I picked up a X9QRi-F+ and need some 'technical' options for CPU and memory to build this out (storage server and running VMs).
Supermicro 4U 848A-R1K62B / X9QRI-F+ / Barebone Server / 24x Trays / Rails | eBay
I have never built out a multi-processor system from scratch. The concerns I have are not regarding 'performance' but configuration options between CPU and memory & cost as I can't afford to max out the CPU/memory at once.
CPU:
I am looking at the E5-4650 or E5-4650v2.
Based upon current budget, I could do 4x E5-4650 or 2x E5-4650v2.
I could add another 2x E5-4650v2 at a later time. I think going with the E5-4650v2 is a better idea based upon more cores/lower TDP/max memory (although not sure if its based on per proct/total procs/arch)
Are there technical implications with this?
Memory:
I would like to start with a minimum of 128GB. So if I started with 2 procs I would have 16 slots.
Using 16GB RDIMMs, I could utilize 8 of the 16 slots with room to upgrade.
1.35v vs 1.5v?
In the case of upgrading memory, are there issues with mixing modules from different vendors IF the specs are the same?
Issues/Concerns/Suggestions?
Thank you!
Supermicro 4U 848A-R1K62B / X9QRI-F+ / Barebone Server / 24x Trays / Rails | eBay
I have never built out a multi-processor system from scratch. The concerns I have are not regarding 'performance' but configuration options between CPU and memory & cost as I can't afford to max out the CPU/memory at once.
CPU:
I am looking at the E5-4650 or E5-4650v2.
Based upon current budget, I could do 4x E5-4650 or 2x E5-4650v2.
I could add another 2x E5-4650v2 at a later time. I think going with the E5-4650v2 is a better idea based upon more cores/lower TDP/max memory (although not sure if its based on per proct/total procs/arch)
Are there technical implications with this?
Memory:
I would like to start with a minimum of 128GB. So if I started with 2 procs I would have 16 slots.
Using 16GB RDIMMs, I could utilize 8 of the 16 slots with room to upgrade.
1.35v vs 1.5v?
In the case of upgrading memory, are there issues with mixing modules from different vendors IF the specs are the same?
Issues/Concerns/Suggestions?
Thank you!
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