherboard mounting I can handle

[NTDaws]

This is your best shot, the EVGA gaming motherboards are no where to be found unfortunately.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z800-Dual-LGA1366-Xeon-Motherboard-Excellent-Condition-Revision-003-/262976094016

[NTDaws]

Actually this can work too.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X8DTL-3F-rev2-01-Motherboard-server-board-Dual-LGA-1366-Sockets-DDR3-/201640496206?hash=item2ef2b5cc4e:g:EwsAAOSwgZ1XrLoJ

[Perrichicken]

13 hours ago, Being Delirious said:

Actually this can work too.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SuperMicro-X8DTL-3F-rev2-01-Motherboard-server-board-Dual-LGA-1366-Sockets-DDR3-/201640496206?hash=item2ef2b5cc4e:g:EwsAAOSwgZ1XrLoJ

Yeah this is nice also, but the z800 looks like my best option