Intel Xeon E5-2670 Deal and Price Tracking

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saivert

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Define R3 actually. The SM ATX board isn't actually standard ATX so 3 of the standoffs had to be removed. I could probably drill new holes in the Fractal case but I did some wiggling and the SM board holds well without all of the standoffs.

Also CM Hyper 212 Evo fans fit perfectly. A bit snug around memory slots though.
 
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saivert said:
Define R3 actually. The SM ATX board isn't actually standard ATX so 3 of the standoffs had to be removed. I could probably drill new holes in the Fractal case but I did some wiggling and the SM board holds well without all of the standoffs.

Also CM Hyper 212 Evo fans fit perfectly. A bit snug around memory slots though.
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Nice one!
What HSF are those?
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See above.
 
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So all of my parts came in and I got it all put together, I went with the following:

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2
2x E5-2670 from DDS
8x8 ddr Ecc
2x CM 212 Evo's - Already had
Rosewill RSV-L4412 - Already had

I am currently letting it run a few passes in memtest86. The only problem I am having is related to the on-board dual Intel x540. That little copper heatsink on the motherboard is freaking HOT. It measured 44C with a ir probe with nothing even attached to the ports. Looking at the specs, the X540at2 has a TDP of 12.5w an a max temp of 55c, which seems excessive as I have an i-350 quad that uses 3.4w. I disabled them in the bios and after an hour the heatsink is still reading 39C. Due to the odd size and placement of the heatsink I don't think I could replace it. I am sure the nic is going to overheat as soon as I start transferring files. I could point a high performance 120mm fan at it and hope for the best but that just seems less than ideal. I am not sure what the best course of action is here.
 
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kboxvegas said:
So all of my parts came in and I got it all put together, I went with the following:

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2
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Looks like a nice board! Considering the onboard 10GbE Base-T, it's quite a good deal IMO.

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The only problem I am having is related to the on-board dual Intel x540. That little copper heatsink on the motherboard is freaking HOT. It measured 44C with a ir probe with nothing even attached to the ports. Looking at the specs, the X540at2 has a TDP of 12.5w an a max temp of 55c, which seems excessive as I have an i-350 quad that uses 3.4w. ...
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Comparing a quad 1GbE card to a 10GbE (Base-T!!) device is kinda apples-to-oranges. That said, I'd bet that even a bit of airflow over the heatsink would be enough to keep temps under control; 12.5W really isn't a lot of heat to dissipate. Figure out a way to mount something that keeps (even a little bit of) air moving over the heatsink; it should be fine.
 
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kboxvegas said:
So all of my parts came in and I got it all put together, I went with the following:

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2
2x E5-2670 from DDS
8x8 ddr Ecc
2x CM 212 Evo's - Already had
Rosewill RSV-L4412 - Already had

I am currently letting it run a few passes in memtest86. The only problem I am having is related to the on-board dual Intel x540. That little copper heatsink on the motherboard is freaking HOT. It measured 44C with a ir probe with nothing even attached to the ports. Looking at the specs, the X540at2 has a TDP of 12.5w an a max temp of 55c, which seems excessive as I have an i-350 quad that uses 3.4w. I disabled them in the bios and after an hour the heatsink is still reading 39C. Due to the odd size and placement of the heatsink I don't think I could replace it. I am sure the nic is going to overheat as soon as I start transferring files. I could point a high performance 120mm fan at it and hope for the best but that just seems less than ideal. I am not sure what the best course of action is here.
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So you're the guy that snagged that B/O board on eBay before I got home :) Lucky guy and enjoy!
 
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saivert said:
Server all done. Waiting for more ram so currently running with 8GB atm.


Picture of just one cooler installed: http://i.imgur.com/AkjqMub.jpg
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Very nice!

That looks a lot like my file server at home. =) It's currently in a Fractal Designs R4, with 6x data drives and an SSD for boot/system, a Seasonic 660w platinum power supply and an X8SI6 with a X3470 and 4x 8Gb DIMMs. The last upgrade I bought for it was supposed to be a SuperMicro X8DTL-6F with dual X5650's, but FreeBSD 10.2 crapped out enumerating all of the onboard AISCs and I gave up (since I really don't _need_ 12 cores in my file server anyway...) Not to mention that the idle power consumption was a fair bit higher. =(

This is my current dream upgrade! =)
 
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I ended up ordering a Supermicro CSE-732I-500B from eBay. I'm hoping the mounting holes line up and it will be an easy build. I plan to upgrade the PSU as I don't think 500w is beefy enough.
 
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what do you guys think of the Asrock C602 boards? they're widely available at decent price compared to supermicro and other brands
 
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I have a pair of them and I've had zero issues. I've got a friend with the same board, same experience. It does have an older intel gigabit chipset, but it works fine. I'll be getting a third when the budget allows.
 
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ealvar said:
Saivert -

Which direction is airflow? Are you blowing from front of the R3 to the rear?

How are temps at load?
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Yes, air is moving from front to rear. There are two fans in the front blowing air over the HDDs. May peak at 50C at max load according to munin.
 
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