First of all, hello everyone! Just joined the forum. It seemed to be the right place join for this hobby. I just want to say right away, english isn't my first language, but I hope you'll understand anyway.
1. First up is about the motherboard in the title. I've seen people running this board, and right now, I can get one for a decent price. However, I went to look it up on Supermicros homepage, and at the very top it says "X10DRi-T4+ (For SuperServer Only)". What does that mean? For SuperServer only? Does that mean it's proprietary in some way? Is it going to be a problem?
2. I've noticed that this board is EE-ATX, and when I've been googling about EE-ATX boards, some people have been saying that Supermicros boards sometimes doesn't seem to follow standard EE-ATX dimensions. That makes me worry it won't fit in my Fractal Design Define 7 XL even tho Fractal Design states it's supposed to fit EE-ATX boards. Will this be a problem? Has anyone ever tried to use one of these boards in a Define 7 XL? Does anyone know of all of the standoffs can be lined up correctly?
3. Something I realized last night was the fact that the dual socket boards require dual EPS connectors and none of my PSUs have that. Would you say I'm going to need a new PSU, or is it possible to just use an EPS splitter cable? I got a Cooler Master V700 (Seasonic) that I was considering using at first. CPUs is most likely going to be two E5-2697AV4 with a TDP of 145W each. And while I doubt I'm going to max those CPUs anytime soon, I suppose I don't want to put too much load on my PSU. But at the same time, even if I max out both CPUs, and I have a total of 8 sicks of ram (usually around 4-5W /stick), 10 hdds (usually around 5W each), a HBA for the drives and ofcourse the mb itself, shouldn't I still be fine? I don't know how to calculate this, or if there's something I don't know about, but if I just add everything up it seems like I got loads of power left even at full load.
4. As I mentioned in the last question, I want to run two E5-2697AV4. This is probably a little bit overkill for me. One would probably be enough, but when you can get them for almost no money, it seem silly to not get a second one. However, what extra power consumption would that add?
Links to the parts I've been asking about:
MB:
X10DRi-T4+
Chassis:
Fractal Design Define 7 XL
CPU:
Intel Xeon E5-2697A-V4
PSU: (Could not find a link to the manufacturer)
Review with all specs of Cooler Master V700
1. First up is about the motherboard in the title. I've seen people running this board, and right now, I can get one for a decent price. However, I went to look it up on Supermicros homepage, and at the very top it says "X10DRi-T4+ (For SuperServer Only)". What does that mean? For SuperServer only? Does that mean it's proprietary in some way? Is it going to be a problem?
2. I've noticed that this board is EE-ATX, and when I've been googling about EE-ATX boards, some people have been saying that Supermicros boards sometimes doesn't seem to follow standard EE-ATX dimensions. That makes me worry it won't fit in my Fractal Design Define 7 XL even tho Fractal Design states it's supposed to fit EE-ATX boards. Will this be a problem? Has anyone ever tried to use one of these boards in a Define 7 XL? Does anyone know of all of the standoffs can be lined up correctly?
3. Something I realized last night was the fact that the dual socket boards require dual EPS connectors and none of my PSUs have that. Would you say I'm going to need a new PSU, or is it possible to just use an EPS splitter cable? I got a Cooler Master V700 (Seasonic) that I was considering using at first. CPUs is most likely going to be two E5-2697AV4 with a TDP of 145W each. And while I doubt I'm going to max those CPUs anytime soon, I suppose I don't want to put too much load on my PSU. But at the same time, even if I max out both CPUs, and I have a total of 8 sicks of ram (usually around 4-5W /stick), 10 hdds (usually around 5W each), a HBA for the drives and ofcourse the mb itself, shouldn't I still be fine? I don't know how to calculate this, or if there's something I don't know about, but if I just add everything up it seems like I got loads of power left even at full load.
4. As I mentioned in the last question, I want to run two E5-2697AV4. This is probably a little bit overkill for me. One would probably be enough, but when you can get them for almost no money, it seem silly to not get a second one. However, what extra power consumption would that add?
Links to the parts I've been asking about:
MB:
X10DRi-T4+
Chassis:
Fractal Design Define 7 XL
CPU:
Intel Xeon E5-2697A-V4
PSU: (Could not find a link to the manufacturer)
Review with all specs of Cooler Master V700
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