Hi sth,
Was looking at these two listings:
Intel Xeon E5 4617 ES 2 9GHz 15MB Hex Core HT LGA2011 130W 32nm C0 Stepping QB85 | eBay
and
Intel Xeon E5 4650L ES 2.6Ghz HT 20MB 8 Core LGA2011 115W 32nm C0 Stepping QB86
Both are C0 stepping xeon e5-4600 series processors. Usually that means OK mobo compatibility. Here's my question, has anyone tried these in a dual socket motherboard? Seems like they might make a less expensive option. I'm thinking of using these until early 2014. At that point, I'm hoping to go IB-EP. I'd just want to setup a system now so I can use the mem and PCIe in the meantime.
Was looking at these two listings:
Intel Xeon E5 4617 ES 2 9GHz 15MB Hex Core HT LGA2011 130W 32nm C0 Stepping QB85 | eBay
and
Intel Xeon E5 4650L ES 2.6Ghz HT 20MB 8 Core LGA2011 115W 32nm C0 Stepping QB86
Both are C0 stepping xeon e5-4600 series processors. Usually that means OK mobo compatibility. Here's my question, has anyone tried these in a dual socket motherboard? Seems like they might make a less expensive option. I'm thinking of using these until early 2014. At that point, I'm hoping to go IB-EP. I'd just want to setup a system now so I can use the mem and PCIe in the meantime.