2x 2667v2, ASUS P8 motherboard, 8x16GB RAM, and 6x8tb WD Reds all idle at ~120w at the wall for me.
Intel Xeon E5-2670 Deal and Price Tracking
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Do those 2660v2s work in X79 boards, assuming microcode BIOS update? Got a P9X79 sitting in a box I'd rather put to work in the rack.
I translate your question to "I was too lazy to look at Asus' CPU support page: P9X79 | Motherboards | ASUS USA"
What's a good motherboard to pair with the 2660 v2? I'm doing some searching to upgrade my server mainly for Plex. I'm using a 1220 v3 and Supermicro X10SLL-F right now.
I would also need the memory to go with it. I think a 4x4GB (16GB) kit would be enough for my purposes.
Cheapest mb option probably would be the intel s2600cp... be aware that cpu needs to be on its support list to work, which the 2660 v2 is (but 2696 v2 isnt and didnt work even though it wasnt a qs/es cpu)
just get a dual socket supermicro x9 board and run only 1 cpu in it. just pay attention to which pci E slots are controlled by which cpu
See the cheap Chinese x79 MB thread. most of which are around $120-180.
Other options include getting a Lenovo s30 MB (which uses standard plugs) on ebay. There are two MB ver of S30, Socrates v1 and v2 and you can guess which one will only work with 2011 v1 and which one will work with both v1 and v2 cpu. Note that upgrading the bios version won't do anything about if it can use v1 or v2 cpu as the boot block are not upgradable.
You can actually get a barebone s30 on ebay right now for very reasonable price of around $200 or so which does come with the case and a very decent quality 600w gold psu...
You can also try the dell and hp MB but they have nonstandard layout and plugs so good luck on that
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I have those 1 socket LGA2011 boards on eBay (100eu+-) with ram and cpu configure to order if you like, send a pm.
I’m looking to upgrade my E52670V1 to an V2. It must support VTd and VTx since I have a lot of VirtualMachines. So what shall I looking for type of CPU? 12 core should be nice but I’m OK with 10. I have an SM X9SRL-F MB.
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I paid 150 each for my 2680v2s. 10 cores each with all that you need. Boosts to 3ghz on all cores.
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that's a great price. i think it's a little harder to find them at that price right now; they are trending around $170-180.
The VT-D and VT-X features were implemented mid-cycle for the V1 CPUs which is why the SROKX stepping 2670 is more desirable than the other one. V2 CPUs all have the feature, so there's only one retail model.
Except that it just did a few days ago. Our favorite eBay sellers now have them for ~$200.
$177 or BO:
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2 SR1A6 2.80GHz 25M LGA2011 10-Core CPU Processor | eBay
but i do notice other sellers are raising price to $185+. So you should get it now. and don't expect much bargaining either. $340-$350 for two is probably about the most you can probably expect at this point
That's interesting that there are several people that's buying like 14+ at once.... wondering if they are building that many workstation on old hardware or hoarding and speculating...