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So, I picked up an e7 8880v3 for 20$ on Newegg. Its a refurb, and I'm pretty sure it was mismarked, but I figured it was worth the 20$ risk, should the CPU be legit, and show up functioning (I'll get it in the mail today). That said, I have no way of testing it. I thought it would work as a render node, as I do 3D Rendering work, and an 18c/36t cpu would be a nice get for that price-point. The unfortunate part is, I can't find any information on if this will run on any consumer grade boards or single socket super micro boards, and nobody has any definitive answers. 

So, has anybody here experimented with the e7 series Xeons on consumer grade gear or single socket boards? I understand that's not what this cpu was intended for, but I figure it was worth a shot.

 

That said, if I cant use this CPU, Id be happy to donate it to LTT or any users who might be able to.

Thanks!

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Consumer x99 boards run the compatible generations of xeons, I would think the same thing applies to the previous HEDT motherboards.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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Just now, fasauceome said:

Consumer x99 boards run the compatible generations of xeons, I would think the same thing applies to the previous HEDT motherboards.

That's what I thought too, but I can't find anybody who's tried it before. 

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2 minutes ago, tedvitale said:

That's what I thought too, but I can't find anybody who's tried it before. 

Does this give any useful info?

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Is that Xeon compatible with X79? I think you can buy new chinese X79 mobos off Aliexpress, which out to make a decently interesting garage project

REMILIA Mk.IIIE CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X, Cooler: Arctic Freezer II 240 (Noctua NT-H2), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives 1-4 TB, PSU: Corsair RM750 MY2019, Case: Cooler Master Mastercase 5 MC500 (with add-ons, Noctua NF-A14 and Arctic P14 fans), PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), Hp Z27n (IPS, 60hz, 1440p, 8Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, ifi Zen DAC v2 + ifi Zen CAN, Littledot Mk.II (w/ Soviet Power tubes and British Mulard M8100s/Soviet Voshkod 6JP-EV/ American General Electric JAN 5654W dependent on mood), Sendy Aiva (Primary), Beyer Dynamic DT990 250ohm Black Special Edition, Audeze EL-8 Open Back, Sennheiser HD598SE (modified to be a headset, snapped headband held together with gorilla tape), Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 600, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

 

KOAKUMA Mk.IB (24/7 Folding Slave PC made of spare parts): CPU: Core i7 4770, Cooler: Some small antex cooler with 80mm fan, RAM: 2x 4Gb Sticks of 2400Mhz DDR3, Mobo: Asus H81i-Plus, GPU: R9 390 Nitro+ (barely fits in case), Storage: 256gb Korean no-name SATA SSD, PSU: Corsair CX550 (Gray label), Case: Antec ISK600 ITX case. [Given away to friend]

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Just now, ibabyslapper said:

Is that Xeon compatible with X79? I think you can buy new chinese X79 mobos off Aliexpress, which out to make a decently interesting garage project

different sockets.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Heatsink: Gelid Phantom Black GPU: Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual RAM: Corsair DDR4 2x8GB 3000Mhz mobo: Asus X570-P case: Fractal Design Define C PSU: Superflower Leadex Gold 650W

 

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2 minutes ago, Herman Mcpootis said:

different sockets.

https://ark.intel.com/products/84683/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E7-8880-v3-45M-Cache-2-30-GHz-

 

Well, it does say the E7 8880 V3 is LGA2011, but I can't remember if that was X79 or not, since 2011 had a few gens

REMILIA Mk.IIIE CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X, Cooler: Arctic Freezer II 240 (Noctua NT-H2), RAM: 4x 8Gb sticks of Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600 CL17, Mobo: AsRock X570 Taichi, GPU: Inno3D RTX 3080 iChill x4 10G, Storage: 1TB Intel 670p NVME SSD boot drive, a few 1TB and 512gb SATA/NVME SSDs for game storage, 6 hard drives 1-4 TB, PSU: Corsair RM750 MY2019, Case: Cooler Master Mastercase 5 MC500 (with add-ons, Noctua NF-A14 and Arctic P14 fans), PCIE Cards: Cheap Chinese Marvell 88SE9215 4 port SATA card, Sonnet Allegro USB3.2 Card Monitors: ViewSonic Elite XG270QC (165hz, 1ms MPRT, 1440p, VA, Freesync PP, pneumatic stand), Hp Z27n (IPS, 60hz, 1440p, 8Ms), iiyama G2530HSU-B (75Hz, Freesync, one in landscape, one in Portrait, all on pneumatic monitor stands).

