Help requested: Quad LGA2011 Build

[Sable]

I need help finding items for my new build!

IDEA

Build a very cheap QUAD CPU E5 V1 SERVER or WORKSTATION (modding is a possibility).

A few months back (with the help of the deals thread on ServeTheHome) i purchased this board:

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Supermicro X9QR7-TF+ 200,- -
Supermicro | Products | Motherboards | Xeon® Boards | X9QR7-TF+
Recently i purchased 4 x E5-4640 @ 60,- each.
RAM - I have lots of 8gb sticks.

NEEDED

Power supply - any ideas are accepted
Chassis, server or workstation, modding is aloud.

I have had this board for a while now and i figured i should finally start making a sick build for this motherboard with the intention to stay as CHEAP as possible.

If i manage to collect all the items, i will post my progress building it until its finished!

Love to hear all kinds of suggestions!

 

[T_Minus]

Why not go with this chassis + power?

SC748TQ-R1K43B | 4U | Chassis | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Or
SC418E16-R1K62B | 4U | Chassis | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.
SC418E16-R1K62B2 | 4U | Chassis | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.
SC848E16-R1K62B | 4U | Chassis | Products | Super Micro Computer, Inc.

I personally would sell that old heater gear you got and run only 2 CPU from v3 or v4 that have 10-14 cores each. More compute power, less heat, less electricity, etc... Not to mention that board only supports 1TB ram and 4CPU on 32 slots, you can do that now days with 2 cpus on almost any motherboard.

 

[Diavuno]

The nzxt phantom chassis is big enough, but you will need to drill/tap the standoffs.

PSU is whatever, but you will need to find something big enough at to handle all of that!

Each of those 4x 8 pin power does one CPU.

They do make molex to 8 pin adaptors.


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[Sable]

T Minus, how do i even get my hands on that desktop case :O, beside, i buy this stuff for cheap, v3/4 are WAY more expensive.

 

[Diavuno]

The case is on amazon.

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[T_Minus]

Watch ebay Or pay a boat load!!

 

[maxermaxer]

Let me post mine in a while. I made a Quad CPU build recently.


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[gigatexal]

Just get her built. Use an open air setup until you get a case. When v2 chips fall you'll be able to upgrade to an insane number of cores.

 

[maxermaxer]

Let me post mine in a while. I made a Quad CPU build recently.


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This is it. It is exactly the same board:

- Chassis is Thermaltake Core P5
- Need a normal PSU only but you need to use convert adapters to add two more PSU 8-pin power supply
- Heatsink wise I did some DIY so that Noctua D9L can be used on Narrow ILM heatsink socket

Nothing special and I am aiming to get E5-4xxx v2 CPUs with 10 cores each when the price drops.


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[gigatexal]

Awesome!!!

 

[RobertFontaine]

Which motherboard is that? Remarkably small for MP board.


... nevermind found it X9QR7

 

[maxermaxer]

I am selling the 4 E5-4620 CPUs now. Please check this out if anyone is interested: FS: Intel Xeon E5 4620 ES QBFK (Lot of 4)