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    Two Different E5-2600 CPUs Possible on the Same Supermicro Motherboard?

    Is it possible to run two different E5-2600 v1 family CPUs on the same Supermicro C602 chipset motherboard? For example, would it be possible to run an E5-2670 in CPU1 and an E5-2780 in CPU2 on a dual Xeom Supermicro motherboard? Same memory for both CPUs.
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    Different E5-2600 v1 CPUs on the same dual Xeon motherboard?

    Is it possible to run two different E5-2600 family CPUs on the same C602 chipset motherboard? For example, would it be possible to run an E5-2670 in CPU1 and an E5-2780 in CPU2? Same memory for both CPUs.
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    Inexpensive Tower Case for Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F Motherboard

    I am the likely recipient of a Supermicro X9DRi-LN4F. It seems to have some rather large and odd dimensions. The other dual 2011 systems on our network use Phantek Erthoo Pro or Corsair Obsidian cases with motherboards that measure 12" x 13". The X9DRi-LN4F is 13" by 13.68". Mounting screw...
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    Turning a basic "clean" W7 platform into a NAS - Help Please

    I'm having trouble setting up a Windows 7 Ultimate computer into a NAS. Serious trouble. I've tried a lot of combinations without any success. I've tried sharing, and turing off password protect. I seem to be able to allow "Everyone" full access, but that doesn't seem to apply to users on...
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    Upgrade workstations

    I have two workstations that I would like to upgrade. The first is an ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16 motherboard with 2 x E5-2670 (v1), 32GB and a GTX970 video card running Win7 Ult. The second is an Intel S2600CP2J motherboard with 2 x E5-2665 (v1), 64GB and a GTX750TI running Win10Pro. Both use SATA...
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    One year (or so) and counting report

    Last year I decided to try one of the "massively multicore" builds using am ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16 motherboard and a couple of E5-2670 processors. Stuck in 32gb of ECC RAM, GTX 970 video, some kind of mid-range audio card (no pun intended) and a USB expansion card. Used an EVGA 850 B2 (or...
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    One-Year Report

    Greetings Fellow Servinators and Work Stationators, Mid-summer 2016 I decided to build a faster, more powerful desk-top computer for general use and [very] light gaming (MS Flight Simulator X). I wanted a system that would not have much, if any, lag and enough CPU horsepower that I wouldn't...
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    Longevity of S2600CP2J

    With all the used S2600CP2J MBs available, is there any trends indicating a pattern of failures? Anyone experiencing failures or age-related issues? I know the boards are solid, but they are also old. The reason I ask is that I now need to replace an aging [original] Windows Home Server that...
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    S2600CP CPU Fan Speed, Maybe a Solution?

    I recently purchased a S2600CP2J "kit" from Natex. The build want smoothly and the system booted at the first attempt. But the CPU fans were running like F-18 turbines. I tried pretty much EVERY parameter in the BIOS set-up without any positive results in fan control. I updated BIOS and all...
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    S2600CP2J Drive Connector / Documentation Question

    I was reviewing the documentation for the s2600CP2J motherboard again. In page 3 under product features, the doc states that the 6gbs connectors are recommended for ODDDs. This is repeated on page 21. Then on page 41, under 4.3.3 paragraph 2, the documentation states the 6gbs do not have...
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    Latest build - Trying S2600CP2J, will document build

    I have recently build a PC using an ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16 with 2 x E5-2670 v1, 32GB, a GTX 970 and some other support peripherals. Very nice and fun to build even though there were some hardware failures along the line. I keep hearing about the Intel S2600CP2J. Thought I'd take up the...
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    Video card for Intel S2600CP2J

    Considering a build using an Intel S2600CP2J and a couple of E5-2650 ot e5-2665 procs. In looking at the motherboard specs, it is not clear whether or not the board supports PCI-E 3.0 (full speed) or whether the card slot space will allow a "full size" graphics card. There is a small heat...
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    Quick performance question / speculation - Memory

    Greetings, I'm currently running an ASRockRack EP2C602-4L/D16 mb with a couple of E5-2670 processors as a general PC / workstation (very little work), W7 Ult. GTX 970, and 8 sticks of Samsung DDR3 4gb 1333mhz CL9 ECC/Reg 1.5v mem. I don't have a memory problem (at least the computer doesn't...
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    Follow-up - ASRock Rack EP2C602-4L/D16 Build

    Following is the configuration: ASRockRack EP2C602-4L/D16 mb 2 x Xeon E5-2670 v1, SuperMicro SNK-P0050AP4 CPU cooler 8 x 4gb DDR3 Reg/ECC DIMMS, 4 per processor nVidia GTX 750 Ti Xonar PCIe sound card USB 3.0 expansion card EVGA SuperNova 850 B power supply Corsair Obsidian Case 2 x Samsung...
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    Workstation impressions

    I use my primary computer 12 - 18 hours a day. Mostly it's just for browser (up to 15 open browser windows), email (2 different email apps) and Office apps (O2007 Word and Excel). I write, edit and review technical papers. Sometimes I run MS Flight Simulator X. Within the last few months, I...
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    Memory question - Mixing Memory

    When using dual CPU systems where each CPU controls "its own" banks of memory, is it necessary to have all identical memory for both CPUs or just for each individual CPU? I am assuming all memory is RDIMM and the same speed, but, for example, maybe one CPU is using Samsung and the other using...
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    Adaptec RAID Card 51245

    As a hard drive controller for a SATA3, 2 x SSD drive RAID 0, is the Adaptec RAID Card 51245 a better speed performer than motherboard SATA RAID on the ASRock EP2C602 series of motherboards.
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    Quick question about ASRock EP2C602-4L/D16

    I recently acquired an EP2C602-4L/D16 mb. Completed a basic build and cleared CMOS. Powered up the board. Fans started, the 2 green board LEDs illuminated. But there was no beep. The heatsink on the chipset remained cool. Nothing displayed on the monitor. Dr. Debud displayed nothing and...
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    newegg price drop on Asrock Rack EP2C602 and -4L/D16 motherboards

    $280 for the base model EP2C602 $290 for the more featured EP2C602-4L/D16 Not sure if they are available new for less.
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    Chipset normal operating temp

    Got the Supermicro X9DR3-F board up an running with a single channel 1 memory slot on CPU2 behaving poorly (POST hangs when mem slot populated). The chipset seems to be running warm when just operating with 2 E5-2670 CPUs 7 mem slots populated, ps, kb and onboard video. Very warm, but not...