 

Mic: iSK UPM-1 USB XLR interface with Neewer NW700, Audio: Sabaj A3 160W DAC/AMP + Wharfdale Diamond 220 + Mission MS6 Sub, ifi Zen DAC v2 + ifi Zen CAN, Littledot Mk.II (w/ Soviet Power tubes and British Mulard M8100s/Soviet Voshkod 6JP-EV/ American General Electric JAN 5654W dependent on mood), Sendy Aiva (Primary), Beyer Dynamic DT990 250ohm Black Special Edition, Audeze EL-8 Open Back, Sennheiser HD598SE (modified to be a headset, snapped headband held together with gorilla tape), Mouse: SteelSeries Rival 600, Keyboard: Glorious GMMK ISO with Mengmoda MMD Tactile (main) and Kailh Box Navy (Function keys), Tribosys 3203 brush lubed, Taihao Green forest caps.

 

KOAKUMA Mk.IB (24/7 Folding Slave PC made of spare parts): CPU: Core i7 4770, Cooler: Some small antex cooler with 80mm fan, RAM: 2x 4Gb Sticks of 2400Mhz DDR3, Mobo: Asus H81i-Plus, GPU: R9 390 Nitro+ (barely fits in case), Storage: 256gb Korean no-name SATA SSD, PSU: Corsair CX550 (Gray label), Case: Antec ISK600 ITX case. [Given away to friend]

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Just now, Herman Mcpootis said:

different sockets.

Yeah, I'm realizing that now.  Learning that not all 2011 sockets are the same https://www.servethehome.com/haswell-ep-ivy-bridge-ex-ivy-bridge-ep-sandy-bridge-ep/

 

It's looking more and more like the E7s don't work in anything but multy-socket server gear.  I emailed Super Micro to see if they have anything single socket that would support it.  I'll post any additional info I get.  So far all im seeing are big server boxes:

DELL POWEREDGE R930 CTO RACK SERVER 4 X POWER SUPPLY 4 X HEAT SINK w/ RAIL KIT 658759245113 | eBay
Fujtisu Primergy RX4770 M2 0M 0CPU CTO Rack Server S26361-K1503-V200 | eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HPE-PROLIANT-DL580-G9-GEN9-SERVER-no-ram-no-hdd-no-cpu/263564840083

 

 

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2011 sockets have versions, V1, V2, V3, V4 and so on.  As long as the architecture is supported in that socket, a chip can be used in it AFAIK.

 

You need a 2011-3 AKA 2011 V3 socket board.

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6 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

2011 sockets have versions, V1, V2, V3, V4 and so on.  As long as the architecture is supported in that socket, a chip can be used in it AFAIK.

 

You need a 2011-3 AKA 2011 V3 socket board.

I've got an x99 board.  I'm curious if the e7 will work.  The pin contact points all look the same as a 6950x with some subtle exceptions. and the capacitors on the bottom are very different. 

e7 8880v3.PNG

e7-8880v3

 

 

i7-6950x.jpg

i7-6950x

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Its the same socket electrically.  The only difference is the CPU to CPU bus pins are not connected AFAIK.

 

Caps are different because the silicon is different, its a physically larger die.

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Well, I guess I'll stick in my x99 and give it a go? Worst case it doesn't boot?  

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wait, you got THAT chip for $20?!?!?!!?!?!?! Holy fuck that's a good deal if it's real. Is it working?

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On 10/19/2018 at 9:06 AM, tedvitale said:

Well Ill let yall know how it goes...

did it work?

 

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